on the Boardwalk

On Sunday we went to the Jersey Shore. This was Isabella's first trip to the beach. Given her propensity for water, there was little chance of her spending much chance in the sea. Mind you, it was pretty ferocious so there wasn't much chance of any of us going in. The weather however was beautiful (in a 94 degrees sort of way). We had a lovely (?) beach umbrella to shelter underneath. We walked along the boardwalk and had our photos done in a little booth.
Isabella is actually sick with a virus. You wouldn't believe it, but she has "foot, hand and mouth" virus. The daycare sent a note out at the start of last week indicating that one child had this virus (cocxackie). Of course we had visions of buring pyres, back home in the UK. However a little internet research indicates that it is a pretty common virus, and on the whole harmeless. Izzy was fine, until we got a call on Friday that she has a fever and I went to collect her to go to the doctors. She now has a rash, although the fever went in a day and she seems fine. Anyway I guess I'll be working from home tomorrow.