Another week gone by

This past week has been really busy!  The reformed ministry conference was held here, at Tree Tops. A couple families were involved, and so I had to help look after all the kids.  Below are some pictures from over the week...

We did lots of fun crafts

The result of one of the kid's imagination: a spoon dog

Many snacks were consumed

These 2 boys had a pile of fun together!

This is the amazing view from the park! I love spending time there!

Apparently this little lady enjoys the park too!

It was a hot day, and so they spent lots of time near the water fountain :)

These smart kids found some shade....

After a long hot morning we had some much needed quiet time (watching ice age....a great movie to watch when it's hot out :p)

Mid-week the conference had an afternoon off, and so we went on an outing to a lovely town, up in the mountains, called Kuranda. There were lot of touristy shops which were fun to have a look in. But I must admit the highlight was when some of us went over to the venom zoo! We saw many very venomous snakes and spiders who were, thankfully, behind glass.

Here's one big guy....

After having a look inside the zoo we went out to meet this friendly snake (when a female holds him he can sense it and so he likes to get nice and cuddled up....)

After visiting Kuranda we made our way back to Tree Tops. On the way we visited the Barron Gorge.

There were some pretty epic twisty vines in the trees along the walk up to the Gorge. 

When we arrived at the look-out I got all kinds of shivers. And I was reminded how small and insignificant I am in comparison to our awesome creator. There is no way pictures can grasp the depth, and sheer awe-inspiring beauty, of this place! However, I wanted to take some pictures to be able to share (and use for a reminder).

 “It is about the greatness of God, not the significance of man. God made man small and the universe big to say something about himself.” ~John Piper

After that we enjoy the scenery on the way back down the mountain. And when we got back the group of us found  place for dinner. It was lovely! Ava And I also matched that day :)

On Friday morning (the last day of the conference) we took the kids to a great park/splash pad.  We had a really good time there! Below are some pictures of the wonderful kids.

Not only was this a great place to have fun, there was also some pretty epic scenery...

On Friday evening the church here in Cairns hosted a BBQ for all of us at the lagoon! The food and fellowship was really nice.  By Friday night I was definitely ready for some rest. It was a really busy week, but all in all I loved spending time with the kids everyday!

Here is a group shot of everybody that attended the conference, plus the kids and I.

Though this week had a majority of ups, there were a couple downs. And I am very thankful that God saw me through the week! I couldn't have done it without Him!

 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. ~Philippians 4:19