The One where Christmas happens...

Merry Christmas from the Pontier family!!

Attempted Christmas Card #1


Attempted Christmas Card #2


Attempted Christmas Card #3


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This year did not end up to be quite as busy as years past. Cindy's parents and brother came over for dinner on Christmas eve and that was a really nice evening full of lots of fun for Isaac - he's definitely getting the whole rip-the-paper-off technique down - he loves it.












Jonah & uncle Steve







Christmas day was spend going to the nursing home to visit my grandparents







and then we had a Christmas party with some of Cindy's extended family and finally back home to have my parents over for dinner.







so a busy couple of days but nothing like we have been used to in the past. We also went to a wedding for my friend, Juice (yes, we have a friend named Juice... and yes, I think it's his real name.) on friday night which was fun to see a lot of our friends.

I did work a few days in the holiday week - but no one else except for me and 2 other people were ever in the whole building... so not very productive.

I did give myself a job to make myself productive over the holiday weekend - turning our downstairs bathroom into a hair salon for Cindy to use. The bathroom is our 3rd and rarely gets used and was not quite finished. There was trim that needed to be added and caulked. So I took out the toilet & the vanity and added in the trim and painted the whole room. If I were smart I would take before/after pictures. but I'm not so i didn't. But now it's all done - and one of my best works, I think. Now we have to order the equipment and our salon will be up and running for all your hair-cutting needs!

what else happened over the holidays? hmmm... well, we didn't get pregnant - even though all of our friends are, again. my car died twice. my snowblower died. I played some Settlers of Catan & Civilization IV. so that's about that

other random shots
we're borrowing this chair from a friend... too bad it's for girls


Isaac's been hitting his face on the coffee table lately. can you see the bruising under his eye?


cindy's cousin has two large dolls that are "brothers" - both dressed the same but one with brown hair & brown eyes (like Isaac) and one with blond hair & blue eyes (like Jonah)


playing in the snow with dad