Gaudiness

Mads is very into holiday decorations this year and comments on all the houses that have candy canes, reindeer, and blowup snowmen in their front yards. Her comment is always that we need to decorate our "whole house," even though , according to her Jewish mama, our house is VERY decorated with an indoor decorated Christmas tree, outside lights, and other random holiday decorations (including a menorah!). Madeline even has her very own mini tree in her room that she decorated tonight. She thought it was "sooo beautiful" and felt the tree needed a party hat, party bowtie, a rose and mardi gras beads. Maria says the gaudiness is in the blood.