Memorial Day Weekend

When Troy got a new computer we agreed that he wouldn't delete the pictures from the camera once he uploaded them to his computer so I could upload them to my computer (his old one) and I could blog and whatnot without searching through all his files to find the ones I needed. Finally today I commandeered his computer so I could finally do some updates. First up: this last weekend

Fete De Fromages

or in english: Fancy Cheese party. That's right. Lots of people,  lots of crackers, lots of different types of cheeses, and lots of sparkling cider (which actually tastes really good in-between cheese bites. Now we understand why "cheese and wine" is a common phrase) Notice all the fancy clothes? Can't have a fancy party without fancy clothing.

               
                                                       Mmmmmm, Cheese. They voted and the favorites were the gourmandis, the applewood smoked cheddar,  the smoked gouda, and the herb havarti. Only the truly brave went back for seconds of the bleu cheese and that-one-that-tasted-like-Albertsons-seafood -section.
 No one even dared attempt the Idaho shaped cheese.

 Like the bow tie? Troy looked all over town for one and where did he find one? In his closet (possibly from his Madison Orchestra tux-wearing days)

 Look at all those different types of cheese...

...Want some? It will make you beautiful like us....


 Just kidding. Do I look like death warmed over? Cuz I felt like it. I just barely caught a nasty cold this day and was fighting just to stay upright and support my handsome fellow in his crazy antics.

                     
                                                                        Camping
After the Cheese Party we hopped in the car and headed up to Lava Hot Springs for some traditional Memorial Day camping, only to remember we forgot our pillows so we went back. When we got back on the road we were exhausted. I tried my first Rockstar energy drink and let me tell you...I don't know... but I LIKED it. For not being a regular caffeine drinker it was a fun experience and we made it there safely around midnight.

  It was freezing, which we were prepared for, and it rained, which we were not so prepared for.

Really we're not very adventurous people and we have Troy's brother Jordan and his wife Anna to thank for putting it all together and loaning us a tent. Here's Rocky, Jordan, Andrew and Alex in the Hot Pot (I was in the tent being sick)

"don't run Rocky. Rockwell, don't run. Hey! Stop running!" He is SO two years old.

Rockwell and Uncle Jordan. They don't look to happy. Oops.

Did I mention it didn't stop raining ONCE? Check out our flooded campsite. So sad. It was so fun but we just couldn't handle the rain and had to come home the next day instead of staying longer like we planned.

More flooding and mud.

Troy looking for rocks for his terrarium.

This little guy was a trooper. He was also sickie and spent almost the whole day in his carseat all wrapped up and sleeping.

One quick picture. It was so cold.

Packed up and ready to go home. I hope we get to go camping again soon because we really would have been quite cozy if it wasn't wet. And Rockwell LOVEd the dirt and the fire and the sticks and the.... well, everything.

So I guess Monday we unpacked and slept and ate our yummy camp food. It was quite an exciting weekend