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:)
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Noelle is showing off her cool toddler bruises/scars. |
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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!