Jack takes his family to a cabin resort for Christmas where he went as a boy. When he reunites with Robert, a hyper-competitive childhood friend, Jack plans a series of events to bond with his family and beat Robert.
Starring - C. Thomas Howell, Jonathan Silverman, Burt Reynolds
Directed by - R. Michael Givens
Starring - C. Thomas Howell, Jonathan Silverman, Burt Reynolds
Directed by - R. Michael Givens
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00:00:00From the look of those beautiful lights and decorations, you'd expect this to be a Christmas
00:00:24story.
00:00:25And it is.
00:00:27But above all, it's a family story.
00:00:30The Carter Family Story.
00:00:33Somewhere in this room that looks like it's inhabited by a teenager, is their 16-year-old
00:00:38son Kyle.
00:00:41There he is.
00:00:46And I don't need to tell you, a girl lives here.
00:00:49There's 15-year-old Sienna, with her best friend, the smartphone.
00:00:56Nope, that's not me.
00:01:01That's mom and dad, better known as Jack and Holly.
00:01:05And this whole house is about to go off.
00:01:10Nothing like waking up early in the morning.
00:01:13What fun.
00:01:15Morning, Mrs. Carter.
00:01:26Morning, Mr. Carter.
00:01:39Morning, Carter Family!
00:01:45Oh.
00:01:52Yep, that's me.
00:01:54Bet you didn't see that coming.
00:01:55I've been the family best friend for over 30 years.
00:01:59That's dog years.
00:02:01Started as Jack's best friend, and then Holly's.
00:02:04And now finally, the kids.
00:02:07Hey kids, you guys getting ready?
00:02:14Hey kids, come on!
00:02:22Sienna, do you have your science project?
00:02:25Just let me have one second.
00:02:27I just want one second.
00:02:30Sienna?
00:02:34Boy, I love Holly's cookies.
00:02:45Who's ready for pancakes and eggs?
00:02:48Um, dad?
00:02:49Yeah?
00:02:50Doesn't the tree look kind of crooked?
00:02:54Maybe a little.
00:02:55A little? It's practically sideways. Did you even follow the instructions?
00:02:58Of course I followed the instructions, son. It must be some sort of design flaw.
00:03:03You know Ricky from my basketball team?
00:03:05He gets a real tree every year, and it's like 15 feet tall.
00:03:08Not everyone has the money for a 15-foot Christmas tree.
00:03:13Sienna, darling, look up. Look up, honey. Up.
00:03:19Sweetheart.
00:03:21Who's supposed to walk Wester this morning?
00:03:23Sienna was.
00:03:24Kyle, could you get your basketball off the plate, please?
00:03:27That's so gross.
00:03:29Mom, I'm starving!
00:03:31Moments away!
00:03:32Hey mom, you need help plating?
00:03:34No, thank you, sweetie.
00:03:36Oh my gosh, my phone is so slow!
00:03:39I better be getting you a smartphone for Christmas.
00:03:41Cell phones are a little expensive. Maybe you'll get one next year.
00:03:45If she's getting a new phone, then I'm getting a car.
00:03:48Well, if he's getting a car, I want a new kitchen.
00:03:51Okay, okay, listen. Maybe next year everyone will get everything they want on their Christmas list.
00:03:56Next year? We're not going to get Christmas presents this year.
00:03:59Sweetheart, we're getting Christmas presents this year, but next year we'll get bigger ones because I'm going to be making a lot more money.
00:04:05Why don't we focus on the blessings we already do have?
00:04:09Like a delicious homemade breakfast.
00:04:11And a wonderfully healthy family.
00:04:13And the time in our schedules to have a meal and talk.
00:04:18Oh, that's Ricky from the team. Gotta go.
00:04:20Oh yeah, Courtney's freaking me out.
00:04:26Well, Buster, don't you have anywhere you need to go?
00:04:33Man's best friend.
00:04:36Well, I still love you.
00:04:38And I love you, sweetheart. And this looks delicious.
00:04:45And this is the Carter family business. Carter's Bakers.
00:04:49Started in 1949 by Jack's grandfather.
00:04:53Yeah, I know, Jack doesn't look like a baker.
00:04:56Holly is the chef in the family.
00:04:58Jack always envisioned himself traveling the world, becoming a great writer.
00:05:04But then real life came along.
00:05:06Wife, kids, me.
00:05:09And finally his dad got sick, so Jack had to take over the family business.
00:05:14Jack feels he never had a chance to fulfill his dream.
00:05:17And Holly has come up with a brand new recipe that I think he will enjoy tremendously, so do me a favor.
00:05:23Serve those to him this afternoon when he gets back from work with his favorite cup of coffee.
00:05:27And make sure you tell him how much that Holly and I appreciate him.
00:05:32I sure will.
00:05:34No, no, no, no, ma'am. Those are on me.
00:05:38Merry Christmas.
00:05:39Merry Christmas.
00:05:42Mrs. Harmon, how can I help you today?
00:05:45A loaf of Holly's wonderful bread.
00:05:48And a box of cupcakes, please.
00:05:52We're having the girls over for mahjong tonight.
00:05:58I'll tell you a little secret.
00:06:00I've added a couple of extras because I'm sure Bertal and Margie will be coming over tonight.
00:06:05And they can never eat just one of Holly's cupcakes.
00:06:08That's true.
00:06:09And could you tell Herman I said hello?
00:06:11And I'll probably be seeing him at the next town hall meeting.
00:06:14But I need his vote to get those crosswalks funded over at the school.
00:06:18So please, please mention that.
