Make way for Noddy!

This week Abigail has spent the mornings at Holiday Club at church. It was called "Treasure Quest" and had an explorer/adventurer theme with an Ancient Egyptian flavour!
(No pictures I'm afraid - Taryn, if you've got some can we share?!!).

They were fortunate to have had 4 rainless days slap bang in the middle of the winter holidays.

With Abigail away until lunch time it left Niave to tag along on mundane errands and tasks - she is quite happy playing at home but I thought I would give her a treat and take her to see the Noddy show that is on at the Artscape until tomorrow. After trying without success to book for Wednesday and Thursday which were both sold out I managed to get tickets for today!

The little girl who plays Noddy is very good and has been playing the part for about 3 years at least. Sly and Gobbo (the goblins) got up to all sorts of mischief and Big Ears was there to sort it all out. (I just remembered that when we went last year, Niave couldn't say "Big Ears" and called him "Ears-beard"!) Unfortunately Niave seems to be coming down with something and was a bit subdued during the show and by the time we got home had a temperature of 38.1 C.

I thought we'd have to wait a day or two to see what develops but on inspection after her bath she has a distinctly Rubella-like rash.

So tomorrow will entail a trip to the doctor and the last week of the holidays will be spent in isolation - marvellous! [Note to reader: please add a dash of sarcasm to that last word.]

Oh, and apologies to anyone we have inadvertently infected. These contagious diseases really have the last laugh - spreading themselves happily before the carrier (or the carrier's mother)even knows they have uninvited cargo on board.