Mabry Mill

My sister Sarah and my brother-in-law were able to come and visit us. The first thing that we did is drive to Virginia (we live a short 1 mile to the Virginia state line) to go to Mabry mill. My friend had told me about it and couldn't believe that we hadn't been up there yet. I think it is only about 30 minutes away, but because Jackson HATES the car, we ended up having to stop about half way so that I could feed him and calm him down. We actually were able to stop at a neat little cabin on the side of the road and Peyton, Sarah and Nick were able to run around while I fed the baby. It worked fine.

Anyways, Mabry mill is on the Blue Ridge Parkway, which is a very famous road. The Mabry Mill is the most photographed thing on the parkway. The mill isn't in operation anymore, but at one time it was used as a saw mill, that was powered by a water wheel. It was really pretty and neat to tour.

Here are Nick and Sarah. (Sarah got her hair cut really short, and I loved it!)

Peyton doing his best posing.

Me, Jackson, (who finally fell asleep) and Peyton

Sarah and Nick again.

Peyton had fun with Uncle Nick. They were putting leaves in the stream and watching them go down the track.

Peyton

They had tons of old equipment that they used at the mill. Most of them had signs that told how they were used. It was quite interesting. Peyton loved this wagon.

Nick, Sarah, and Peyton.

The mill from the back side.