First Earthquake!

So, today Brynnlee and I took a little drive North to a mall in Mission Viejo to get Eric's birthday present. I learned two things - don't wait until the last minute to do birthday shopping and apparently I am supposed to have a signed permission slip from Eric before I take Brynnlee anywhere! : )

We had only been at the mall about 30 minutes when we stepped off the elevator and into a store. All of the sudden there was some loud banging and it almost seemed like there was another big thud that rattled the building. I looked around with one hand on the stroller - and realized that some CA natives apparently knew a lot better what was going on - but were not any cooler about handling it than I was! As I stood there trying to figure out what was going on the building started rocking, almost in a wave like fashion, and women started running out into the middle of the mall - one shouting EARTHQUAKE. Brynnlee was impressed with all the excitement but seemed no worse for wear when everything calmed down! We finished up our errands grabbed some lunch and are now safely back home. I am pretty sure Brynnlee has no idea she has now been in the midst of wild fires AND an earthquake all in her first year! What a tough girl! haha Not like her mommy with "overreact" as a middle name!



I am including this link http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/STORE/X14383980/ciim_display.html to a website with neat info about the earthquake - showing it's epicenter, etc. We were in Mission Viejo which was rated a IV on intensity - it says that is not very intense, but let us just agree - it was intense ENOUGH. :) Camp Pendleton was rated a III - another indicator we should have stayed home! Eric says he felt it - as did people as far South as San Diego and East to Las Vegas. All in all - neat, but something I could have lived without! : )



Brynnlee is now napping and I am going to get started on dinner. It is just unfortunate this does not qualify as a good reason not to cook.... : )

Love to all,

Jennie xoxo

ps

Almost as exciting, and big news to us - Brynnlee took her first step on Sunday. We have yet to see any others, but are certainly keeping 'one eye on the baby' at all times! : )