coronavirus land, outside play, the recorder

as you probably know, the seattle area was the first area of the united states to see coronavirus (COVID-19). it's been a bit weird around here since then. in addition to people buying out all the hand sanitzer and toilet paper at the stores, some of the largest corporations in town have mandated working from home. school is still in session (for now...) and thatcher has been going into the office and working from home a little as well. the biggest outbreak has been at a nursing home in kirkland, which is sad, but the general population so far isn't seeing a lot of cases. but things are being cancelled as a precaution. 

we've been trying to do outdoor activities with the kids rather than indoor play places to minimize exposure. on wednesday after early dismissal, we went to the golden gardens beach with ashford's friend cameron and his dad. it was our first trip there this year and while it was only 50 degrees, the sun was shining and it made me excited for warm weather trips to the beach in our future. 

we hung out at home for most of the weekend, but azalea was going a little stir crazy on saturday so i took her to salmon bay school with her scooter. 

saturday night i had a night out with my friends heather, erica, and vanessa. we went to el barracho for tacos and margaritas an then bastille for dessert. it was a really fun night. wish we would have taken a picture! 

sunday was mostly spent at home. the kids each had a friend over in the morning. azalea is playing the recorder for music class this year and she takes it very seriously. i've been so proud of how hard she has been working to learn the songs. thatcher thought he would bust out his trumpet so they could play a little duet :) 

sunday night ashford felt a bit warm before bed (dun dun dunnnn). he spent most of the night in our bed and when he woke up monday morning, he had a temperature of 99, nasal congestion, and was coughing. i'm assuming he just has a cold or virus, but school is being super vigilant so i didn't hesitate to keep him home. thankfully he is in good spirits and hopefully will be on the mend soon!