00:06:20The bakery struggles a bit financially, but has been looking after the family all of these years.
00:06:26Jack still wants to find a way to make more money for the family.
00:06:30So he dabbles in the stock market at every free moment.
00:06:34He's not very good at it, but you have to love him for trying.
00:06:37These are for the Clarks. Their maid is picking them up at three.
00:06:40Ooh, their maid. That must be nice.
00:06:42Nice, yes. I'm sure it is.
00:06:44Listen, I wanted to show you something. Look at this stock.
00:06:47I would love to get in on the ground floor of this mutual fund.
00:06:50I am positive it's going through the roof.
00:06:52Really, honey? You're a stock market analyst now?
00:06:55I barely passed algebra in high school.
00:06:57What are you talking about? I got a B.
00:06:59B minus, and only because I tutored you.
00:07:01Well, sweetheart, we have to do something.
00:07:03I mean, we're barely making ends meet as it is, and Kyle's going to college next year.
00:07:06And Lord knows that Sienna wants the most expensive of everything.
00:07:09Honey, all teenagers do.
00:07:12What's important is the quality time you spend with them.
00:07:15Gotta go. Buns in the oven. Customer.
00:07:18Sammy! I think I know why you are here.
00:07:25Not that one. That one.
00:07:27Oh. Those are my favorite as well.
00:07:33I hope you enjoy that.
00:07:36What do you say? Thank you.
00:07:38You're very welcome.
00:07:39Anything else I can help you with, Mr. Mason?
00:07:41Just came for the cookie, Jack.
00:07:43No, no, no. That's on me.
00:07:44Oh, thanks, Jack. Merry Christmas.
00:07:46Merry Christmas. Happy holidays.
00:07:47Merry Christmas, Mrs. Mason.
00:07:48Bye, Jack. Bye, Jack. Merry Christmas.
00:07:50Honey, you gotta stop giving the pastries away, okay?
00:07:53It was just a cookie.
00:07:54It's really sweet.
00:07:55But at some point, they gotta pay for them.
00:07:57So was a few days before Christmas.
00:07:59Jack was about to have a brainstorm that was going to change the Carter family forever.
00:08:05Hey, honey?
00:08:06Yeah?
00:08:07Come here. You have to see this.
00:08:08Coming.
00:08:09Farthering Pines is closing down, but they're offering great rates for one last season.
00:08:15What's Farthering Pines?
00:08:16Oh, it's this place I used to love as a kid.
00:08:20Farthering Pines! Oh, we almost went there for our one-year anniversary.
00:08:27Right?
00:08:28Why didn't you guys go there?
00:08:30That's about the time your brother came along.
00:08:33Figures. He ruins everything.
00:08:37Weren't we going to go on our fifth anniversary?
00:08:39Yeah.
00:08:40But then Dad got sick and we had to cancel.
00:08:42And we've just been too busy to go ever since.
00:08:45I mean, where has the time gone?
00:08:50No.
00:08:55Well, you got her to pay attention for a whole 16 seconds.
00:08:59That's pretty good.
00:09:01Is it me, or is this family just not connecting anymore?
00:09:05You gotta keep trying, honey.
00:09:07Because every time you connect, it's a victory.
00:09:14Family meeting.
00:09:17Family meeting!
00:09:19We are about to embark on an adventure that the Carter family has not undertaken in many, many years.
00:09:26Not only will it bring us closer together as a family,
00:09:29but it will give me the opportunity to write my number one best-selling novel.
00:09:33Honey!
00:09:34And I can say it in two words.
00:09:39Christmas Vacation.
00:09:47What about the bakery?
00:09:48Honey, the bakery's gonna be fine.
00:09:50So where are we going? Hawaii?
00:09:52Paris?
00:09:53Better. Farthering Pines.
00:09:56Farthering Pines? What is that?
00:09:58A camp for dads or something?
00:10:00No, it's furthering, Kyle.
00:10:02Located in the beautiful mountains with pristine snow,
00:10:05there is hiking, skiing, sledding.
00:10:07We'll have a luxurious cabin with a roaring fire 24-7.
00:10:11We will be as cozy and snug as bugs in a rug.
00:10:15And I promise you all, it will be your favorite Christmas ever.
00:10:19Wait, wait. So we're spending our family Christmas in the wilderness?
00:10:24That is correct.
00:10:26Sweetie, what about the cost? Can we afford this?
00:10:30This is the beautiful thing.
00:10:32It is so affordable that we cannot not do it.
00:10:39I don't know, Jack. I don't know.
00:10:42Yeah, I don't know. It's Monica's Christmas party.
00:10:44My team's on a holiday basketball tournament.
00:10:46Please, listen to me. This is so important, okay?
00:10:49Life is just passing this family by.
00:10:52It seems like it was yesterday that you were babies,
00:10:54and suddenly I wake up and Sienna is 14!
00:10:5715, Dad!
00:10:5915!
00:11:01It does look exactly as beautiful as it did when we almost went the first time.
00:11:08This looks really old. Dad, did you do some research on the Internet?
00:11:12Of course I researched it.
00:11:14And speaking of the Internet, you're going to love this.
00:11:17We are going off the grid.
00:11:20That's right. No distractions.
00:11:23No cell phones, no iPads, no laptops.
00:11:26No Internet.
00:11:29No cell phones?
00:11:31That's correct, and that goes for me, too. I'm not going to bring a laptop.
00:11:34I will be writing on an old-fashioned typewriter.
00:11:38Ding!
00:11:40What's a typewriter?
00:11:42It's something where people use it.
00:11:44This is an amazing idea.
