What a long week. My three nieces ages 11, 10, and 8 came to visit us for spring break. They stayed an entire week with us. We had a blast. I had to work during the week so Andrew kept them busy doing a lot of drawing, coloring, and arts and crafts. On the weekends I took them ice skating, shopping, and sightseeing. We also went to play indoor miniature golf, and we went to watch two movies at the drive-in theater. We saw the last 45-minutes of the Lorax and stayed to watch Hunger Games. I really think they enjoyed the golf and drive-in movie, but their favorite activity was ice skating. They had never been ice skating, and all three were hanging on to the railing for dear life during the first 10 minutes. A little 7-year old girl who was there skating with her sister went over to them and showed my three nieces some basics of how to skate and after a while they got the hang of it. They started to let go and have fun. Oh there were a lot of falls, but they enjoyed themselves. Although I had a good time with them, Andrew and I are still exhausted. We would get home late and wake up early. We also walked a lot especially in Washington D.C. when we went to see the monuments. I think they really liked the Lincoln Memorial. They got to see the Martin Luther King Memorial too; it just opened this year. We were sad when the week ended, and I had to take them back to their mom. My daughter loved being around the girls and misses them as do we, but we hope to see them again for their summer break. This time, however, I’ll be sure to take more time off from work after their visit.