Running with the Bull's: Walk for Autism

Monday, October 12, 2009

Walk for Autism

HEB Buddy came out!

Garrett the shark!!!

Connor got a dog on his arm

Garrett and Travis

Our friend Connor L.

All the boys with the Storm Troopers!

Autism information booths

Connor stamping like crazy!!!

This past Sunday, we participated in the Walk for Autism in honor of my best friends son, Garrett. He named his team G-Force. He is such an exceptional kid, so loving and friendly. It was such an awesome experience to do the walk for him. However, it poured the rain the whole entire time! We were wet and cold, but the cause was completely worth it. It was so fun to see all the kids in the Austin/Round Rock area and all of their teams. There was a fraternity that came out and represented for the cause, UPS had a ton of their employee's out, Toy's R Us and Babies R Us sponser the event every year which is amazing. All of the boys got their faces painted, snacks were provided, and there were tons of games inside that they were able to play. We truly had a great time with our friends and we will be there again next year come rain or shine!

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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!