Running with the Bull's: About Us

About Us

Ray and I met in August 2002 through a mutual friend. I was working at Blockbuster and Ray was working Security for various people. Super exciting, right?! We started dating in November and shortly after, in January 2003, we found out we were expecting our son Connor. After the shock wore off, Ray decided to join the Army. We were married April 1st and Ray left the next day for boot camp. We moved from Ft Worth, Tx over 4 years ago and moved to Austin. Ray currently works for the Adjutant General doing IT stuff and is also in The Texas Army National Guard. He comes from a family of 3 sisters so you know he's thrilled we have a son! He is also currently going back to school to get a BA in IT and then will go onto WOCS to become a Warrant Officer. I am a stay at home mom and I love every flippin second! I am able to be there for Connor and all of his school functions. I have a 28 yr old brother who lives in California with his longtime girlfriend. We wish they were closer! Our lives are filled with deployments, military trainings, schools, Connor's therapy's (more under his profile), play dates, PTO, drill one weekend a month, etc. It's never dull around here and I wouldn't trade a second of it! We are hoping to give Connor a sibling this coming year either through adoption or the old fashioned way!

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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!