Making the most out of the holiday season (with toddlers!)

This is the first year Millie will remember the holiday season. In the past we’ve always just kind of done holidays halfheartedly in the name of -it-doesn’t-matter-she-won’t-remember-it-anyway. Now that she’s at the ripe old age of 3 ¼, I want to make magical memories for her. She won’t remember every last detail, but now is the time to start traditions to build on in years to come. So if my list sounds like a lot, know that we’re trying a little bit of a lot of things this year, and next year we’ll expand on what we liked. Besides, this is also our last Christmas in the States, so it will help to have everything together and boxed up after the New Year to ship down for next year in the jungle.

So, here is our making-the-most-of-holiday-memories bucket list: