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For Easter this year, the boys wore matching ties and Finley wore a cute baby blue outfit. But, I couldn't get them together for a picture, so I have three separate ones instead.
The best part of the day was after church when Mark gave the boys chocolate before he took off their Easter clothes. Yeah, Asher's tie still has chocolate on it.

Today's Photo Shoot.
Finley will be 5 months old on Saturday. I got a little trigger happy with the camera today and took him to my favorite place for photography, my bathtub in the afternoon. I get the best light in there.
We had a few smiles, but mostly he just looked around, and cried when I put him on his tummy, but I got a cute picture out of it anyway.
Having Finley around is like having a little piece of heaven. He reminds me about how wonderful it feels to have someone who is always excited to see me. Also, that giving and sharing love are reasons we're here on earth.
So, this is our little Twinkie. Just like the pastry, only sweeter.

On March 4th, Mark turned 30. His coworkers teased that he was over the hill, to which Mark responded, "That's an awfully small hill, isn't it?" (they're all in their 40s and 50s). In the morning, we brought him a muffin with a candle, and instead of waking him up by singing "Happy Birthday" as is our tradition, we surprised him getting out of the shower, which is why there aren't pictures of that special moment. :)
For lunch, the kids and I drove out to Phoenix and had a picnic at the lake behind Mark's building. His window over looks this area, and he spends all of his time watching the ducks (so tame, they almost ate out of our hands!) swimming around.
We had cake and presents that night. I was especially proud of the book I made for Mark. It's called "Thirty Years of Laughter, a Tribute to Mark Steed." I compiled memories (from many of you, thanks!) and photos of people who have known Mark over the years. If you didn't get a chance to add one, but would like to, feel free to add any memories as comments to this post.
He also scored a watch, cologne, a shirt and pants, a briefcase, and sunglasses (all for under $100). I totally spoiled him, but in a very thrifty way!
We had a great day and later in the week his mom came out to visit, so we had a family party then.
All in all, it was a pretty fun day. Not a bad way to turn 30. (if you ask me, but I guess I'm not 30 yet . . .)

Check out my post on Exponent II, called "How God Gets Through to Me: Lessons from my Children"