I'm back now! =)
Monday I/we finally got home from my grandparent's house. 
Though I did have a wonderful time visiting with them and with the rest of the family, I am glad to be back home where everything is familiar! Between both Levi and I, the total number of pictures taken is 1,344, so I won't even begin to come close to posting them all. LOL! 
My new flower header image was taken (by me) out back at Gran and Pap's house. I have no clue what kind of flower it even is, but it looks neat with those curly things in the middle and the spiky edges!
Pap and Levi picked a good many of the black raspberries, and we got to have Raspberry Shortcake twice! Yummy!
This is where Gran and Pap attend church – Old Furnace Church of the Brethren (and where Levi & I went Sunday morning…). Levi, Gran, and I went there to clean up (vacuum, dust, clean the bathrooms, straighten up, etc) and we (of course!) took the camera along to get some good snapshots!
That picture there in the middle is Levi and I and our cousins Angela and Amy. Amy's on the left, and Angie is between me and Levi. We haven't been able to get a picture with us all together for several years, so we decided to get one while we were all there together!
We spent Thursday with our Aunt Mel, and that evening Levi, my cousin Kyle, and Uncle Wayne went on a bike ride. The trail was 16 miles long, I think, but it was a gradual downhill ride, so you really didn't have to pedal your bike too much. Aunt Mel and I were the "check-pointers" and kept checking up on them at different locations to make sure they got there alright.
It wasn't near as hot during the day there as it is here.. I guess being up in the mountains kinda cools things off a bit.
Seeing how there's just about 200-300 pictures for everyday, you can imagine how hard it is to just pick out a few to post. 
Saturday we went on the same bike trail (16 miles long), only this time both Aunt Mel and I went along. It was pretty easy riding, and beautiful scenery along the trail.
All in all, we had a good trip, though I did miss everybody! I'm so glad to be home again, and I'm sure Mom & Dad are glad to have us back, since they had to do all the animal chores while we were gone.
(You can also read Levi's posts:: West Virginia Trip and West Virginia Pictures)
Wow! It looks beautiful! Where is it that your grandparents live?
Also, thanks for the picture of the inside of their church! I dont know why, but I'm fascinated by church architecture! How were their services? Better than the ones you have found in your area?
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They live in West Virginia, and from where we're located it's about 4 hours away.
You're welcome for the picture! You can't hardly see it, but all the way down both sides they have stained glass windows – which looks kind of neat.
The services.. ahem.. well.. (how do I describe it?) The morning message was centered on Luke 11:1-4, and it was just really, really shallow. It seems to me that for a church [building] full of "mature Christians" they should be being fed meat and not milk.
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I think your flower may be chickory . you can earn about chickory @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicory
It is loveley AND useful !!
I am glad that you are back. You are such a wonderful mentor in my life. Thank you for being you.
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Great photos – 1,344 photos, wow, that sure is a lot!
It looks very nice there!!
I'm glad that you & Levi had a nice time! I guess it's been a very long time since you've visited your Grandparents, and the rest of your family!
The 16 mile bike trail looks beauiful, It sure sounds fun too!
Oh, by the way – i like your header, it looks very nice!
~Jessica~
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Thanks for sharing the photos! I especially loved the train, reminds me of home in TN!
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Sounds like you had a good visit. Glad you're home safe again. How far away do they live? Great pictures.
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It's about 4 hours away (one way). Yes indeed, we had a good time visiting everybody again, since it had been 2 years since we'd spent our last week with them!
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Although I enjoyed the peace and quiet for about a day or two, it got very lonesome here by myself with Dad at work all day. I'm very glad to have you and Levi home!
Love,
Mom
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1,344 photos! =0. Well thanks for sharing some of them
, looks like you had a good time.
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I like your header !! I have never seen a flower like that!
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I've never ever seen a flower like that before either. My cousin Angie and I were out back at Gran's taking pictures, and when I came across the flower I asked her if she knew what kind it was – she didn't – so I took a picture and we took it inside to Gran to see if she knew what it was – and she didn't.
I think Happy Hermit is right though – it looks like Chicory!
~ Lacy
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I found some of those flowers when I was outside today! I didn't realize it was the same flower as the one on your header until I looked real close. Mom said it's Chicory
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