Saturday, November 3, 2012

Jordan and back again!

Oh my goodness! I love fall time more than anything!! Favorite time of year!! First of it was my birthday!! Ya man I am 20! What can I say?! I'm just an oldie now! We went on a field trip for my birthday. We herded sheep and made spices and pita and it was freaking delicious! It was a great day!
Me on my 20th birthday!
Then there is Halloween!! I love Halloween. One of the best holidays! So we had a little party here. We dressed up and the kids here came trick-or-treating and then we watched Signs and then had a dance party! It was way fun! I kinda get into it! Music costumes, signs, the whole shebang! I dressed up like a black cat! Party! I even got an outfit together for Emily. She was a pirate, complete with a shirt on her head! ha ohh i love it! That morning too we went out to the Shook and to an Ethiopian Church! It was fun!
Me, Elisia, Emily, Kaylen, Sara and Ellen at the Ethiopian Church!

I'm a black cat! haha

Pirate and Cat. Yes we are pro!
Then to top off the season we went to Jordan!! Oh my Jordan was awesome!! First day we went to Mt. Nebo where Moses saw the promised land but was not able to go in. It was way cool! The view was awesome!!
Top of Mt. Nebo looking into the Promised Land
Then we went Madaba where the oldest map of the Holy City is! It was sweet! It is this huge mosaic on the ground of the entire holy land! Sweet stuff!

Oldest Map of The Holy Land


Then we went to Machaerus where Herod had a palace and where John the Baptist was held in Prison and eventually beheaded. Way cool actually!! The view was spectacular!! Then we drove to Petra and got to our hotel and crashed in bed!! haha End of Day One!
Ellen and I at the top of Machaerus!!
Everyone takes pillar pictures so I decided to too!!


Day two of Jordan was Petra and I don't even know what to say about that other than it was freaking awesome!!! Best thing ever!! I loved Petra! It was seriously the sweetest thing ever!! Big Play Ground too!! haha loved it!! After Petra we saw a Crusader Castle then drove to Amman for the night! For Petra, lets do the pictures do the talking!
Brandon and I being Legolas and Aragorn- "They're taking the Hobbits to Isengard!"
Me in the Sik!!
Jackson and I infront of the Treasury!
Yup that's me!!
Emily and I!!! Love her!
Allison and I are riding camels!!!
Whooo party people!!!
Sweet arch thing we found while exploring the King's Tombs!
Treasury!!
Top of a huge cliff looking out to Petra!!




The next day we went to the citadel, the Jabbok River, and Jerash!! It was sweet!! The Jabbok river was way cool and we had an awesome devotional and then Jerash is the most well preserved Roman city in the region and it was sweet!! Loved it!
Me at Jerash!!
Look at that sweet city!!
Jabbok River!
Hand of Hercules from the temple of Hercules at the citadel!

Theater at Jerash
Then we came upon the last day! We went to the theater and odeon in Amman then we headed to the Jordan River to the traditional site of Jesus' Baptism! It was so incredible!! The spirit was so strong! Loved it! I had an awesome time in Jordan! It was a party and I learned so much! It was such a great experience!!
Theater at Amman!

Brandon and I at the theater!

Yea, not sure what we are doing, We are acting at the theater!!

Ellen and I at the Jordan River!