Bob's birthday, the beach and a dinner cruise

Tuesday was Bob's birthday, officially he and Rick are now the same age, but if you ask Bob, Rick is older. He has 6 months on Bob. We went over to their house for Chinese takeout. There was so much food and then Liz made a triple chocolate cake and it was sooo good! Here is the birthday boy with Rick. We always have a good time there and we always eat well. They sure know how to treat guests. Even though we are friends instead of guests. At least I hope they feel the same way. Just don't ask Bob, ask Liz instead. LOL!!! Here is Liz's parents, Ann and Dick. Rick and Dick can get into quite a spirited conversation about politics. It is funny to listen to them talk. It is always in good fun though. They have treated us very well and it has been a pleasure meeting them. On Wed. we went to Kenneybunkport, ME to Rick's cousin Kim's house to pick up our computer. Bob and Liz went with us and then Kim took us to the beach. Here is Kim's house. She is out from town and is surrounded by trees. Very private. Very nice. Here is the beach. The ocean was so calm that day. And look at the beautiful blue sky. There were several sand castles being built but this one was the best as far as we were concerned. They were still working on it and the tide was coming in so they damned up the entrance to the moat so they could finish it. It was an absolutely beautiful day to be on the beach. Not to hot but I must say the water was real cold. It was around 65-66 or so and that is cold if you stay in it very long. We did see some people swimming but most of the people were on the beach. We tried to get a picture of the seals out on some rocks but my camera would not pick them up. We have been busy this week. Now it is Thursday and we meet up with Rick's cousin Jay and his wife Margaret to go to Lake Winnepesauke for a dinner cruise around the largest lake in New Hampshire. It is about 50 miles long and you can see from side to side while on the boat. The food was good and there were two sets of musicians, one on the first level and one on the third level. Both were good. A view as we were leaving the dock. The view of everyone eating. It was a buffet and you could get potato salad, peas, salad w/dressing, fried potatoes, chicken breast in a cream sauce, and fish. Then they had apple crisp, puddings, and cakes for dessert. Not bad food. My sweetheart. The view looking toward the back of the boat. The colors in the sunset were very pretty. The wind in my hair. There were people on this dock that were waving at us as we went by. This is Rick's Aunt Joann and me and Uncle Jim. After hanging around with his uncle, I see where Rick gets a lot of his shenanigans from. This is Uncle Jim and cousin Kim. She worked on our computer for us. Lucky for us she is a computer tech. This is cousin Jay. We are going to try to get together with him and Margaret one more time before we leave. They are the ones who drove us up to the lake. His wife Margaret was the first one in the picture of all of them eating. We got home very late as the dinner cruise was 3 hours long. Then Friday morning we got up early to take the truck to the Ford dealer. My window is squeaking when you roll it down and the heated seat on the drivers seat keeps coming on even though it is not turned on. Rick has been hot stuff for most of the week. I always knew he was hot stuff, but now everyone else knows it too. Just ask Bob. LOL. We did get a rental car to drive so we wouldn't have to wait for them to work on it. And of course they did not find out anything. Par for the course with dealerships that know you will not be a repeat customer.  So we have had a busy week and it has been very enjoyable. I am so glad we decided to stay the entire month up here to visit with family and friends.