THE PAST FEW WEEKS...sorry we're lame bloggers

SLUMBER PARTY ON OUR BALCONY!!! Yeah! so fun and such nice weather...sorry all you provo folk stuck in the snow :)

Gorgeous sunset

Even Orthodox Jewish kids misbehave

Muslims praying in the Old City, the Palestinians weren't allowed into the Old City this last Friday

Church of the Ascension at Ein Karem-village commemorating John the Baptist's birth

Chagall Windows 12 windows one for each son of Jacob, this one is Joseph's

Partying with the Jews on their Holiday called Purim...its like our Halloween

Natalie and Aaron getting their dance moves on

Oh you know just a day in Tel Aviv swimming in the Meditteranean Sea

Hanging out on the Beach with Kelesea

Natalie loves being out and about!

Shoppin in the market

The group at the beach

We went bike riding along the water on the board walk!

So funny story about these next few photos and the events that transpired henceforth... So we ride out on this pier and thought it was really pretty so we wanted to take a picture with the waves crushing on the rocks behind us...So we waited a few times for the waves and each time they were getting bigger and bigger...

We stupidy waited for a super big one which was followed by another really big one and came and surrounded us and had so much force and water that...

BAM! it knocked us over. Brooke luckily backed away in time to escape the crash...unfortunately Natalie got the brunt of the wave so Jordan who was next to her went down, Aaron got knocked down too, almost lost his shoe, Natalie got smashed by both of their bikes, including her own and got a huge gash on her foot (we did document that but thought that it was too bloody and that those who have weak stomachs could not handle it so we refrained from putting that up) :) It's funny looking back on the experience because as we were riding up the local fishermen told us no, no too dangerous...but did we listen to them? Of course not we are young invincible Americans!

Tel Aviv at Night

Posing with the Lego Man grafitti

A traditional Bedowin Lunch in a tent!

Visiting Bethlehem

Our Islam professor: Adnan. This picture is mostly for you Brittany :) "Listen to me, Listen to ME!" snapping fingers!

Bethlehem

synogogue at the University

Welcome to Bethlehem University

The "actual" birth place of Jesus.

Inside the Manger in Bethlehem...for those of you who are really confused right now, a manger actually means a cave so it is likely that Jesus was born in a cave. And like most sites here in Jerusalem, the Catholics or some other religious domination have built a church around the sacred site.

The Church of the Nativity

Absolam's Pillar

Just checkin out some sweet caves

This is a cool shot because where the grey dome in the background is, is where the Temple would have been at the time of Christ.

Inside the Church of Gallicantu

Church of Gallicantu aka The Church commemorating where Peter denied Christ three times, underneath is where Christ was imprisoned for a night, and also where John and Peter were imprisoned.

The Scottish Church in commemoration of Natalie's ancestors (oh my freak whatever!-Brooke, this is where Scottish WWII soliders are commemorated for dying while fighting in Palestine)

Natalie turns 20!!! She's no longer a teenager! Brooke puts hearts all over the room with 20 reasons why she loves her...what a good roommate

Out in the city celebrating Natalie's Birthday

Pools of Bethesda at St. Anne's

are we climbing on ancient ruins?...whoops!
dike at St. Anne's

Herding sheep! (at Neot Kedimum- a biblical lands park)

Brooke's a natural born sheep herder...look at that technique

Natalie made pita from scratch just a little flour, olive oil, salt, and water

And then cooked them over a fire in mid 90 degree weather...ahh..so hot!

Just reading the Torah, you know, this particular Torah is 200 years old and was saved from being burned in the Russian Pogrom. We LOVE Jerusalem!