She doesn't like doughnuts

Who doesn't like doughnuts?! Or cake for that matter? Auburn. Offer her a doughnut and her answer is "No thanks. I'm fine." A cupcake she'll take and but leave the cake and lick off all the frosting. Who's kid is this?! Can't be mine!

For the record, my favorite food is bread and my favorite dessert is cake with no frosting.

We've named him Easton

We have named our yet to be born little baby boy. He will be known as EASTON HAYES BOHALL. Why? Because we can. We liked the idea of a last name for a first name so our chalk board wall had about 15 last names that we liked well enough to use. Examples of those not chosen,

Jackson
Harrison
Wilkes
Damon
Cord
Dixon
Gage (didn't even make it to the board but I liked it)
Mason

So what do his names mean out of curiosity? Let me go look...

EASTON = one who came from Easton (the eastern homestead, enclosure or settlement), in England

HAYES = dweller at or near a hedge or hedged enclosure; the keeper of the hedges or fences

Nothing sexy or fantastic in the meanings. Just liked the names!

Sent them off Camping

Tonight is mine! I just sent Cody and Auburn out the door to go "camping" or as close to it as we city folks want to get with a 3 year old. I packed up some food and essentials, Cody got the topper put on the pick up and packed up the gear and they were off! They are headed up to Winter Park area to go for a little hike, build a fire, cook dinner and sleep in the back of the pick up truck. Auburn is super excited and I think Cody is ready for some one-on-one time with his little girl. I sent the camera...if it comes back with pictures I'll post them. :)

Auburn's Current Words and Phrases

I was looking back at Auburnism's from a couple of years ago and decided that it is time to list her current "isms".

"I do...but I don't...but I do."
"You better be kidding me!"
"Lemolade"
"Smimming Cool"
"This is going to be SO GREAT!"
"This is my mom! She has a baby in her tummy!"
"Do you have a baby in YOUR tummy?"
"Hop Squatch"
"It's a BIG pwoblem!"
"mashed motatos" (tomatoes)
"Daddy's new special car" (the 1968 Caddy that we've had longer than she has been alive"

HeavenFest 2011

HeavenFest 2011 took place yesterday at The Ranch in Loveland, CO. Cody was an Executive Director again this year and put in SO MUCH work and time to pull this event off. He oversaw all of the parking, camping, grounds preperation, and maintenance with directors in place under him to attend to the details. Initial estimates of attendees was 30,000 which was about 4,000 more than last year. For an industry that continues to see decline HF is blessed to grow each year. I heard from Tara Powers, Tredessa Rhoades, and several others that this year's event ran so much smoother and easier than last year's. We're all getting better at this!
Some pictures of Cody and the event are below. I just attended as a crowd member this year since this little boy is due in 33 days. :) I ran into a bunch of friends and to hang out with while Cody worked but still got to eat both lunch and dinner with my man in the Artist Hospitality tent. Those are the perks of being a board member's wife.

Spray paint is my new best friend

Since we moved Auburn into her new room and have started decorating the baby's room I have discovered the joys and benefits of spray paint. You take a 25 cent picture frame from a garage sale that looked like your great grandmother owned it, spray a little black satin paint on it and in less than 5 minutes you have a fabulous picture frame worthy of your most colorful and treasured print. Silver paint has a similar effect if you are new to this world. I have worked similar miracles on a brass chandalier, a white knick knack bucket, light switch covers, a laundry basket and am going to try it out on a lamp tomorrow. Try it! For four dollars you can have a brand new "whatever"!

I Deserve a Medal

Cody's cell phone touch screen went out after having it for 4 months. There was no easy fix, they sent us home with the promise that a new phone would arrive within 24 hours. The phone arrived as promised and it became MY job to update the phone with his contacts and make sure the email was hooked up and the schedule synced. Programing a smart phone takes intelligence along the lines of genuis level IQ. It also takes the patience of a saint not to put your fist through a wall if you are prone to anger issues. I apparently am both a genuis and a saint because I was successful at setting up all operations and now only have one more feature to tackle. Hurray for me! (And where is my medal?)