We started out the weekend at Pikeville, KY's Annual Hillbilly Days. We weren't really sure what we should expect, but it wasn't long after we arrived that we encountered our first hillbillies.
We enjoyed watching the "outhouse races".
We also admired the many, many hillbilly limos. Can you say classy? (I couldn't either after looking at these!)
Before we headed home, we got a send off by another real live hillbilly. She presented us with gifts (a can of potted possum for me and "hillbilly hairplugs" for Joey). She then asked the boys if they'd ever seen a hairless dog. They, of course, hadn't, so she leaned down and showed them the one she was holding in a cardboard "doghouse" (it was a hot dog with a little hat and a face). Of course, they laughed hysterically to which she replied, "I told him not to wear that hat, people have been laughing at him all day."
By Saturday, I was starting to feel a little under the weather. (For those of you fellow facebookers, you already know that, yes, I had previously bragged about my strong immune system) Well, my immune system tricked me and I was starting to feel yucky, but still, we were on a family mission for some adventure.
Saturday morning we got up bright and early and headed to Ansted, WV to the Mystery Hole. Some of you may have heard of places like this. It was fascinating. We saw water run upstream, a ball roll uphill and a man sat in a chair suspended on the wall. Bizarre and (as far as the boys were concerned) the coolest thing ever!!
On the way home, we stopped at a country store on Route 60. They had the cutest crafts and West Virginia memorabilia. They also sold gourmet coffee ('cause everyone in the hills of WV drinks gourmet coffee, right?!) and the owner let the boys grind some coffee beans.
As we were driving back to Huntington, we couldn't resist stopping at one of many waterfalls for a photo op.
Once we got back to Huntington, the boys (with Shelby) headed to the park for a few hours and Wally and I got some much needed rest. Beautiful trip with the family. Looking forward to our next weekend of day trippin'.
(Joey took this one. He's quite the photographer!)
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