A weekend trip with Lynn and JoAnn to Piney Creek (near Sparta, NC)
The rivers nearby were all flooded b/c of severe rainstorms!
Not even the "mule" could make it over there!
Alex had her first experience with driving a mule (and so did the others ;-)
The house we stayed in. It was great and had a wonderful porch!
The "New River" in front of the house was totally out of control. The swing is usually far out on the grass!
Banjo pickin...
...and some yummy snacks!
Lynn played the trumpet years ago... and tried a "revival"-
- even the dog sang with him!!
Back home in Hickory
The new addition to the house: The brand new (and bigger) porch! - It's great!
The new flowerbed.
The huge fig tree in the backyard.
The chicken's playground.
The little "Leo"- dog.
Weeding...
JoAnn's three chickens: Lady Gray, Ebony and Blondy.
Leo (little Corgi).
Nate Banjo pickin on the porch.
Kayaking/Kanuing the Jacob's Fork
Alex with her swimming sunglass-holder.
JoAnn playing in the water.
JoAnn and Lynn.
After our river-trip.
Time with Grandma...
...and singing the famous "Oh dem Golden Slippers"-song!
Nate playing Banjo for the "Sterling House"-crowd before lunch.
A little more "Grandma-time" before we are all (Nate, Alex, Andrew) heading out again.
Our Family Trip to the NC-Coast (Oriental near New Bern).
We rented that cool house for the Easter weekend.
"Statue of Love" in the garden.
Nate trying to fish...with no luck.
AQ passed out.
Little Froggy on the balcony.
Lunch in Beaufort.
Easter-Egg hunt.
The weekend went by too fast!
