I kept this picture of my Oli kitty on my camera the whole trip. Isn't he a cutie?
Kept this picture too. It was so hard to leave my precious little Maximus for so long right after his surgery =(
Weekend with my Deepher girls in DC before training camp
Happy Birthday Linda =)
Hey Kimbo, look what I found...
Touring our nation's capital with the team
What a beautiful statue
Team USA being bombarded by interview crews as soon as we landed in Israel
My swollen foot and kankle after the 11 hour flight... yuck
Old fort converted into a Tank Museum in Latrun.
Ruggers and Water Polo guys with their tour guide.
Our tour guide, Izzy
He was AWESOME!
Enscribed on that wall are names of soldiers who have given their lives fighting for Israel.
This is what happens when you ask boys to take pictures for you...
Singing to the ruggers... you bet your ass =)
The ruggers loving out singing... I think we may have scared the judo girls though
Jerusalem
Bullet holes in the city wall
The Golden Dome
The Kotel (Western Wall)
Notice the barrier that divides the wall so that women and men pray separately.
I put my prayers in the Wall
The barrier that divides the women from the men
Again what happens when you ask boys to take pictures for you...
B'nai Mitzvah ceremony with Max and Sarah
On our way to the Dead Sea
Women of USA Volleyball at the Dead Sea
Dead Sea Mud =)
With a couple of the Water Polo guys
Hey tough guy
After taking a Tram up to the top of Masada
Ollie was our armed guard. He protected us during touring =)
Judean Desert
I Love Sarah!!
Bowling??
Bath Tub??
Absolutely breath taking
My favorite picture of Mashy!
Walking down the backside of Masada
On our way to Tzemach Beach
Palm Tree farms
Some ot the team at Gordon Beach in Tel Aviv
Only a little sun burned... there's even a white area under where my star was when I was laying down
Totally not as comfortable as it looks
It was a dry night at the Clara for team USA, but not so much for team Canada
This picture is so multi cultural. I see Americans, Aussies, Canadians, and Italians.
Loooking out for all the young'ns
Men and Women of Team USA (+ one not so sober canadian)
WE <3 USA RUGBY!!!
Sarah and I with Aviv's family
Nice face Mashy
All delegation party the night before Opening Ceremonies. Not sure where the bird suit fit in.
Nessy!!
with Jesse at the after party at Kfar Ha'Maccabiah
Haha... Schaeffer begged.
But I got a beer out of it =)
Congrats on the win boys!!!
Gotcha!!! I caught coach dancing with the wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man!!
our opening ceremonies outfits were RIDICULOUS... so we decided to tuck our shirts in and make them that much better!!
I wanted that sombrero so bad
I had to have a picture with the Team USA Rabbis
Kendall
Morgan
Our first peak at the crowd before entering the stadium
Masha
Ari
Just as we crossed under the Participant's Gate
We had a very large delegation!
Pedro is taking pictures, Andrew looks confused, Jake's on the phone, Lauren looks lonely, Ari's chewing on his flag, Matt looks scared... what a bunch
Jason Lezak
Jason Lezak lighting the 18th Maccabiah flame
Singing Hatikva at Opening Ceremonies with over 50,000 Jewish People
Those hats were amazing!!
Water Polo Gold Medal Match (USA v ISR)
USA lost by 2
Wheelchair Tennis
Gold Medal Volleyball Match (USA v ISR)
Gold: Israel, Silver: USA, Bronze: Canada
Congrats Boys!!
Yaaay Ari
Gold Medal Basketball Game (USA v ISR)
Finally the USA takes a Gold!!!
PARTY TIME
That was a late night/ early morning
Departure Time =(
