In loving memory

Our beloved son, Vaughn Aldrich Lujan, passed away April 19, 2008 after a brief illness. We would like to thank everyone for all of the incredible support we have received and all of the prayers that were sent to Vaughn while he was in the Pediatric ICU. We are amazed by the impact one person can have on so many people in just two brief years. We feel truly blessed to have had him in our lives and will cherish his memory forever.

A graveside burial will be held at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 24th. A memorial service will be held in The Chapel at Princeton University at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 3rd.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to: Southwest Youth Services, Attention Alec Rekow, P.O. Box 82624, Albuquerque, NM, 87198-2624. In the short time Vaughn was with us he displayed an early passion for soccer. His parents wish to provide other Native American children with the opportunity to become involved in the sport.

Congratulations, Daddy!!!!!

Daddy was named head men's soccer coach at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA! The press release can be found at the following link:

www.cmu.edu/athletics

March 2008

We've been off-line for a month now, so here's a brief update. Vaughn had the stomach flu (2nd time) at the beginning of the month. He was out of school for 6 days. Then Mommy got the stomach flu (3rd time) and was out of work for a week. Daddy traveled to Dallas for work and got to stay with Uncle Lance, Aunt Heather, Eli, and Ryann...while Mommy had the stomach flu, of course. He even got to stay an extra night because his flight back to NJ was canceled. Unfortunately, there were more delays and Daddy didn't get home until 3:30 am. We left for Virginia the same night and stayed for 5 days. Also, our dog Marlin turned 4 and Vaughn turned 2. We had several celebrations with friends and family both in New Jersey and in Virginia.

Vaughn is infatuated with bulldozers, trash trucks, buses, trains, soccer balls, and books. He thinks Marlin is human and considers him his best buddy. Marlin has a new name, thanks to Vaughn: Marna.

Vaughn in 2006

Just a little flashback to 2006...This is Vaughn just minutes after he was born and at 1 week old.

Vaughn turned 2!

We celebrated in Virginia on Easter Sunday with G.G., Grandma Ginny, Nini, Pop-Pop, Dr./Mrs. Todd, Mike and Linda Amyx (Pop-Pop's childhood friend from Lawrence, KS who now lives in R'mond), Mommy and Daddy. Vaughn managed to blow out his candles with a little help!!

Baptism

Reverend Newton Todd baptized Vaughn on Easter Sunday at the home of G.G. (Great-Grandma) in Richmond, VA. Dr. Todd baptized Mommy in G.G.'s living room, too, about 32 years ago. He also married Mommy and Daddy, as well as Mommy's parents. Vaughn clung to Grandma Ginny for the duration of the ceremony, but did not mind the sprinkles of water on his head. Following the baptism, Vaughn found an Easter Egg Tree that had wooden eggs hanging from it. He pulled them off, yelled "FOOTBALL", and threw them...G.G. (thankfully) did not witness this!!

Swinging

Vaughn loves the swing set in Grandma Ginny's (now referred to as "Mama") backyard.