We'd like to announce...
For those of you who haven't already heard, Corey and I are expecting our first child in early December!
Today, I am 13 weeks pregnant, so our Israel trip was a blessing in more ways that one.
This is our first photo of little Tinok, (our name for our baby which is Hebrew for baby), taken at 7 weeks in Eilat, Israel.
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A taste of our Holy Land tour - Israel
The Western Wall, Jerusalem
One of the funnest things we have ever done - floating or bobbing on the Dead Sea. It's the lowest point on earth and is the largest body of water with the highest salt and mineral content, hence the floating. You can see how high Sarah is out of the water - she is not touching the ground.
Behind us is the Jordan River in which we had just been baptized.
Sarah enjoying Falafel in Pita on the Golan Heights
Enjoying a boat ride on the 'Sea of Galilee,' the body of water on which Jeshua walked twice and the region where He spent most of his ministry time.
Qumran with the Dead Sea in the background. Qumran is where they discovered the 'Dead Sea Scrolls', one of the most important archaeological finds in history!
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We're Baaaa-ack!
Well, we're finally back on Aussie soil - it is nice to be home.
After Jerusalem, we flew back to London for a few days, where we stayed with our good friend Kate Butcher and (our) new friend, Simon. We also spent time with Ben and Hanna, who trained it up from Exeter.
We visited some of our old fave places, mainly the new Primark on Oxford Street and Covent Garden area.
It was great to catch up with some old mates we hadn't seen in a long time and get one last dose of London life before heading back to Australia.
We were met at the Airport by 11 family members, 1 of which we hadn't met before, our little niece, Gemma Lee Oliver. She is soooo cute, and soon to have a cousin to play with too! ; )
We've spent the last few days sleeping, surprising friends and family, celebrating Sarah's 25th Birthday and seeing the old sites of Geelong and the
Bellarine (I don't like that, it's the Bellarine
Peninsular!!!)
Things really haven't changed much in 18 months, a few more traffic lights here and there, lots of palm trees, new shops, changed shops. It is greener than we thought, but I think we arrived just in time for that. I can't believe how green it really is!
Most people are the same, some bigger, some smaller, some grey-er... ; ) I think we've changed more than people here. Which is a very good thing (for us).
To all of you who we have seen - it's great to see you again; to all those we're yet to catch up with - we look forward to seeing you, contact us to catch up soon!
It is nice to be home.
Stay tuned for more photos from the land of Milk and Honey - Israel!
The Western Wall, Jerusalem
One of the funnest things we have ever done - floating or bobbing on the Dead Sea. It's the lowest point on earth and is the largest body of water with the highest salt and mineral content, hence the floating. You can see how high Sarah is out of the water - she is not touching the ground.
Behind us is the Jordan River in which we had just been baptized.
Sarah enjoying Falafel in Pita on the Golan Heights
Qumran with the Dead Sea in the background. Qumran is where they discovered the 'Dead Sea Scrolls', one of the most important archaeological finds in history!
