December wrap up

-Christmas Devotional
-Temple Square lights
-Festival of Trees
-Graham cracker houses
-Caitlin and Issacs Wedding

-Christmas at Gerbers
-Sweet baby Raylie

ZOO Lights

my dad stole Ava for the night and headed to Zoo Lights with the Gerbers and I. Ava was a bit sad that she wasn't seeing any animals but got happy when we spotted the leopard and tigers. we all enjoyed fried smores and hot chocolate. Ava, Raylie, and Rayson rode on the carousel. and i had to snap a photo with the awesome lion!!!

Tangled 3D!!!

Mandy, Jami, and I

we had free Tangled tickets from buying The Beauty and The Beast DVD and to get to see the 3D showing we only had to pay 50 cents.

-then i had to add some cute pics of my baby Raylie

Garden-Cave-Rock

Garden of Gethsemane

they have a public and a private section. we first went into the private area where they have younger olive trees and had a discussion. we then ventured over to the public area where you can't get close to the trees which are 2000-3000 years old.

Beit Lehi
(archaeological site in the Judean lowland)

we finished off the day at the Valley of Elah where David fought Goliath.
-Brian and i both show off our rocks!

Cae Med Beth

we left the beautiful city of Tiberius

- and headed to Caesarea

~ Roman centurion became 1st gentile convert to Christianity

~Roman theater

~Hippodrome where chariot races were held

~Brian and I enjoyed an old in day toilet

~cats were all over the place in Israel

~amazing views of the Mediterranean Sea

-we also stopped at Netanya college where LDS Presidents and those who dedicated the Holy Land are each honored with an Olive Tree.

-we only had 30 minutes at the Mediterranean Sea so some jumped in for a quick dip but Britni and I just waded and collected sea shells.

- Roman aqueduct

-next we headed to Bethlehem where we arrived just as the sun was setting. this was an interesting experience since Bethlehem is controlled by the Palestinians. we had to drop off our Israeli guide because Isrealis are not allowed in and a Palestinian guard walked through our bus holding a gun.

-Church of the Nativity where we can see the orginal flooring and Brian stands infront of the entrance where if you look closely you can see 3 doors, one on top of the other, that shows the changes over time.

-our big group cramped into one of the caves where we sang Christmas Carols. and within these caves Christ was born.

-arrive in Jerusalem to stay at the Olive Tree Hotel.

Sea & River

i was head of schedule this morning and while waiting for breakfast to start Britni and Brian spotted me from their hotel window.

i then enjoyed a yummy breakfast.

-we visited Capernaum where many teachings of Christ took place.

-we also got to touch the Sea of Galilee.

-Mount of Beatitudes~ (Sermon on the Mount)

-Tel Dan~ (gold calf erected and fortifications of Joshua)

-Caesarea Philippi~ (Christ asked disciples, "Whom do ye say that I am?")

-Jordan River

Tour around Galilee

we started off the day at Ein Harod

(the spring where Gideon chose his 300 men before he went to battle)

-Mt Carmel where Elijah had his confrontation with the priests of Baal

-Arbel Cliff for an overview of the Sea of Galilee

-excited to be on the bus with a/c

we went to Nazareth and took a tour of what the town would have looked like and how it would have worked back in the day.

that evening we went on a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee where Christ walked on the water. we then ended the night by sidewalk shopping.

PeTrA!!!

we started off our morning bright and early.
i really liked the design of our hotel- it was pretty sweet

the walk down was nice, however, the walk back up was a bit miserable at times since the last leg of the walk has no shade cover what so ever. the sun was out and was determined to torcher us.

Camel ride in front of the famous Treasury!!!

-when we left there were tons and tons of people packed in front of the treasury.
so glad we got there early and got our camel ride in.

-nifty little shop built in the rock
-Arabic apple juice and water
-cute little desserts at The Scots Hotel

after Petra we made our way for a long bus ride to Israel where we went through border control and then made our way for another bus ride. we got to the hotel in Tiberias, Israel located on the Sea of Galilee for a late dinner then headed to bed for another earlier morning.

new continent-new country

Asia-Jordan

landed in Jordan today- where we are 9 hours ahead of Utah.

-we spoke with a nice lady at the airport who is originally from Jordan but now lives in the states. she came for a long visit with her husband and left her children behind.

-we stopped by a place where they say god produced water from a rock.

-we then got to our sweet looking hotel.

ready for a long flight

the girls the night before we left. Dalia and Tes got to play at the Gerbers while their parents were having fun with me.

I'm headed to...

and,

-be back in 16 days!

Homecoming & Dinner

Jamis Homecoming and Halloween Dinner with the Fam

slippers

fun at work and afterwards i headed up to Logan with Jami and Mandy for a party.

FoUr

Ava was on the end of being sick and was a trooper at her party. she loved her loads of presents esp her Woody doll. she already has the Jessie doll and is totally in love with her. and she is wearing half of her Halloween costume. any guess on what she is going to be?... JESSE

Pumpkins

The 2010 annual Pumpkin Walk in Logan

Puppet Shows

Every Monday in October my Grandparents put on a Puppet Show!

they did this last year but i wasn't able to attend. this year i was able to attend 3 out of 4. to start the show-Tinker Bell fly's from the roof holding a sparkler! it was great fun and it wouldn't be my grandparents place without tons of treats. also, every week Callie brought Raylie in a different costume (pumpkin, lion, tiger, and dragon)- so cute!

-The Puppet Show was AWESOME!!!
-plus my grandparents are AMAZING!!!

together again

The Jamis are back together!!!

My best friend, Jami, got home from her mission from England! oh how i've missed her.

Cornbellys

We went to Thanksgiving Point to check out there Halloween festivities.

New-ness

Football time

My cousin, Landon, plays football at hunter high, he is a senior, and it was there last home game of the season. a bunch of us showed up to watch his killer skills.

Nephi

i went to Nephi with my brothers family to visit my grandparents.

Ava's glitter donut

Brennan and his four teeth

Pops!

my dads birthday is on the 5th but it didn't work out for everyone so we met up the day after to celebrate.

HaPpY bIrThDaY POPS!!!

Brennans new trick

Brennan needed to get his own attention at the party so he showed us his new trick

Really old

Ava tells us about Grandpa

Dornans

we headed to Dornans Chuckwagon for breakfast with a great view of the Tetons. then headed for a long drive home. it was a nice break from work.

Y & M

First time to Yellowstone and Montana!

-i get a laugh out of the Buffalo sign- remember you could be gorged

Montana was only an extra hour total drive and since i had never been Callie and Raylie agreed to take a drive with me. my time there only lasted long enough for a picture but now i can say I've been there.