00:11:48You kids, you are going to have the time of your life.
00:11:52Honey, you have made me so happy!
00:11:57You have made me so happy,
00:12:00and this is going to make our little family closer than ever.
00:12:05I love you!
00:12:09Merry Christmas, kids.
00:12:14They look so grown.
00:12:18So there we were, packing up for the Carter family vacation.
00:12:22Sienna, what did I say about the phone, sweetheart?
00:12:25Dad, that's not fair at all. Kyle gets to bring his ball.
00:12:28Nothing like a road trip to bring the family closer together.
00:12:30I hardly think that's the same thing.
00:12:32Yeah, Sienna, it's definitely not the same thing.
00:12:34I mean, I can't take selfies and Snapchat all day with my ball.
00:12:37What if there's a blizzard and an earthquake and it causes an avalanche
00:12:40and bears start to attack us and we're lost and we don't have a phone?
00:12:43Okay, okay, listen.
00:12:45We need to use mine.
00:12:47I will lock Mom's phone up in the glove box in case there's an emergency,
00:12:49but I want you to put your phone in the house. Thank you.
00:12:51It's a flip phone. It doesn't even have Internet on it.
00:13:08And so began the Carter family vacation that would change their lives forever.
00:13:33I have to go to the bathroom. Can we stop?
00:13:35Drew, we just stopped for Kyle.
00:13:37Mike, I need to go. Please stop.
00:13:39We have to get our schedules together, kids, okay?
00:13:49Oh, we've been driving forever.
00:13:51Hashtag basketball's lame.
00:13:54Let me tell you something. I am going to be able to get some writing done up here.
00:13:58Wow, this is majestic.
00:14:06At least it seemed like a good idea at the time.
00:14:11I'm hungry. Can we go get something to eat, please?
00:14:14I'm hungry. Can we go get something to eat, please?
00:14:34Look at the sights up here.
00:14:37Oh, look at the creek.
00:14:39Oh, oh, oh, this little bridge? My favorite.
00:14:42I used to play down here when I was a kid.
00:14:50And Sienna, aren't you happy now that you're not going to be using a phone?
00:14:54I don't know what to do with my energy. I literally haven't texted in like days.
00:15:04We're almost there, guys.
00:15:06We're almost there.
00:15:11Look at the sign. Huh?
00:15:18What do you think, Buster?
00:15:23Oh, that was the one from the picture.
00:15:29This is it right here.
00:15:32The country, the fresh air, the mountains, snow, pine trees.
00:15:37Made it.
00:15:39I was sold.
00:15:40Oh, honey.
00:15:42Oh, man, that took forever.
00:15:45What are you talking about? It was only three hours.
00:15:48Oh, I miss home already.
00:15:52I love it.
00:15:53Let's go inside.
00:16:02This is it.
00:16:04This is the cabin I used to come to when I was a kid with Grandpa.
00:16:07It's adorable.
00:16:12What do you say we go inside and then we can unload the car?
00:16:14Yeah. Come on, Buster.
00:16:16Come on, Terry.
00:16:17You want to go inside?
00:16:18Come on, guys. Let's get warm.
00:16:32This place is so small.
00:16:35Well, I think it's charming.
00:16:37Is this what the old days looked like?
00:16:39Well, it is their least expensive cabin.
00:16:42Figures. We chose it because it has family meaning.
00:16:45You know what? I bet they haven't even remodeled this since you and Grandpa were here last.
00:16:50It does look remarkably familiar.
00:16:53This is going to be interesting.
00:16:55You know what? They are so lucky I don't have my phone right now.
00:16:58And I would review them and give them one star.
00:17:01Well, I've got some good news for you, sweetie.
00:17:03You and your brother get to share a room.
00:17:05Bunk beds.
00:17:06Seriously?
00:17:07I call top bunk.
00:17:11Bunk beds. It's fun.
00:17:14What are we going to do with them?
00:17:18Let's get these bags off, buddy.
00:17:20All right, Dad.
00:17:21Wow, it's coming down.
00:17:23Now it's coming down.
00:17:27Go on the other side. Go on the other side.
00:17:32You get it?
00:17:33Yeah.
00:17:34All right, last one is a rotten egg.
00:17:40So Jack could not be happier.
00:17:42Spending time with his son, his beautiful wife's cooking, his loving daughter, getting used to the place.
00:17:54I love you.
00:18:08Whew.
00:18:13Okay, firewood.
00:18:15Where are you?
00:18:18Where would you be if you were firewood?
00:18:20Well, I would be right here.
00:18:24Kyle?
00:18:33So I looked all around for some firewood. I couldn't find any.
00:18:36Which means that you and I are going to go on a little firewood expedition.
00:18:39Which?
00:18:40Well, we have central heat.
00:18:41Honey, we're in a cabin in the middle of winter.
00:18:44Besides, my dad used to start a fire all the time and it just wouldn't be right.
00:18:47It didn't, okay?
00:18:48You're right.
00:18:49But I'm cold now, so I'm going to turn it on.
00:18:52Good idea.
00:18:53Ready?
00:18:54Yeah, let's go.
00:19:03That is for you, my friend.
00:19:06You know what?
00:19:07This reminds me of when I used to go gather wood with my dad.
00:19:11And I bet one day we might just be out here with your son.
00:19:16Can't wait.
00:19:17Jack had all these wonderful plans to show his kids where his dad had taken him.
00:19:23The sledding, the tree chopping, building a fireplace.
00:19:27A hand-me-down of generation to generation.
00:19:31A true Christmas vacation.
00:19:34Shouldn't we be looking on the ground?
