The crew ready to enter another water ride. They came out the other end considerably soaked and cold and not so many smiles - until they dried off.

As you can see, when the ride says that you will get wet, guess what? You will get wet. Very wet. Soaked. Believe the signs...

They took Pat all over the place.

They even allowed dad to have some fun - and then couldn't get him out of the water!

There is so much more to do and to see at SeaWorld than I had expected. It was great. There were exhibits, rides, and great shows. We saw Shamu, an otter and seal show, a dolphin show - so much.

Snow Day is all painted and ready to launch. Late start this year (it's already April 309th!!) due to the really bad weather. But she's in!

Colin had been given a budget limit on what he could spend for a truck when he got his drivers license and his friend Roger who he worked for last summer doing yard work and cleaning his 47' yacht and who owns 3 Honda dealerships was on the lookout for him. He had found one truck a couple of months ago but when he put it through the shop he said Colin should wait. And then this 1991 Nissan King Cab came in, and he loved it from the start! When he got off the bus that Wed April 7th, you could almost hear the scream from down the street! More pictures...

Marissa got the surprise of her life when Colin and Peter drove up in Colin's new truck towing this new boat for Marissa! Last year, she had really gotten into boating and knew just what she wanted: Center console, 14' to 16' Carolina Skiff. And that's just what we found for her over at Bob Young's in Newington, NH! Check out more pictures!

Colin built a new 10' x 10' floater dock all by himself for Pat for a Mother's Day present! Pat has wanted this floater for quite awhile. She envisions herself lounging on it in a comfortable Adorondak chair sipping a glass of wine as the tide laps against the sides. Now she can do it!

Sheena "T" Dog supervises...

Now if he can just get this frame to line up square...

New driveway installation begun early June 2003.

New driveway installation completed early June 2003.

Marissa chose to have her 14th birthday dinner at Bugaboo Steak House. More pictures here

Our new invisible screen. About an hour later, Sheena T. Dog ran right through it and ripped it almost totally off the roller. Colin and Marissa were able to re-attach it, but it needs professional attention...

Peter decided to have his birthday dinner at the Muddy River resturant in Portsmouth, NH. Ahhhhh... a rack of spicy St. Louis ribs and a couple cold Killian's Irish Red and life is good!

Here we all are 07/04/03 — Pat, Bev, Ann, Agnes, and Tom — sitting out on the dock to discuss Ann's upcoming wedding plans as Pat will be singing at the service.

To celetrate the summer, Marissa, Bev, Tom, Peter, Pat, and Colin all took the lunch cruise around Boston Harbor on the Spirit of Boston 07/23/03.

We had a great night out 08/09/03 at Bannanna's Bar and Grill resturant in Portsmouth celebrating Pat's mother Bev's 65th birthday. Pat's sister Kathy and her husband Nick came up from Arlington, MA as a surprise. So we were all together for some good cheer, food, and conversation! Before we headed off to Bananna's, we all attended Mass at St. Christopher's in York, ME. After Mass, we went over to Tom and Bev's and took some pictures and started the party. Here are a few pictures.

Just a short hop down on Southwest Airlines from Manchester Airport and we were in Baltimore's BWI airport. Abbie picked us up and we were back at their house by around noon - we took an early flight. Pat and Marissa decided to go shopping, so we dropped them off and Alan and Colin and I went about "more manly things" as my brother put it. Then Sunday and Monday, we took the Light Rail commuter train down to Baltimore's Inner Harbor and had a great time. We had been to the Science Museum and Aquairum last trip just a couple of years ago so we spent the time just exploring and walking around. The weather was very nice - this time of year Baltimore can be brutal! Then, Monday night after having dinner at a great Irish pub, Colin somehow caught a moth in his ear. We did everything to get it out. I even used Abbie's turkey baster to see if I could flush it out, but to no avail. So, off to a emergency care facility. Colin got the prize for the most unusual case of the day as they locked the doors behind us just after we got in! Here are a few pictures.

The weather was so nice 08/31/03 that we pressed Colin into boat service to drive us all up to the Barn Tavern for dinner. Pat's folks, Tom and Bev joined us for the trip and had a ball, though the ride back was pretty chilly. This is a shot of the Barn Tavern as we pull into George's Marina at the top of the river. You can see the open deck we sat on directly in front of us and up the hill.

This is a shot from the deck of the Barn Tavern taken by Pat. You can just see Marissa, Colin, Tom, and me waving from the front of the boat in the distance. Actually, the boat is a loner until Colin's boat has some transom repair work done - hopefully in a few days.

We had a great night out at Bannanna's Bar and Grill resturant in Portsmouth celebrating Pat's birthday. We have always had a great time at Bananas, and so it's become a regular stop! Check out a few pictures...