Catching up

Ok, I know I am way behind on my blog, and now this new formatting has me all thrown off.  Is it just me?  I have no idea how to attach a video either.  So in the interest of at least putting something on the blog (since it's been like 3 weeks), here are some pictures, in a very messed-up order! 

Tonight was AWANA Awards Night for Emily's Cubbies group.  Here she is with her Cubbies leader (who all the kids just adore) -- Miss Nikki. 

Here is Emily on stage (amidst the other 60 Cubbies) after getting her first year award. 

Here is a random picture of the Target parking lot.  The other day we pulled into a parking spot and Emily said, "Look, it's just like when Jesus died on the cross!"  She kept pointing to something and I kept saying, "Where?  What do you mean?"  I finally realized that the yellow parking space lines made a "cross" and that's what she was so excited about! 

On our way to take grandma Susanne to the airport a little over a week ago, we stopped at a cupcake shop in St. Paul that I had a "Groupon" coupon for.  We picked out 6 fancy cupcakes -- everything from "kettle corn" to your basic chocolate. 

Then, since Izzy's ice cream shop was only 2 stores down, we decided that cupcakes weren't enough sweets for one day, we had to get an ice cream cone as well.

Here is a picture from Mother's Day.  (I told you they were majorly out of order!)  We went out to breakfast to Keys Cafe and it was delicious.  Remind me next time I go that 1 pancake is more than enough, not the 2 that I ordered (they are giant -- as big as your plate).