00:19:36Do you know where we can actually get to the wood?
00:19:38Yeah, but my dad used to teach me to look up high for a clearing.
00:19:45You want to try to find a spot where the sun's coming through and drying out the branches.
00:19:50So just any one of them?
00:19:52Well, we don't want to harm the living ones.
00:19:56We just want to find the dead ones so we can break the branches and chop them up easier.
00:20:05And when everything seems like it's falling into place, that's when life throws you that curveball.
00:20:15Faster! It's snowing!
00:20:17We men, we make a fire!
00:20:26Jack!
00:20:31Jack!
00:20:34Jack!
00:20:36Jack!
00:20:38Jack!
00:20:40Jack!
00:20:41Jack!
00:20:42Jack!
00:20:44Robert?
00:20:45Hi! How the hell are you?
00:20:48Well, I'm great! I mean, just plain old perfect.
00:20:54Wow, you look like you're doing wonderful.
00:20:57Life is amazing! It's like winning the lotto every day.
00:21:03Honey bunny, you've got your family right here as well.
00:21:06Sorry, I'm Robert. This is my beautiful wife, Eva.
00:21:09This little guy, that's Tommy, our son.
00:21:13Oh, this is my wife, Holly. She's the love of my life, my flower, my everything.
00:21:20Okay. Nice to meet y'all.
00:21:23And this is Kyle. He's an all-star basketball player.
00:21:27And this over here is my daughter.
00:21:31And the man of the family, Buster.
00:21:36That's a very handsome dog for a very handsome family.
00:21:40Aww.
00:21:43So, I'm sorry, bring you up to speed, how do the two of you know each other?
00:21:47Well, it's kind of funny, to be honest, but Robert and I used to come here when we were kids together.
00:21:53And we've been coming up every year, ever since this guy was small.
00:21:57As a matter of fact, is this the same place that we used to stay with your dad?
00:22:01No, no, no. Actually, this is the place that we used to stay at with my dad.
00:22:07Really?
00:22:08Yeah, yeah. I mean, I have photos of us standing in front of it.
00:22:11How cute.
00:22:13Wow. I just, I don't remember it being so small. That place is tiny.
00:22:20We just picked up some gourmet coffee beans. We have a beautiful espresso machine at the house.
00:22:24Why don't you guys come over for some hot chocolate, okay?
00:22:26Give us a chance to get the families to get to know each other. We can chat.
00:22:30Yeah, guys, let's go. Great idea.
00:22:33Place right across.
00:22:35You can't miss it.
00:22:37Please come, and welcome.
00:22:39You'll love it here.
00:22:47Wow. Talk about a vacation.
00:22:50Yep, I was in love.
00:22:56Welcome!
00:22:58Oh, my heart is beating.
00:23:00Honey, don't worry.
00:23:02Buster!
00:23:03Buster, get down! Buster!
00:23:07Is this what heaven looks like?
00:23:10I thought heaven for her would be like a giant cell phone with a battery that never dies, you know?
00:23:14Kyle, get over yourself.
00:23:17Do you want to clean the house?
00:23:19Yeah.
00:23:20Kyle, don't you worry.
00:23:26Sweetheart, we have a housekeeper. She'll clean it up. Let him enjoy himself.
00:23:31So, what do you think?
00:23:34I mean, you could fit five of our cabins inside this one.
00:23:38Hey, can I borrow your phone just to take a picture to send one of my friends?
00:23:42Uh, yeah.
00:23:44I don't know how every one of them stuff to deal with.
00:23:47Well, there's days, and I don't get it.
00:23:50A big screen TV.
00:23:52So y'all were friends when you were little.
00:23:54Or you must have been because you went on vacations together.
00:23:57Yeah, we were friends.
00:23:58We were very good friends.
00:23:59We were best friends.
00:24:00We drifted apart.
00:24:01You know, we just kind of lost touch.
00:24:03Which is a shame.
00:24:04Honeymoney, you want the usual in yours?
00:24:06Yes, darling.
00:24:07That is a shame.
00:24:08But we have now to catch up, right?
00:24:10Exactly. I mean, why don't you tell me how you joined the ranks of the 1%?
00:24:14Well, I don't know if we're really there, but we're not far off.
00:24:20I just, uh, I don't know. I got bored in college, and I started to dabble in the stock market.
00:24:25Turns out I'm pretty good at it.
00:24:28Oh, Robert is just being modest. He's actually a genius at it.
00:24:31Well, I did make my first million by the time I was a junior, and I haven't looked back.
00:24:37I just would invest in, you know, small businesses.
00:24:41Computer graphics, software, restaurants, you name it, whatever it was.
00:24:45Somehow it flourished.
00:24:47So, you all met in college?
00:24:49No, no, no, no.
00:24:50No, Robert is a lot older than I am.
00:24:53Oh, I didn't mean to. It's just that Robert looks so young, and so do you.
00:24:58Oh, well, thank you. Well, unlike Robert, I haven't had any work done.
00:25:02But I understand the confusion, because, um, well, I had Tommy at a very early age.
00:25:07And you're a stay-at-home mom.
00:25:09No, no, no, no, no. Actually, I am the owner and executive chef of Edgar Bonzo's.
00:25:17Wow.
00:25:18Yeah, well.
00:25:19What?
00:25:20It's a five-star restaurant in Berkeley Hills.
00:25:22Oh.
00:25:23Two Michelin stars.
00:25:24Nice.
00:25:25She learned everything from her father. An excellent chef.
00:25:28Tell us what you've been up to, Jack.
00:25:30You were such a dreamer back in school.
