After visiting my mother-in-law in Florida, we flew back to Connecticut to see my family.  Our flight got in at 11:45pm and we weren’t back to her house until an hour later, which meant that poor Maia didn’t get to sleep until 1:30am and then ended up sleeping really badly for the next few nights in a row.  Fortunately though, that was about the only “bad” thing that happened during our vacation (and we will never, ever accept such a late flight again).

The first thing we did the next day when she woke up was head outside and explore the huge yard.

My mom has chickens, which Maia was absolutely amazed by.  This one is named “Murderface” (I don’t know why… they were named by my 20 year old brother…)

You know the best thing about chickens?  FRESH EGGS.  Oh my gosh.  They blow away those pale yellow store-bought things in texture and flavour.  Delish.

We used some of those chicken eggs to dye for Easter.  Watching Maia dye eggs was pretty much one of the funniest things that has ever happened.  She kept throwing the eggs into the dye buckets, which were coloured tablets mixed in vinegar…

… and then trying to eat the hard-boiled eggs!

Seriously, Maia?  Vinegar-coated hard-boiled eggs?  GAG.

Eventually, the Dora shirt was soaked and so we stripped her out of it.  Next thing I knew, my sister, Katie, had given Maia a cookie to help her get some of that vinegar taste out of her mouth…

… of course, she promptly showed her auntie the proper way to eat it:

Soon enough, though, we were all out of the sun and dressed up again…

… to go to the Polish church for the Easter basket blessing.

The blessing was on Saturday and Easter, of course, on Sunday.  My mom’s side of the family came over and hung out with us, while Maia raced around making trouble and being adorable.

Monday we decompressed, and then Tuesday morning, it was time to pack up and leave.  Maia’s such a trooper, and handles the 8-9 hour car ride home with more aplomb than even I can manage.  We’ve been home for just under two weeks and I miss everyone already.