The Texas Teels

i didn’t mean to abandon this space for almost a month! i can’t believe none of my followers (is it weird that i call my mom and sister followers?... is it weird that i’m asking my mom and sister if it’s weird that i call them followers? 🤔) have mentioned it to me.

last week at this time we were waking up in anaheim on our quick trip to Disneyland!
Gigi (randy’s mom) came in town on the 21st, and we were so excited to have her. she immediately went into grandma mode and chased the kids around the splash pad (or as presley calls it, “ice pad”) in our neighborhood. it was the first time we went to the splash pad, and presley was in heaven. it’s getting HOT in bakersfield... i’m talking low 90’s. alllllready. eli wasn’t so sure about the water at first, but after about 30 minutes he finally got the courage to let the water touch him. i’m pretty sure by june i’ll be running around in there like a kid because, bakersfield desert heat and all.
they also have a little kiddy pool that only gets 1.5ft deep, and a huge pool that is just waiting for me to lay by (riiiight brynn, with two kids, you’re going to be doing nothing of the sort.).

anyway, the next day we left for disneyland! it was only about a 3 hour trip and that included stopping for food/potty and also LA traffic. we rented a minivan and still barely fit all our stuff. traveling with kids is intense. i can’t believe we are so close to a disney resort. we have become MAJOR disney people since our first trip together in 2013.
we spent monday and tuesday in disneyland and california adventure. the kids loved every second, and honestly, so did we! i’m pretty sure gigi loved it too, at least i hope she did! we loved having her with us.

so here’s an update on the fam.

eli is still all. boy.
he is the sweetest baby, the cutest thing i’ve ever seen. but he is into everything, including the trash can, daily. he can’t eat without getting food on every single inch of his body, including his hair, ears, legs, etc etc etc. he is a climber, and is constantly looking for a stool or box to climb and stand on. he has mastered the fake cry whenever i tell him “no! no!” and is really good at giving kisses. he started this silly new thing where he pretends to eat something and then fake chews it. i die laughing every time. he still loves dada above everyone. and i don’t want to talk about it.

presley is getting too grown up, always telling me she can’t wait to be a teenager. 🙄
you’re  3.5... slow your roll, girlfriend. she has the tangliest hair ever, but is determined to grow it out. i love that she has her own opinions, even if they drive me nuts. she is fiercely momma’s girl. she is still the girliest girl  and only ever wants to play with her fake makeup, hair styling tools, barbies, or baby dolls. she takes her big sister roll very seriously, mostly during bath time where she insists on washing brothers hair, and other times asserting her dominance by stealing whatever toy he’s playing with. she still calls her ipad her “o-plaid” and i’m not sure that’ll ever change because that’s what we call it too, out of habit. she loves watching “neckflips”, and her favorite shows are mutt n stuff, and wishenpoof.

randy is still working hard.
he still shaves his head every single night, i mean, it exhausts me just watching him. he listens to one million podcasts, and during any given conversation with him you will probably hear him say, “i heard a podcast about...”. he walks at least 7,000 steps a day, and is, by far i’m sure, going to outlive me. his favorite tv shows are izombie, the walking dead, and nothing on hallmark channel. we love him more than he even realizes.

now... what have i been up to?
i have officially become one of those weird harry potter people. i read all 7 books in less than 2 weeks. proud hufflepuff. always. i am still living on coke zero, almost solely, because randy and i have started eating low-carb and so. many. restrictions. but i’ll never quit you coke zero, even though you’re probably killing me. i’ve started watching friday night lights on prime. i still mostly only use lowercase letters (does this drive you crazy? sorry, not sorry.). i type the way i talk, and i like to think i talk  in lowercase. unless i need to get a point across, then come all caps or maybe a bold/italic.