Jerusalem 2

A random pic of me and my beautiful niece...

 The Dome of the Rock

 There was lots of space to run around and get wiggles out around the Dome of the Rock. Reid was more interested in chasing his shadow...

 And a bee...

  NiNi and Camille

The garden at Gethsemane, literally “oil-press,” is located on a slope of the Mount of Olives just across the Kidron Valley from Jerusalem. A garden of ancient olive trees stands there to this day. Jesus frequently went to Gethsemane with His disciples to pray. The most famous events at Gethsemane occurred on the night before He was crucified (Mark 14:32-42).

 Many of these trees are believed to be over 2000 years old, meaning, they were there when Jesus was!

The trek up to the Mt. of Olives is a pretty steep one! And with 3 strollers, we all definitely got a good work-out! They even had hand-rails down the side of the street.

These are graves on the Mt. of Olives. Since this is believed to be the place Jesus will return, many people want a "front row seat" so to speak! :)

 A little girl time on the Mt. of Olives

"Then The Lord will go forth and fight against those nations as when He fights on a day of battle. On that day His feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives which lies before Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives shall be split in two from east to west by a very wide valley; so that one half of the Mount shall withdraw northward, and the other half southward. And the valley of my mountains shall be stopped up, for the valley of the mountains shall touch the side of it; and you shall flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then The Lord your God will come, and all the holy ones with Him." Zechariah 14: 3-5
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Landon with 2 of his favorite fellas!

And for your viewing pleasure...I'm not exactly sure what possessed Aaron to take this short clip while on a potty run with the boys, but it turned out to be a little funny. This is in a public restroom in the convent we stayed in in the Old City.