00:25:33Did you ever do anything with those short stories you were writing?
00:25:35Did you ever get them published?
00:25:36Uh, I have five number one bestsellers.
00:25:40Really?
00:25:41Which books?
00:25:42He's joking.
00:25:47Guy can dream.
00:25:50Um, you know, after my father died, we started running the bakery.
00:25:54So we've been doing that for the past five years.
00:25:56And Holly is an amazing baker and pastry chef.
00:26:00Oh, a bakery.
00:26:02Like donuts.
00:26:03Little cupcakes.
00:26:04That's cute.
00:26:05Well, Holly, that'll be great. You and I can talk shop while you're here.
00:26:09Definitely.
00:26:11Like I said, if you guys ever get bored, your cabin's right up here.
00:26:14Sometimes you just don't talk about really anything while you're getting to know each other.
00:26:19It just smells really good. And it's clean, too.
00:26:22I'm pretty sure there's something dying in ours.
00:26:25And we got the wonderful view out back.
00:26:27We can always go sledding and tubing right in the backyard, too.
00:26:29So, phew. Beautiful.
00:26:32Hey, the game's on tonight.
00:26:34Yeah, let's go watch it, dude. Let's go.
00:26:36Your father's footsteps. He was such a lover.
00:26:39I miss him.
00:26:40Me, too.
00:26:41Now, listen, we should let you enjoy your time.
00:26:43No, stay. I hope it's not a carnal joy.
00:26:46It's a game. They have a big screen.
00:26:48Yeah, Daddy, Tommy's gonna play his guitar.
00:26:50Oh, I only know a few chords.
00:26:52Oh, I...
00:26:53He's a rock star.
00:26:55Let's go. Come on.
00:26:56No, no, no. Listen, I'll pop open a bottle of Dom.
00:26:58We'll fire up the hot tub. Hot tub?
00:27:00Hot tub, Jack.
00:27:01Yeah, thank you all for your hospitality.
00:27:03Oh, goodness. I hope it's not on account of the dog.
00:27:05He was actually really clever.
00:27:07We love him.
00:27:08Hey, you, my friend.
00:27:11Wow, this place is impressive.
00:27:13You've done great for yourself. I'm proud of you.
00:27:15Jack, you're making it seem like it's goodbye forever.
00:27:18We're gonna be hanging out all week, buddy.
00:27:20Yeah.
00:27:22But you know where to find me.
00:27:24In the little cabin.
00:27:28Well, you guys are welcome back to the big cabin any old time.
00:27:31We're gonna be firing up the grill soon.
00:27:36You got nothing cooking now, eh?
00:27:37Yeah.
00:27:38It's a little hot.
00:27:39I told you, you just have to get some oxygen to those flames.
00:27:41Good job.
00:27:42Thanks, guys.
00:27:43Way to go.
00:27:44Okay.
00:27:45Who's ready for a little action-packed family time, huh?
00:27:48Sienna, wanna play some charades?
00:27:50Cards, huh?
00:27:52You wanna have a checkered tournament?
00:27:54What?
00:27:55I missed my phone.
00:27:58What?
00:28:00I'm going to bed.
00:28:02That's...
00:28:03Okay, good night.
00:28:05Because it's just the three of us. What do you want to do?
00:28:07Yeah.
00:28:08I don't know.
00:28:09I'm pretty tired.
00:28:10I think I'm gonna go to bed, too,
00:28:11and just fall asleep listening to the game on the radio.
00:28:13Are you kidding me?
00:28:14Good night, guys.
00:28:15You don't wanna play games?
00:28:19What is the matter with everybody tonight?
00:28:23It's our first night here, and it was a long day.
00:28:27Don't tell me about it.
00:28:31Besides, you and I can enjoy the fire together.
00:28:39I love you, sweetheart.
00:28:41I love you, too.
00:28:54Hey!
00:28:55We thought we'd invite you and your family out for a hearty breakfast at Fresco's.
00:28:58The food is to die for. It's absolutely fabulous.
00:29:01And afterwards, we're going up on the mountain on snowmobiles.
00:29:03Come on, Carters, you gotta come.
00:29:05Yeah, Dad, let's go.
00:29:06Kids, your dad already made plans.
00:29:08Yes, or we would.
00:29:09Jack, I'm paying for everything. It's on me.
00:29:12Oh, no, no, no. I couldn't do that.
00:29:14And what's money if you can't see other people enjoy things with you?
00:29:17Besides, I've already paid for the snowmobiles, and they're non-refundable.
00:29:21Dad.
00:29:22What? No. What about Buster?
00:29:24Leave him.
00:29:25Bring him. Plenty of room in the car.
00:29:27Bring him. Okay.
00:29:29Come on. Okay.
00:29:31Bring him.
00:29:37Maybe it'll be fun.
00:29:42Buster. Buster.
00:29:44You don't want a snowmobile?
00:29:50That's right. You got this.
00:30:00Are you okay?
00:30:01Yeah.
00:30:06Woo-hoo!
00:30:13Hey, Kyle.
00:30:15So I'll tell you one thing.
00:30:17This guy knows how to enjoy himself.
00:30:20He was definitely enduring himself to the family.
00:30:25Can you wave? Can you wave to Mama?
00:30:27Look at it! Look!
00:30:29Yeah!
00:30:31Woo!
00:30:37Yeah!
00:30:39Is that beautiful or what?
00:30:41Huh?
00:30:43Fathering pines.
00:30:45What do you say, Buster?
00:30:47That was good.
00:30:49Come on, Buster.
00:30:51That was fun.
00:30:52That was great. Are you kidding me?
