Hello Friends,

We have just gotten back from Down Under.  We were so blessed to have the best weather and wonderful experiences in Australia.  We had been dreaming of going there and it did not disappoint us.  Below are some of our pictures, we hope you will enjoy them.

This is the view from our condo window.  We were able to hear the surf at night as we were able to leave our windows open.  That was such a treat after being in Singapore and having to live in air con or sweat.

If you haven't guessed by now, we love sunsets this is the sun setting over Noosa Beach.  We had gone looking for wild koala bears at the park.  Unsuccessful hunt but we were able to catch this wonderful sunset and be entertained by some great surfers catching the last few waves before it got to dark.

This is us on Noosa Beach at an outcropping.  Just enjoying God's incredible creation and some very quiet time together as a family.

A trip to Australia for us would not be complete without a trip to the world famous Australia Zoo.  We were able to watch Bindi the jungle girl live, see Teri feeding the crocs at the croc show and of course see all the famous crocs.  Megan actually stopped counting the lizards on the walk because there were too many.  Beautiful weather and absolutely a wonderful place to enjoy animals.  We were very impressed.  This is a picture Hannah had us take because of her many friends that love Llamas.

At the entrance of the zoo was this enormous croc.  We couldn't pass by without taking this picture.  The girls had so much fun this day.

We were finally able to see a koala bear.  We have decided that they are the cutest creatures that God ever created.  You can not help but smile when you see them.  The girls said that they were very soft to the touch.  They also got to touch kangeroos.   They were also very soft.

Here the girls are posing on top of one of the mountains that we went to on the second day.  They are known as the Glass House Mountains.  From the top, you can see all the way to the ocean.  The views were spectacular.

This is another outlook on the Mountains.  

The girls love to beachcomb.  This is us walking on the lava from ancient volcanoes.  The girls love to find rocks and shells.  The lava glittered in the sun.  This is Moobooloola beach.  It was the beach our condo overlooked.

Along with beachcombing, the girls had fun with making sand cities.  They could just spend hours and hours digging in the sand.  Fortunately, we had great sunscreen and didn't get burnt even though the sun is extremely intense in Australia.  

We hated to leave Australia, but we can not wait to get back to all our family and friends.  Take Care and see you soon.  Date of arrival in States is April 30!!!