Covered Bridge

 Last Sunday we sang at a nearby church

for their homecoming and afterwards the

Wrights and us stopped by the old Horton

Mill Covered Bridge on our way home.

 

 This covered bridge is located near Oneonta

and is one of many in Alabama.

 

 The bridge was recently fixed up and now

cars can drive across it again.

 

Made almost entirely of lumber cut on

a circular sawmill.

 

 There is nothing more pleasant than

playing in a creek on a summer afternoon

which is exactly what we got to do next.

 

There were lots of really big cool

rocks by the creek like this one.

 

 Jesse and all his siblings had a great time

swimming in the creek.

 

Our little Gavin enjoying a warm

summer afternoon in his "daddy's dirt

monster" outfit.  One day

he'll be playing in creeks too!

 

 

 A full Wright family photo now with

three generations.

 





Bluegrass Gospel Concert featuring 'Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver'

 We got to enjoy going to a bluegrass gospel concert in

Cullman the other day featuring the group Doyle Lawson

and Quicksilver.  They are one of the greatest bluegrass

groups around.

 

Music has always been an important part of our family.

 I (Alice) have been playing the piano since I was six

years old and when I was 11 my daddy got me my first

mandolin.  We started our family's bluegrass gospel group in 2008

when I was 13 and my brother Isaac was 15.  It was actually

at a bluegrass festival that me Jesse and I met for the first time.

Above is the most recent picture of our band The Carrell Family

(it was taken 6 weeks before Gavin was born and needs

updated now).  Jesse and I are on the far left, my parents in the

middle, and Isaac and his wife on the far right.

 

 Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver's new bus.

 

 Bama Blu-Grace was the opening group for the night.

My family first met them right after Isaac and

I started learning our instruments.

 

 Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver giving an excellent

performance as usual.

 

 Gavin enjoying his first bluegrass concert.

 

 We had a special treat that night; this seven year old

boy came up to Doyle Lawson before the show and

asked to sing a song with him.  He did an excellent job

and was very impressive.  I'm sure we'll hear from him

again in years to come.

 

 Jesse, Gavin, and me with Mr. Lawson.

 

 My parents, brother, and his wife pictured with Doyle.

 

Us, Gavin's Poppy and Momo (my

parents), and Doyle Laswon.



Summer Harvest

 This is one "t-shirt full" of our first larger harvest of

the sugar snap peas from our garden this year.

 

 Jesse working in the garden.

 

 A few potatoes we pulled early.

 

 These are some of the fruit trees in

our orchard (they need some tending to)

that we planted last year a month or so

after our wedding (which was in March).

 

 

 Our blueberries are looking great.

 

 All of the summer wildflowers look

beautiful now like these black-eyed susans

that were out by the road.

 It won't be too long now before all of the wild blackberries

are ripe and ready to pick.  We can't wait to make some cobblers

and other wonderful dishes with them.  Be sure to check

back on our blog for more recipes when the blackberries

are completely ready for harvesting.

 

 A delicious salad made from our own garden!

 

 Our little Gavin is growing so fast.  It is so

hard to believe that he's already two weeks old!

 

 The bee yard is thriving with thousands of tiny,

buzzing, hard workers.

 

 Jesse found this little bird's nest

while he was cutting the grass

the other day.

 

 One of our main projects now is getting the

sawmill shed built. Pictured above are the trusses for

it.  They were Alice's Grandpa's that he was going to

use for a building to put his sawmill under, but after he

passed away, they came here.  I'm sure he would be proud to

know that they are being put to good use, still going over

a sawmill.  Behind them you can see a few of our beautiful

Alabama hills; the foothills of the Appalachian mountains.

 

The site for the sawmill shed has been measured,

strung out, and soon to start being built.

Gavin Is Here! or "Little Man" as we call him

Our little blessing!!!

 Gavin Ray Wright was born on May 29

weighing 7 lbs. 2 oz. and 19 in. long.

 

 Alice, two hours before Gavin was born.

 

Our first glimpse of him immediately

after he was born.  The happiest of parents around!

Thank the Lord for his all knowing guidance in our lives!

 

 Our "Little Man" on his way home

from the hospital.

 

 Momma and baby at home just settling in and

praising the Lord for all of His many miracles!

 

 Gavin looking at and recognizing

his daddy for the very first time.

 

 He's so sweet and very loved.

 

Welcome home Gavin!!!

We love you!!!

 

Momma and baby are doing great and

couldn't have asked for an easier delivery. 

Thank you so much to everyone who was praying!