Running with the Bull's: Rockstar

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Rockstar

Once a month Connor and I go to our friends house to watch a movies and eat pizza. My friend's husband is in Iraq too and her middle son Payton is in Connor's class. So we went this past friday and Santa brought Payton a set of drums and an electric guitar. At first Connor wasn't so sure about all the noise, but by the end of the night, the boys were jamming out. I told Payton that he and Connor should start a band. He responded by telling me that they allready were a band and the named their band "The Darkness." So funny the way their minds work. Guess I should start looking for a drum set.....

In other news, Ray called today. They are actually getting some time off these days. The celebrated 2 birthdays this last week so that kind of changed the atmoshere a little. They found out this week that they will get to watch the Super Bowl (2am their time) AND each solider will get 2 beers. This is a huge morale booster for them and they are pretty excited. Ray and I have decided that we are going to take Connor to Disney World the week of Thanksgiving this year. The military has a huge promotion going on for soliders that have been to Iraq and we are very excited! Guess that's it for now! Enjoy the pictures!

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I am Lara, a thirtysomething who is just now starting to figure life out. I am a very proud Army wife to Ray and a very proud mommy of Connor (7). Between hubby's job and his National Guard commitment, and Connor's school, speech therapy and horseback riding for OT, I'm finally finding time for me. I LOVE my family, sonic ice, Target, Hobby Lobby, Christmas, cold weather, cupcakes, mexican food, MOPS, flip flops, crafting, cooking, baking, spending time with my friends, photography and the occasional date with some guy I call my husband.

Connor was born on September 11, 2003. After he was born, we were informed that he failed his newborn hearing screening. As it turns out, Connor was born deaf but perfectly healthy. We were informed after meeting with a few specialists, that Connor was a canidate for Cochlear implants. We were beyond thrilled! Our little boy would hear! He had his first implant surgery 1 week after his 1st birthday and his second surgery in May 2006. He is still about a year and a half behind in his speech and language, but he is really making progress everyday. He's been through more in his life than anyone I know. He has also been diagnosed with kidney reflux that we discovered while on vacation in California in 2007. He had surgery to correct is in 2009 and it worked! He is currently in 1st grade and rockin' it if I might add. He goes to speech therapy twice a week and horse therapy once a week. He rides a horse named Chaney in hopes of gaining more confidence and he's making huge progress! He loves math, writing, word searches, legos, running around, climbing trees and eating. He is really an amazing kid and we are SO blessed he's ours!