Grandma Fluhman
On Christmas day we went up and visited Natali's Great Grandma Fluhman. Grandma has lots of knick knacks in the house that Natali loved. Her favorite was this snow globe that blew the snow around and had an optical tree inside. It entertained her for quite awhile. We took a picture to document four generations of Fluhmans Great Grandma, Grandpa, Dad, and Natali.

Christmas in Bountiful
Christmas morning was a lot of fun in Bountiful. We got up around 8am and went downstairs. The Lindsey and Wright families came over and joined us in the morning, and the rest of the cousins came in the afternoon. Natali loved having so many cousins to play with. Her are a few photos of her with them & the Christmas tree.

Natali & Mary

Natali & Mom

Natali & Oliver (with Jack in the background)

Christmas in Iowa
Since we were not going to be at our house on Christmas we decided to have a mock Christmas at home on the 23rd. We got up and opened gifts and had our own Christmas morning with Natali. With help from a friend I made Natali some Christmas fleece pj bottoms, a tradition I would like to start. But, I guess I should learn how to sew first. They were a little on the big side but Natali wore them all the same. She had fun playing with her mega blocks and doodler that we got her. Natali does great with the fire place. We don't usually have it lit while she is awake, but she will walk up to it and go, "hot hot!" And, you might be able to tell on our little Christmas tree that the bottom foot of the tree has no decorations on it. The decorations start right were Natali's little hand could not reach. One of Natali's favorite things to do with the blocks is to have Ben build a tower and then she comes over and destroys it.

Pre Christmas

As Christmas approached we got a few packages in the mail. We got permission and opened some of our gifts early. Natali loved it and it got her primed and ready for the big day. She had lots of fun tearing off the paper and playing with the ribbons and bows. I added a picture of her in her Christmas dress which she wore early since we would be flying on Christmas Eve Sunday.