Memorial Picnic Area for Maggie and Ollie

Please click on the picture below to start the slideshow of pictures that was shared at the celebration of life for Maggie and Ollie.

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The following statement was written by Maggie and Ollie’s Mom, Lindsey Latham. This was written by Lindsey a few days after the car accident that took Maggie and Ollie from us.

* I want to start this post out by saying I’ve been avoiding it as much as I can. I keep thinking that if I don’t have to say it or acknowledge it that it won’t be true. That somehow I’ll wake up from this horrible dream and my babies will be here. My heart won’t be broken into a million pieces. I’ll be me again.

Last Thursday our sweet baby girls Maggie and Ollie left this earth.

I have comfort and strength knowing they aren’t in pain and I will see them again.

This past week has been a blur. Lainie has been fighting hard to get on the mend and it’s looking like a we should be going home tomorrow after multiple surgeries and intense recovery. We’ve been focused on her care and giving her all our strength and support.

I want to say thank you to everyone who has shown us love support and respect during this time. Our family and friends have helped us to ends I can’t even thank them enough for. I haven’t had to worry about anything except lainies care. I will be forever indebted to them.

No parent ever imagines having to deal with this. Nor should we ever have to. Everything has changed forever in an instant.

Everyone who had the special pleasure of knowing Maggie knows she was smart, sensitive, artistic and beautiful. She towered over me (and loved it) and I am so lucky to have seen her growth into a beautiful young woman.

If you know Ollie she instantly made you smile. That tiny, Silly, sweet sissy. A tad dingy at times but so full of love. She would be the first to help anyone who needed it. I had dreams and hopes for our girls. I was going to be able to see all the fruits of our labor as they grew up. But I know that I got the best of them, their lives were happy and full of love and fun.

Our girls were thick as thieves.

I am honored to be their mom.

To my Lainie rose, Declan ray. You are the reason I’m still going to live this life and make it happy. We will honor and remember and celebrate your sisters and never ever stop keeping their memory alive.

To Brandon. I never thought I’d want this again. You’ve showed me true love. Spending my life with you will be the greatest gift. Your love for our girls and our son is unmeasurable. What you’ve do for me every day is a clear and undeniable sign that I picked the right man. I know I’ll get through with you by my side.

To James thank you for giving me our girls. We had so many wonderful years watching them grow. Thank you for keeping Lainie safe. I’m glad you’re here and safe. We’re going to get through this. Together as a family.

To our family and friends. I love u. The end. I know how all of you loved and cherished our girls and will continue to even though they won’t be here.

I am in awe of my daughter.

Lainie. You have shown me what I’m fighting for. You are everything I wanna be. You guys have no idea what I’ve been privy to this past week watching this girl fight.

I want everyone to know how much we appreciate texts, messages, gifts, support and love. We feel it from every direction. It’s lifting us up. Helping us get through. We will come out on top. We will continue to love and live.

I miss you Maggs.

I miss you Tiny.

Every second. Every moment.

more than you can ever know and bigger than the sky and beyond.

Momma loves u. I can’t wait for the day when I can kiss your faces and hear your voices again.

Until then sweet girls.

The friends and family of Maggie and Ollie Hoffmann are raising money for a picnic area in memory of the girls. We are hoping to complete the Memorial Picnic Area for Maggie and Ollie at 4-Island Lake in Bear Valley Springs by July 2024.

The plans for the picnic area include a concrete slab, picnic table as well as two flowering trees. The area will also feature two memorial plaques on podiums with the Maggie and Ollie’s names and pictures.

The Bear Springs Association has approved the picnic area for the girls and they are willing to help with the some of the costs including the costs to install the concrete slab needed, which is so appreciated.

We are thankful for donations in any amount. If your heart moves you to, please consider contributing.