00:30:54How about that chocolate?
00:30:55Oh, I'd love that one. Come on.
00:30:56Do you want to go after Giardelli's, too?
00:30:58Uh, Hershey's.
00:30:59Those are the best. Thank you.
00:31:01Seriously, I mean, I'm not kidding.
00:31:03Those are the best. Thank you.
00:31:05Seriously, I mean, I've never had $30 eggs benedict before.
00:31:07Yeah, well, hopefully that's not the last time.
00:31:09I'm telling you, a little perseverance, hard work, luck.
00:31:11You're going to be fine.
00:31:12You're going to be writing that novel before you know it.
00:31:14Look, from your mouth to God's ears.
00:31:16Hey, uh, what are you thinking about?
00:31:19Snowshoes?
00:31:20Yeah, come on.
00:31:21Your dad winters up here.
00:31:23Carl Carter's Farthington Pines Winter Olympics.
00:31:25Olympics!
00:31:26He used to make all the kids in the neighborhood compete
00:31:28in the snowshoe races.
00:31:29Oh, he did the inner tube races?
00:31:30You remember those?
00:31:31The snowman building?
00:31:32Oh, and the snowman bowling.
00:31:34The worst cross-country skiing.
00:31:36Don't even bring it up.
00:31:37You were horrible at that.
00:31:39Wait a second, we were horrible at that.
00:31:41Except you came in last place every time.
00:31:42No, except for the time you came in last place.
00:31:44I might have come in second to last place.
00:31:45No, no, no.
00:31:46You know what my favorite thing of all
00:31:49was when we spent hours hiking for that magical Christmas tree.
00:31:53Oh, that tree.
00:31:54Our bowl de Navidad Perfecto, right?
00:31:59Whoever found it would have eternal happiness.
00:32:02Riches beyond your wildest dreams.
00:32:04Why are they closing this place down?
00:32:06It's sad.
00:32:07I mean, you have the swankiest cabin.
00:32:09I've got that little Daniel Boone model.
00:32:11Oh, yeah.
00:32:12Well, the owners, they were trying to remodel
00:32:14and they were trying to bring in a higher class of people
00:32:16and they ran out of money,
00:32:17which is why some of the places are great
00:32:18and some of the places are dumps.
00:32:19I mean, anybody could afford to live there.
00:32:21But they forgot about the middle class.
00:32:23They need a consistent clientele.
00:32:25No, wait, I'm, I'm middle class.
00:32:29Yeah, okay.
00:32:30Come on, let's do this.
00:32:32Wait, no, let's not.
00:32:33Come on, let's do this thing.
00:32:35Are you serious?
00:32:36Let's go!
00:32:38Come on.
00:32:39Robert, come on, seriously.
00:32:43All right, here's the deal.
00:32:45We go from here, around that tree, and back.
00:32:49Whoever hears first, okay?
00:32:51I'm tired already.
00:32:53Good.
00:32:55Go!
00:33:01Watch out!
00:33:02Get out of my way!
00:33:04I'm coming!
00:33:06Hey, turn, turn!
00:33:15Hey, Pop, look at Dad over there.
00:33:17What's he doing?
00:33:18Oh, I got you now.
00:33:24Jack?
00:33:25Woohoo!
00:33:27The winner!
00:33:30Yeah!
00:33:33Revisiting your youth is not so easy sometimes.
00:33:37Jack?
00:33:38Jack?
00:33:39What on earth?
00:33:41Are you okay?
00:33:42I think, I think he pushed me down.
00:33:44Honey!
00:33:49I'm sorry I beat you.
00:33:50Oh no, hey, all in good fun, right?
00:33:52Tomorrow we can try something different, you know, mix it up.
00:33:54No, you know...
00:33:55Come on!
00:33:56As much as I appreciate your generosity, you know,
00:33:59and you spending all this time with my family,
00:34:01I gotta pass.
00:34:02I mean, we should really just spend some time alone together, you know,
00:34:06maybe even get my novel started.
00:34:08Well, we at least gotta have dinner together, no?
00:34:11Yeah!
00:34:12You know, thank you, Eva, but Jack's right.
00:34:16We really need to spend some time together just as a family.
00:34:19I think I'm just gonna grill some burgers out tonight.
00:34:22Hamburgers? Oh, yeah.
00:34:24Can Tommy eat with us?
00:34:25Well, honey, it's family time.
00:34:27Yeah, not tonight.
00:34:28Yep, and Tommy, I am making my famous stuffed chicken.
00:34:31Let me tell you, I stuff it with spinach, pesto, and feta.
00:34:35It is delicious.
00:34:36You're gonna love it, I swear.
00:34:37Eva.
00:34:38Yeah?
00:34:39I seasoned the heck out of my burgers.
00:34:41She makes the best burgers in the world
00:34:44with all the fixes and trim-ins that'll make you want to hug your neighbor.
00:34:47Well, all right today.
00:34:48You guys enjoy your burgers, but how about we get together later for some dessert?
00:34:52Yeah!
00:34:53Dessert.
00:34:54You know what? Not tonight.
00:34:55All right, tomorrow morning, breakfast?
00:34:59Holly, breakfast.
00:35:01Wait, wait, dessert for breakfast?
00:35:03No, they're the best crepes we're gonna take.
00:35:05You're gonna love it.
00:35:06See you in the morning, Carters.
00:35:07All right, it's done, it's done.
00:35:08It was a great day.
00:35:09All right, sleep on it.
00:35:10Night, Carters.
00:35:11If you miss us, you know where I live.
00:35:13Bye!
