Merlefest Camping (Part III)

Camping for Merlefest is always so much fun, but this year was better because we have Rowan. I was a little apprehensive about camping with him, but he did great, slept in the tent with Clarence and me and, I swear, he slept better in the tent than he does at home. So Rowan's first camping trip was a success!

We always enjoy camping at the Wilksboro Fire Dept campground at the Wastewater Treatment plant (playfully called Sewerfest). I promise it is nothing like the Oxford Wastewater Treatment plant. Anyway, it's always an experience. The greatest thing is the music that goes on all through the night. I wish I could expain the feeling of going to sleep with the music all around us, people at their various campfires playing their fiddles, guitars, banjos, etc and singing softly. It's heaven. I also wish I had taken some pictures of this. Up the hill there's a warehouse-looking shed where everybody goes to "jam" (a lot of them locals). The campground itself is one of the single coolest experiences if you are a music lover.

These guys are jokers

Rowan loved taking a bath in the sink of Grammy and Grandaddy's RV.





Family:)Uncle Kyle

Merlefest Nights (Part II)

This first picture isn't night time, but I forgot to include it in the last set. This is Ollabelle with Martha Scanlan and Jim Lauderdale. They were really good. The girl from Ollabelle is Levon Helm's daughter, so that is pretty cool too.



The main stage, the Watson Stage.
Emmylou Harris -

David Bromberg -

Sam Bushwith Byron House - Sam Bush was playing the fiddle and began having technical difficulties right as he was about to "totally jam". So he threw down the fiddle and picked electric mandolin and completely rocked out. It was really awesome. You really can rock with an electric mandolin...really.

Merlefest Days (Part I)

Last week (April 23-26) we went to NC for our annual trip to Merlefest. Thank you Grammy and Grandaddy! We had a wonderful time.

These pictures are all out of order. But here are some Merlefest days.

The Lovell Sisters-

The Farewell Drifters -

Rowan had some front row seats. He loved watching the people in the Traditional Tent Buck dancing. He would kick his little feet along with the music.

The Dixie Beeliners-

Miami

I got a little free time to walk around Miami while I was there. Some really great ladies I met at the conference gave me a ride down to South Beach. Here are some pictures from Ocean Drive and Beyond.

I had to take a picture of Miami Ink for Em:)

Easter Weekend

Saturday Grandmommy playing with Rowan -

Easter morning we woke up to this view. The mist over the water was so peaceful and beautiful. I had to go outside to enjoy it for a while.

I was taking this picture, when I noticed something...See the goose tracks?

Rowan was just waking up when I came back inside.

We went to Mom and Quinn's church in Gadsden, and it was a very nice service. They also have a wonderful garden at the church where we spent some time after. We had lunch there as well and some very delicious food.

Grammy (Specht) made this Easter bib for Rowan and sent it to us so. Actually she made two and they are adorable! See?

Back at Mom's, we got out of our Easter clothes and got comfortable.

Here is the other bib that Grammy Specht made for Rowan!

Auntie Trisha came to visit on Sunday after we got back to Birmingham. We were so glad that she came by!