Annual California trip

At the start of October, we made it to California for Grandma Helen's 96th birthday bash!  She and Noelle were so happy to see each other again:) 

Noelle is showing off her cool toddler bruises/scars.

Here's everyone at Helen's party- Leigh and Randy- their boys, Stephanie- her girls, Ron and Sue, Nancy Arneson, cousin David and his girlfriend.  It was fun to see everyone and I wish we didn't live so far apart!

 Next, we headed to Pacific Grove in northern CA, where Dan and Paul golfed at Spyglass Hill:

 

 Noelle got some awesome Grandma and Grandpa time:

 

We visited the Monterey Aquarium (awesommmmme!)

 Here is the "Lavendar House" we stayed in in Pacific Grove.  It was walking distance to the....

 Coast!