Part 2: Ein Gedi and Qumran

Where has the time gone? Yikes. We got back into the regular school schedule this week after almost three weeks off, and it seems like life has just flown by. So to backtrack a bit... here are some highlights from our day trip to Ein Gedi and Qumran last week.

We saw this little guy (a coney) right when we entered. This is one of the very, very few places in the world it can be seen.

Charis wanted to say hello.

Beautiful waterfalls

Gotta love the full clothing while sliding down the waterfalls.

Stopping for a little picnic

And then the hiking began! It was breathtaking ... in more ways than one.

Our view from near the top

Presenting an ibex (also a very rare species found substantially in this area)

See that little hole in the rock? That's where most of the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.

All in all it was a fun trip and a wonderful Pesach break. Other happenings?

1. Zach celebrated his birthday on Wednesday! I'm pretty convinced that I get WAY more excited about his birthday than he does, but we still celebrated with homemade chicken wings (per his request), kicking a soccer ball around at the park, and a short day of class.

2. The littlest Bohler now has her first tooth! It took blood, sweat, and tears for it to finally emerge (okay, not literally, but it felt that way at times), but boy is she cute. Once it comes in a little more we will charm you all with some pictures. Her little personality has REALLY started to come out over these past few days/weeks, too, and she just constantly cracks us up. She is such a joy.

3. I have been working quite a bit (so the blog has been sadly neglected), but the working part has been a great blessing to us. We still hope to secure some other sort of part-time employment over these next few weeks to supplement what we currently have, so you can pray that something would fall into place there.

Shabbat Shalom!