00:35:14All right, bye, guys.
00:35:15What is going on here?
00:35:20So the family was working on reconnecting.
00:35:24At least, they were trying.
00:35:38So, this is quality family time.
00:35:42Sienna.
00:35:43I'm amazed that you've been able to keep quiet for a few moments.
00:35:46Hey, I'm sorry.
00:35:47Tommy lives really far away and I don't have that much time with him.
00:35:49You met him this morning.
00:35:52And he is just a boy.
00:35:53This is your family.
00:35:54Dad was just a boy before he became dad to you.
00:35:57He's husband to mom.
00:35:59Okay, whatever.
00:36:00It's the same thing.
00:36:02It's been a couple of days since you've had your cell phone.
00:36:04You haven't complained about that.
00:36:05I'm proud of you.
00:36:06That's because you've been all over Tommy's phone.
00:36:08It still shows some effort, okay?
00:36:10And I am proud of you.
00:36:12Besides, what would you be doing different if you were on the web?
00:36:14Hmm?
00:36:15I mean, can't you just comment to us whatever it is you'd be tweeting on Facebook?
00:36:18Yeah.
00:36:20Dad, you can't tweet on Facebook.
00:36:23That's not how.
00:36:26No?
00:36:27Well, why don't you just tell me what you would do then?
00:36:30Um, I just post pictures of me and my friends are hanging out or I comment on their pictures.
00:36:37Okay, well let's just pretend you took a family photo and you posted it.
00:36:41What would you say?
00:36:42Okay, um, with the parents, the dog, and the annoying brother.
00:36:49Heart sign.
00:36:50Hey.
00:36:51Heart sign!
00:36:52You see, we can communicate like this.
00:36:53Hashtag disturbing.
00:36:55I'm not talking like that.
00:36:56Fine.
00:36:57Why don't you tell us about the story of you and Brad at the park the other day playing basketball.
00:37:00What happened with that?
00:37:01Yeah, honey, you never told us what happened.
00:37:03Yay!
00:37:04Another story about a ball going through a ring.
00:37:07Hashtag dad's idea for commentary.
00:37:10Alright, you guys want the extra long version?
00:37:11Yes.
00:37:12Alright, well, me and Brad went to the park and we played a game of ball.
00:37:16The end.
00:37:19Hashtag.
00:37:20Hashtag.
00:37:30And the Carter family wasn't the only ones who needed to reconnect.
00:37:45This is good, honey.
00:37:47Time to play?
00:37:48Can you say something?
00:37:50What?
00:37:57Do you mind, um, passing the salt?
00:38:02Um, yeah, it's one of those.
00:38:08You're probably one of her workout buddies.
00:38:11It is my workout buddy.
00:38:13My trainer.
00:38:14My workout buddy.
00:38:15My trainer.
00:38:16You have no idea who he's training now.
00:38:18Did I tell you?
00:38:19Hello?
00:38:21Okay.
00:38:23Hold on a second.
00:38:24I'm telling you, now is the time to pick that cherry.
00:38:27As Peter Davis is there.
00:38:29Do you know what kind of deal we came up with?
00:38:31I got me a napkin.
00:38:32Well, look, I'll check on it right now.
00:38:34It's hot.
00:38:35Susie, I can't deal with the texting thing.
00:38:37I think it's rude at the table.
00:38:3813 points.
00:38:39So I figured I'd call you instead.
00:38:40So listen, are you going to meet us?
00:38:42I'm working out with Kish.
00:38:43Since last March.
00:38:44Right.
00:38:45It hasn't been that high.
00:38:46So I think if we could grab...
00:38:47Wait, wait, wait.
00:38:48He wants me to do more lunges.
00:38:49500 cheers to you.
00:38:51Why aren't they arranged in alphabetical order?
00:38:54They didn't teach you that in school yet?
00:38:57Well, you see, the principle behind it was to keep people from typing too fast,
00:39:02which would prevent the typewriters from jamming.
00:39:05Well, why don't they just update it?
00:39:07Computers don't jam and people could type faster.
00:39:09That is a very good idea.
00:39:11But I kind of think people are really used to it now.
00:39:15Oh, in the old days, people's personal journals were kind of like their Facebook pages.
00:39:20Did you know that?
00:39:21Really?
00:39:22Yeah.
00:39:23Here, put your two pointers right here.
00:39:26Here?
00:39:27Yep.
00:39:28And go ahead, try to type a couple words.
00:39:29Like this?
00:39:30Give it a go.
00:39:42Uh-oh.
00:39:44Oh.
00:39:46Well, that's no good.
00:39:48What do you think happened?
00:39:49Let me check.
00:39:56Yeah, it looks like the entire village is out of power.
00:39:58Oh, we should go to Tommy's house and see if his electricity is working.
00:40:01Yeah, and if it is, we can catch the rest of the ballgame.
00:40:03Well, I can see their place from here, kids.
00:40:06They don't have any lights on either.
00:40:08Well, this is liable to be a long night.
00:40:11Maybe you should go get some more firewood.
00:40:13Be careful.
00:40:14Well, Kyle's got my back, right, Kai?
00:40:16Yes, sir.
00:40:17Let's go.
00:40:19We'll be back as soon as we can, Mom.
00:40:24I know of a spot up here we can grab some wood.
00:40:26All right.
00:40:28Hey, you know what?
00:40:29Let's go.
00:40:30Let's go.
00:40:31Let's go.
00:40:32Let's go.
00:40:33Let's go.
00:40:34Let's go.
00:40:35Sorry.
00:40:37Hey, can I ask you something?
00:40:38Yeah.
