Dugan Christmas/New Years

We had the Dugan Christmas at the Bethany barn.
We ate lasagna at tables.

We ate lasagna on couches and floors.We ate more lasagna.

And more lasagna.

After we ate lasagna, the cousin's band played.

But, something didn't seem right.
Something was missing.
Oh, yeah, it was Michael on the banana.

Having figured out the music situation,
we moved on to family reports and talents.
Dick found the Kriesel Bible and shared some family history from it.

5 of "The Magnificent Seven" gathered for a photo.

The White Elephant exchange was a hit, as usual.

Terry loved his fancy French scarf that Sheri brought all the way from France.

I was thrilled with my talking Ann Coulter doll.
Okay, so maybe I hid her on my lap so no one would steal her.
And, maybe she did kind of freak out the next day with her, "Liberals hate, liberals hate, li, li, liberals, hate, hate, hate rant." Terry had to open the box and remove her battery to get her to stop. Here I am with Sheri who heads back to France this week.

There was a game of Apples to Apples.

And a game of Settlers of Catan.

Then, we called Jeremy in Kansas City at a conference and sang to him.

Before we knew it, we were at the Kapalas celebrating New Year's Eve.
Guys in the dining room.

Girls in the kitchen. As it should be.

We went home early cuz Katie had to work the next morning.
We watched the ball drop.

Then did fireworks on the basketball court.

The next day was the annual soup supper.
Nikki, Mark, and Will came.

Great Grandma got a baby fix.

So did grandma.

Johnny was there and enjoyed Chris's new R2-D2.

We played old games like Bas-ket.

And Carroms. The winner of each match got to wear the Bah-humbug hat.
All in all, it was a fun week of festivities.