Hamra Time: Springfield Cardinals

Monday, February 22, 2016

Sawyer's 4th Birthday Party

Yesterday I learned that trying to get photos of little boys and girls at a birthday party is practically impossible, however....I was able to capture some pretty fun moments from Sawyer's 4th celebration.

He wanted to have it again at Hammons Field Training Facility and this year we even had a bounce house and a surprise appearance from the Springfield Cardinals Mascots, Louis & Fetch! They totally got mobbed by the kids but were great sports. Scout had a blast too, enjoyed crawling around and seeing all the other kids playing.

Check out and download all the Party Pics here: https://karitravels.shutterfly.com/4429

My mom made the most adorable Paw Patrol cake, that was a huge hit with the kids! I ordered some coordinating cookies from Stacey's Sweets in Ozark.

Thank you to all Sawyer's friends and family for coming to help him celebrate. Also thanks to Scott with the cardinals and of course Louie & Fetch for their time. Sawyer was tuckered out after and could not stop talking about how much fun he had! I am still trying to wrap my head around the fact that I have a four year old!

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Why I love what I do: Part 1 (of many)

This will most likely be a regular blog post, something I probably should have started sooner.

I have been with O'Reilly Auto Parts for more than six years and I can truly say it is more than a "job", I don't even really consider it a job because I enjoy coming to work every day. I am blessed to work in a part of the company that is filled with positive stories and accounts, and I know my role is unique in that fact. I am the Internal Communications manager which basically means I am responsible for getting all the important information/news out to our team members (stores, distributions centers, and corporate offices)....which we now have more than 70,000 of them. What's even better is 90% of the time this is good, positive news honoring or featuring amazing team members and their stories. I get to be a story teller and historian for a company that has such a rich history. I am proud to be an O'Reilly team member!

Last weekend was another reason why I love working for O'Reilly. We held our annual FunFest company picnic, which I am on the committee to help plan (another fun role). This event was a huge success with the help of a wonderful team. More than 2,300 springfield team members attended filled with entertainment, activities, food and a cardinals game. I just wanted to share some of the great things the company did to simple just say thank you!

(special shout out to Cheryl Maddox for some of these great photos!)