4 years ago today we said I DO!

Today, John and I celebrate 4 years of marriage. Instead of gushing on what an extraordinary husband and father my guy is (he totally is!), I want to go back and remember all the awesome, crazy, good times we have shared over these past four years as husband and wife.  While we only have been married less than five years, we have already spent more than 14 together. Time flies when you get to spend it with your best friend. I look forward to many more years, especially this year with the arrival of our new little one.

4 Years of Marriage in Review

(with the help of my instagram account) 

Year One (2011 - 2012)

• Got hitched
• Elton John concert
• Bought some bikes and explored Springfield
• Honeymoon (3 month later) to Cabo San Lucas
• Found out we were going to be parents!!!
• Float trip
• Chicago Trip for Cards vs. Cubs  with the family and Trina
• Baby Hamra is a BOY, found out on John’s 29^th birthday
• Mizzou’s 100^th year Homecoming with the Johnson’s
•  Nursery painting party with the Johnson’s (Wowzers, that was work!)
• New Year’s Eve celebration at Touch with all our besties!

Year Two (2012 - 2013)

• Amazing couples baby shower at Parlor 88 hosted by Trina, Megan, and Anna…followed by a fun night out party bus style for Tim’s 30^th birthday!
• Met our new best friend, Sawyer Farris Hamra!
• Incubus concert (I forget now how many we have been to!)
• Lake party for my sister’s 18^th birthday
• Sawyer got baptized
• 30^th birthday trip to Las Vegas, followed by party back home with friends & family
•  St. Louis trip with little man to visit the Champlin’s (zoo, grant’s farm)
• Helped organized the 1^st Annual Lost & Found Game Day
• Another Mizzou homecoming trip, sans little man.
• Sawyer’s first Christmas and we made sure to take him to all sides of the family
• Frankly….the majority of this year was all about Little Man
• New Year’s Eve celebration with Megan & Tim at Galloway

Year Three (2013 - 2014)

• Anniversary weekend in Branson
• Sawyer’s first Mizzou basketball game with the Tarwater clan
• Our sweet Sawyer turned 1
• A lot of support and training hours as I trained and competed in my first Urban Challenge race. John and Sawyer were there every step of the way!
• St. Louis trip for Sawyer’s first Blues vs. Blackhawks game
• Lots more bike rides adding a bike seat for Sawyer
• We became and Aunt & Uncle with the birth of our nephew Kaiden
• Family Reunion and Father’s Day in Hot Springs
• Lake getaway with the family, Sawyer’s first train ride on the Branson Scenic Railway.
• Celebrated our bestie Trina’s birthday in St. Louis with a Cards game and a trip to the City Museum
•  Let loose at the Cattle Baron’s Ball
• Sawyer’s first time on an airplane to Chicago for the Cubs game, Wrigley Tour, and Shed’s Aquarium.
• Glow Run fundraiser for Sawyer’s School. Also his first 5K.
• Sawyer’s first Mizzou Homecoming
• Welcomed Elliot Johnson, our bestie’s little girl.
•  New Year’s Eve celebrating my Springfield Cares Nomination for Rising Star

Year Four (2014 - 2015)

• 3^rd Anniversary weekend getaway to Copper Run distillery & Branson wineries.
• Sawyer’s 2^nd birthday party at Dynamics Gymnastics
• Annual Tarwater/Hamra Mizzou game trip (sans kids this round)
• Kings of Leon concert in KC
• St. Louis zoo trip with Sawyer with an adult evening to the Arcade Fire concert (thanks to the grandparents)
• Rented our first home together to our tenants, bittersweet to say the least
• Purchased our first home together!
•  Celebrated Megan’s 31^st birthday in St. Louis with a Cardinals game
• Welcomed all our friends & family into our new home with a Housewarming party
• Erntefest fun in Freistatt with the Boyce’s and Terry’s
• Sawyer’s first St. Louis cardinals game (versus the cubs)
• First family (of 3) vacation to St. Pete, Florida
• Quickly after discovered we were now a family of 4!!!!
• Los, Angeles trip to see Justin Timberlake
• Hosted our first annual Friendsgiving and first ever family Thanksgiving at our new house
• Family-style New Year’s celebration at the Johnson’s
• Mizzou Basketball game for our annual Tarwater/Hamra Mizzou trip 

Hamlet: the Sequel

John, Sawyer, and I are proud to announce we are about to grow our Hamra crew by one come Summer 2015! 

