October 30

There are probably hundreds of ways to carve a pumpkin. Ours involves newspaper on the kitchen floor, Bon Jovi blasting in the background and, of course, a healthy dose of no-holds-barred dancing.

As I busted my own move (and probably a hip, ha ha) to the sounds of Livin' on a Prayer and You Give Love a Bad Name, I had a clear thought:

Logan would've loved this; all of us in the kitchen shakin' our moneymakers and being goofy all in the name of holiday fun.

And then, just after I'd had a few seconds to let the thought percolate, Abby appeared clutching Lambie. She said she felt like he should be part of the dance party. And right she was.

Our moments of family fun are always marred by a sense of sadness, but he's so alive in our thoughts and hearts that... well, we dance anyway.