Because some of our relatives have older computers, I cannot place very many pictures in a single web page. Thus, only the links to the pictures along with the captions are on this page. Likewise, many of the pictures have a smaller version that is designed to download much faster than the larger versions.

(Our camera decided to put the date on some of the pictures. That date is, of course, incorrect, and there is no way to remove it from the picture.)

Ahlers 1: [ large ] Anna Ahlers building sand castles.

Ahlers 2: [ large ] Philip and Matthew buried in the sand at Topsail Island, N.C.

Ahlers 3: [ large ] A day at the beach.

Ahlers 4: [ large ] Polly and Anna.

Ahlers 5: [ large ] Anna playing in the rocks.

Judah Christian School 1: [ small ] [ large ] Polly's students in her classroom.

Judah Christian School 2: [ small ] [ large ] Polly's students being silly in her classroom.

Judah Christian School 3: [ small ] [ large ] Polly's students being silly and playing a funny game in her classroom.

Car 1: [ small ] [ large ] The new car from the front.

Car 2: [ small ] [ large ] The new car from the side.

Israel 1: [ small ] [ large ] Sunset from the Mount of the Beatitudes on the Sea of Galilee.

Israel 2: [ small ] [ large ] The Western (Wailing) Wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

Israel 3: [ small ] [ large ] Jerusalem, with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the foreground.

Israel 4: [ small ] [ large ] Crowds of Christians parading through the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem during the Via Delarosa, the march through the Stations of the Cross.

Israel 5: [ small ] [ large ] Ron, one of my research colleagues at a kosher McDonalds. Note the signs written in Hebrew, with writing that reads right to left.

Israel 6: [ small ] [ large ] The view from Bethlehem. The countryside in the West Bank is very arid and hilly, with some brush, but mostly rocky.

Israel 7: [ small ] [ large ] The reconstruction for the Bethlehem 2000 project. Many of the streets are being repaved, buildings fixed up, etc., sponsored by many different countries through the United Nations. On a different note, Bethlehem has been turned over to Palestinian rule.

Israel 8: [ small ] [ large ] John, Ron, and Matt on the shores of the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth. Through the haze, one can see the country of Jordan on the other side.