Sea World...

We went to Sea World over the weekend...

 ...and saw some penguins.

 There was a dinosaur display that was pretty cool.

We waited in a couple of long lines...

 ...and only got to ride this airplane ride.

 

We headed over to see the polar bears...

...and that was cool...

 ...but not as cool as the sharks.

 I think our favorite part was the dolphin show...

 ...those dolphins were quite talented.

Good times at Sea World Australia.  :)

Brisbane...

There was a Winter Festival in Brisbane so we drove north and made a day of it...

Patrick took Brooks ice skating...

...and he didn't exactly love it.

He never fell down...

...but that's because Patrick carried him.

He was so serious and never cracked a smile.

This was the biggest smile I got until the skates were off...

...and he was back in his own element.

We went to a park in the botantic garden...

...it's near the Brisbane River...

...where we took a ferry ride up and down the river.

Another great day for the Terrell family.

Lamington National Park...

Last Saturday we loaded up the car and drove to Lamington National Park...

 

 We stayed in a little cabin...

that happened to be in the clouds.

We went on our first family hike (or bush walk)...

 

and Brooks was constantly on the lookout for the perfect "sword."

Without even realizing it, he completed his first 5k.

We went back to the lodge where we were staying...

 found a nice little bench...

 and watched the sun set over Binna Burra.

 

 The next morning we drove to the Green Mountains...

 and came across an alpaca farm.

 

The boys fed them and I watched (because those things are NASTY).

We found a nice lookout where we ate a picnic lunch and then headed onward.

 

We found a place where we could feed the parrots and Brooks loved it.

 He loved having them on his arm, but he did not love it when...

 

they landed on his head.

 I thought it was fun...

 

 Patrick thought it was fun...

 and the birds thought Patrick was one of them.

 We left the birds and headed for the rainforest...

where only the strong survived.  

A good trip was had by all.

another day at the beach...

Ahhhhh, the beach...

Blue skies, white sand and clear water...

beautiful scenery in every direction...

 unless you're three.  To him, the beach is so much more...

Let him show you what he sees...

You see this rock?  It's not really a rock...

it's a mountain.  And what are mountains good for?

Climbing.

This mountain was steep and jagged, a perilous adventure indeed...

but he did it.  And what's so great about climbing to the top of a mountain?

Jumping off of it.

You see these rocks in the sand?  They're not really rocks.

They're surf boards.

And since he can't swim yet, these boards are perfect for practicing.

Sometimes he gets an overwhelming urge to say,

"Thank you, Jesus!!!  I LOVE living here!!!"

What?  It's time to go home?

Well, see ya later.