instafriday #16

i am in love with this photo.

i love that Reese is not only showing interest in her baby sis,

but that she's starting to get protective of her.

anytime she cries, she rushes to get a pacifier to stick in her mouth ;)

and she always wants to make sure "is Tessa coming with us?" when we go somewhere.

new flowers reminded me of this post i wrote last february 

about spring and the promise that it brings

how do you make your broccoli?

well, once you try this, you'll never go back:

spread 'em out on a baking sheet & set oven to 400

drizzle olive oil and salt & pepper and then bake for 10 min

they are to die for, crazy simple to make, and have so much flavor.

 i could eat them every single day and it's pretty much my go-to side dish for every meal

** i use fresh broccoli, not frozen. i just buy the bag of already-cut broccoli from trader joes **

these were my girls at 6pm.

of course once i tried to transfer Reese, she woke up and freaked out about sleeping in her bed

unfortunately, my amazing sleeper of 2.5 years 

pretty much regressed about a month before her sister was born

she hates her bed, her room, and sleeping in general.

this little sea sponge-looking muffin is my new breakfast.

it's super-duper healthy and keeps you full for awhile [lots of fiber] for about 230 calories

see the recipe in the photo below

[you can get the ground flax at trader joes for like $3]

"it is easy to make an idol of routine, 

finding security within the boundaries you build around your life"

this is word-for-word what i do every.single.day

but i never thought of it that way.

amazing how things that seem okay, and good, and beneficial

can just disguise themselves as idols.

** quote/photo is from "Jesus Calling"**

beautiful.

the fountain at balboa park

on the top is new baby, Tessa.

below that is her big sis, in a photo around the same age, in the same outfit

i think they look alike!

my husband didn't know who was who when i texted him the photo ;)

these things are pretty much the best ever. 

you know, the school / sports teams fundraiser chocolate?

yum.

linking up with jeannett for instafriday