We had a doctor's appointment today, and everything looks great! Baby was squirming around, kicking his/her arms and legs. The ultrasound even resembles Sawyer's with the round little belly. 

My tentative due date is 4th of July but today she said baby is BIG....yes, again (just like Sawyer) baby is measuring larger than my week indicates. So, my doctor said the baby might be coming sooner since Sawyer was 8lbs. 11oz. At 10 days early. 

Of course, we'll keep you posted! 

Christmas 2013 in Pictures

We had another wonderful Christmas with family and friends! Lots of celebrations, parties, get-togethers and of course loads of presents for Sawyer's 2nd Christmas. We are so thankful for the love and generosity for our little guy and feel very blessed starting the new year.  This is definitely my longest picture posting ever. Guess I should have broken it up into multiple posts but thought this was more fun!

And without further ado, I give you our Christmas in Pictures ....

CHRISTMAS PARTIES

Blair's, Tarwater's and Hamra's before the McQueary's Party

Girls at the McQueary's Christmas Party

And the Boys

The Fuller's

John and Joe

Photo booth at Elly's

Reece and me

Krissy and me

Celebrating Megan's 1st Night out!

And Host Kyle

The Fabulous Hostess Kaye

Megan, Carlee and me

John, Miles and Tim

He missed him so!

 CHRISTMAS PREP + PRESENTS

Painting pottery with Trina

Visited Santa and was not happy!

Visited Santa again and still NOT HAPPY!

Sawyer's Babysitter's Present to us, a beautiful painting of Sawyer

ANNUAL BESTIE CHRISTMAS

Auntie Trina breaking out the awesome gifts!

First train!!!

Loved the Mizzou shirt so much he ripped his other shirt off!

I love Elliot snuggles!

Elliot's 1st Christmas!

Love these girls and our new additions!

CHRISTMAS MORNING WITH OUR FAMILY OF THREE

Sawyer's plate all ready for Santa

Let's get this party started

Doesn't even need my help anymore

Loves his new Mr. Potato Head

Painting with his new watercolors

Drum set from Aunt Cindi and Uncle Rob

Train from Auntie Trina

 CHRISTMAS MORNING AT THE MY PARENTS 

Much harder to get this guy to take a family photo

Puzzle Books

Grandpa helping carry all his new stuff around

Me with my sisters Rachel and Amie

Obsessed with his Wagon and new Minion

Taking it for a stroll

CHRISTMAS EVE + CHRISTMAS DINNER AT JOHN'S GRANDPARENTS

Had family photos Christmas Eve

Cousin Kaiden's 1st Christmas

Cindi and Kaiden

Playing with his cousin Kaiden (I think I caught him trying to hit him, yikes!)

Flashcards from his Aunt + Uncle

Playing Piano with Mimi, Kaiden Sawyer and John

Started off Chrismtas Day with a nice nap

Uncle Mike, John and Sawyer playing pool

Presents from Mimi + Papa

Loves the Lawn Mower from Aunt Jackie + Uncle Carlos

Family Dinner

Loves his cousin Gabrielle

Mom, leave us alone!!!

WEEKEND IN ST. LOUIS 

Quick breakfast stop at Village Inn and off to St. Louis 

LUNCH AT MY GRANDPARENT'S

Cousin Elijah

Sawyer was so excited to see Chase, he decided to tackle him 

And chase him (pun intended)

And hug him 

More presents

Awesome nightlight from Great Grandma + Grandpa

Playing with Cousin Emily, he even took her sock off for her

DINNER AT MY UNCLE SCOTT + AUNT JULIE"S

Dinner at the Engel's. My dad with his brother Scott

Scott, Joe and my Dad

Cousins, missing Amie :(

Hockey with the boys

He was so obsessed, didn't want to leave the bubble hockey

Jules showing off her Piano Skills, playing Frosty the Snowman 

More Bubble Hockey with Grandma

Meghan and Nick

Yes Erin I know you said "No Facebook" but I have to show how awesome our skills were (kidding of course). Maybe no one will see this but our family :)

Just Dance battle, I am proud to say I won at least 1 match. Erin is a Pro

Please don't be jealous of my magic dance moves:

Even my dad was dancing