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Here’s a few more photos from Mitchell’s swimming lessons at Lifestyles gym. This time from the briny deep.

And here’s some video to prove that like the proverbial swan on the river, things are not always as calm and graceful as they seem!

You don’t need Guitar Hero to be a rock god like Dick Dale

Today was Mitchell’s fourth birthday party.  Although his actual birthday isn’t until next Friday, since he’s leaving for Australia that weekend we decided to hold the party early. The theme, in case you can’t guess, was pirates (and princesses, but there weren’t too many of the latter.  Everyone enjoys talk like a pirate day too much).

Perfect for zipping to work or the mall…and best of all, it’s RED!

After a year of hard labour, Mitchell “graduated” the other day. Not that this really means much, as he stays in the same year at pre-school next year too. But he and his colleagues did look very cute in their trencher hats and they had lots of fun singing their graduation songs.

The week earlier, Daddy got to spend a few hours at school with all the other daddies, to mark Fathers’ Day. Normally this is a painful affair with chaotic activities and parents pushing their kids in front of others and a frenzy for cake at the end. But this year the pre-school was a bit better organised and I almost survived the proceedings with my sanity intact!

Mitchell enjoyed playing games with his mate Alex, who sadly leaves pre-school this year for primary school (in Lebanon this starts at 3-4yo). He especially enjoyed painting on the wall, and even managed to avoid wearing too much of the paint!