Stepping Up

So I guess your wondering why Mehdi is rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous on board? Well he's finally done his business upgrade!

Here is is receiving his certificate on the proud day of his graduation.

Well done Sweet Pea..! xo

Mehdi and The Doctor

Here's Mehdi with 'The Doctor' on his flight from DXB-KUL. I think The Doc left the aircraft 1 helmet down!

Boxing Day

The next day, Mehdi's last :(..., the boys went fishing with Paul on his and Anna's boat, 'Mr Hooker'. While Mum, Jess, Ayden and I had breakfast in town and met the rest of the gang at the beach. By all reports it was a tough day at sea but they caught a couple of buckets of stripey tuna and Dad famously lost a yellow fin! We all met in the harbour for beer o'clock...

That night we went to Paul and Anna's for dinner, we had the tuna that Paul caught Christmas Eve, which by the way was delicious! Then we kicked Paul's butt in kelly pool! Another top day!

Christmas at ho ho Home..!

Mehdi and I are back in Dubai after an awsome christmas at the farm. I left Dubai on the 15th of Dec, a couple of days before Mehdi. He couldn't get his visa on time so he went to Belgium for three days. I arrived easrly on the morning of the 16th and spent two days with Mum and Dad. Mehdi arrived on the 18th and then Mum, Mehdi and I flew to Sydney on the 20th. (That's Mum and Mehdi above being disruptive passengers!) Dad stayed behind to meet the satelite guys and flew down on the 22nd directly to the farm. But Me and Mehdi and Mum took a little detour to Wyangala Dam to take a tour of the catchment area.
Pop gave Mehdi and the hire car a run for thier money, taking us on a few dodgy roads and over more than one crater sized pot hole. But we had a great time and the detour was well worth the little bit of extra time. Then it was just a quick drive down to Bermagui, and we were soon settled in to the great house that Dad and Jess had found. The next day we went straight out to the farm and we were just in time for the Christmas tree decorating. Pos and Pop had found a wattle branch as an Aussie Christmas tree for James and Will that turned out to be very authentic. Here's James putting some decorations on the tree.

The days went so quickly, Dad came down the day after we arrived and before we knew it, it was christmas eve. We sat out on the verandah at Grandma and Grandfather's. Pete found an old AB Paterson book and we took turns in reading, I think we gave Mehdi and Andy an education in Aussie culture but James and Will had the fat man on thier minds! Jess and Ayden arrived pretty late that night so they went straight to the Bermagui house. The next day I couldn't sleep and I was up so early waking everyone in the house up! We got to the farm at about 8:30 and were way too late! The kids had obviously been up opening presents for ages! Riley was already in the padock with his brand new dirt bike! Mehdi was jelous!

We opened some pressies and had an Aussie barbie breaky, Jessie and I to Ayden and Mehdi for a walk around the farm and it was already time for a glass of champagne (or a crownie).

I think it was time for lunch! Nearly everybody had some hand in lunch and it turned out to be a real feast!

After lunch we decided that we would go and see if the old track to the lake was still open, but we got a little lost and ended up at Dignans Creek instead...Mehdi jumped at the chance to get on Geoff's bike!

Me and Dad went on the quad, and everyone else got in Jess and Ayden's Hilux and Petes Rav4. On our way home Mehdi got a little lost and had a bit of a 'Wolf's Creek' moment but Ayden and I came to his rescue! and a good day was generaly had by all! the end.