February 5, 2005
Northern Israel
After our busy Christmas vacation within a vacation, we didn't push ourselves as hard for the rest of Scott's parents' stay. The day after Christmas we took them to one of the big grocery stores, Cosmos. It is supposed to be like a Super Target, with clothes, food, etc. We then came home and prepared Christmas dinner, a day late. We burned out our little rechargable mixer trying to make chocolate pie. It came out OK, but not as smooth as we like. Our coarse sugar here didn't help either.
We took Scott's parents to Rosh HaNiqra up the the coast, near the border with Lebanon. It was a beautiful day, quite a bit different from the cold and rainy weather that we had in Jerusalem.
Overlooking the MediterraneanAt Rosh HaNiqra, we met several people from the States. Scott's dad asked if they were visiting Israel for Christmas. Oops, they were Jewish!
Everyone in the Rosh HaNiqra grottoes
Scott's parents in the caves. Tyler, of course, loved the caves and the water.
Tyler entranced by the water in the caves.
One of our friends who just returned to the States, recommended that we take Scott's parents to a restaurant called Adelina's on kibbutz Kabri. It was a fabulous meal. We went for lunch so it was very inexpensive. For dessert we had a lemon creme brulee.
In front of the restaurant. When Scott's parents received their mission call, President Monson suggested that they visit the missionary graves in Haifa. There are graves of several LDS missionaries and members from the late 1800s who died of disease and are buried in the German colony cemetary. Scott and his dad also visited the site of a mission home in Haifa from the same period and Stella Maris, a Catholic church over the supposed site of Elijah's cave.
Scott's dad in the German colony cemetary
Headstone of one of the missionaries that served in Haifa, Adolf Haag
We were very sad to have Scott's parents leave. We had a very enjoyable vacation with them.
Scott's parents leaving from the Tel Aviv airport
Tyler-isms:
"I wanted you to stay and keep the home clean so we could go with daddy." - Tyler wanted to somewhere with his daddy.
"Has it been two weeks already?" - Tyler was sad to have his grandparents leave.
"Now there are only 3 people again?" - After Scott's parent's left and Scott went back to work.
"I'm just checking to see if the fridge is still cold." - Explaining why he kept opening the fridge.
Brooke-isms (things she does):
folds her arms, bows her head and mumbles - Whenever we bless the food.
blows kisses - particularly at bedtime
brings her jacket to Scott or Tiffany - when she wants to go out