00:40:40How are you getting along with your sister?
00:40:42I don't know. Fine.
00:40:45Something's bothering me.
00:40:46You know, this boy thing.
00:40:50She won't really talk to me about it.
00:40:53I mean, even the sweetest of boys can break a young girl's heart, and I'm worried about her.
00:40:57Dad, don't worry, okay? I'm going to take good care of her.
00:41:01I love you so much.
00:41:16Wow.
00:41:20This is beautiful.
00:41:23Mm-hmm.
00:41:25I mean, sweetheart, I love you.
00:41:28I love you.
00:41:29I mean, this lighting, it's perfect for writing.
00:41:33Hey, that rhymes.
00:41:35Oh.
00:41:38Writing?
00:41:41Are you really going to write now?
00:41:46Maybe.
00:41:49Oh, my gosh. Stop.
00:41:51Damn.
00:41:59Okay.
00:42:08Okay.
00:42:15Hey, Carter family.
00:42:17How are you doing today?
00:42:19Well, we were doing fine until our power went off last night.
00:42:21Our power went off last night, too.
00:42:25And then I turned the generator on, and it came back.
00:42:28Why don't you guys come over and get warm? Have some hot breakfast.
00:42:30No, no, no, no. We're fine. We're fine.
00:42:31No, we're not. We're freezing and hungry.
00:42:33Tommy's place. Tommy's place.
00:42:35Hey, Mr. Jones, do you think it'd be okay if we, um...
00:42:37Turn on the big game? It's already on, buddy.
00:42:40Oh, cool. Let's go.
00:42:41Come on. Why don't we just, um, have family time at the Joneses?
00:42:44No, no, no. You guys go. Okay? I'll stay here and do a little writing.
00:42:50Why don't you write where it's warm? If that's what you want to do.
00:42:53Jack, I could sure use your advice on some poetry.
00:42:55I've been scribbling down the last couple years. It would mean a lot to me to have your help.
00:42:58You know, it sounds great.
00:42:59Excellent. Let's go.
00:43:00Okay. Let's go, kids.
00:43:02About time. Let's go. Let's go.
00:43:06Faster.
00:43:08Come on, boy. You'll freeze here.
00:43:14Hmm?
00:43:15Are you kidding me? A first edition Prince and the Popper?
00:43:19Not a first edition. My wife knew that was my all-time favorite book as a kid.
00:43:24She goes to some fancy charity auction. She buys it for me.
00:43:29You're so good at that. Can you show me how to do it?
00:43:31Yeah, watch.
00:43:35Yeah!
00:43:36Ho-ho! Three-pointer! Yes!
00:43:39I have two confectioners. A built-in grill.
00:43:42You want to trade lives with me?
00:43:44Honey, I hope you don't want to trade everything.
00:43:47Oh, sweetie, not you.
00:43:49Um, all right.
00:43:52You are a lucky man, my friends.
00:43:56Thanks. I am a very, very lucky man.
00:44:00Hey, who wants to play some games?
00:44:01I'm in.
00:44:02All right, let me set everything up.
00:44:03Wait. Everybody wants to play games when he says it, but not when I say it?
00:44:07Come on, now. Come on.
00:44:10Baby. Children.
00:44:12Oh, it's Thomas.
00:44:15Boy. Boy. Boy.
00:44:17Little boy.
00:44:22Are those clowns?
00:44:24Factory! Factory!
00:44:29Boy. Child labor.
00:44:31Child labor law. Yes. Yes.
00:44:36Doll factory.
00:44:37Doll factory?
00:44:39Charlie. Charlie. Charlie Brown?
00:44:41Worst photo ever!
00:44:43Tina. Tina.
00:44:44Charlie. Charlie Brown.
00:44:45Alfalfa's baby picture.
00:44:47Worst sweater ever.
00:44:48Insane asylum.
00:44:50That looks like the dog we used to have, no?
00:44:55Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
00:44:57Oh, that was good.
00:44:59Charlie Brown!
00:45:00Charlie Brown!
00:45:02You tried. You tried.
00:45:03Oh, yeah. But I still got the old boy.
00:45:08That was good.
00:45:09Oh, I love that.
00:45:11All right, Jones family, are we ready to steal?
00:45:16Ready? Ready? Ready?
00:45:17Okay, go. Go.
00:45:19All right, here we go.
00:45:20Look, it's me.
00:45:25The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
00:45:26Yes!
00:45:28Wait a second.
00:45:30That was Sienna. That was Sienna.
00:45:32You're on my team.
00:45:36You're on my team.
00:45:38My daughter shouted, blurted out the answer.
00:45:43First word.
00:45:47Two syllables.
00:45:52Ride.
00:45:53Biker.
00:45:54Truck driver.
00:45:55Range.
00:46:01Taxi driver!
00:46:02Yes!
00:46:03Yes!
00:46:04Taxi driver!
00:46:05All right, son, daughter, come on.
00:46:07One of you kids, do it.
00:46:08Honey, you should go next.
00:46:09Good idea. Good idea.
00:46:11I'm down here.
00:46:12You know, I mean, this is perfect for you.
00:46:16Is it earwax?
00:46:18All right.
00:46:19Two words.
00:46:21First word.
00:46:24First syllable. One syllable.
00:46:26Ear.
00:46:27Earwax.
00:46:28Earwax!
00:46:29Yes!
00:46:30Yes!
00:46:31Yes!
00:46:32Yes!
00:46:33Yes!
00:46:36Wait, what movie is earwax?
00:46:39We were in the bodily fluids section.
00:46:41I missed that one.
00:46:43It's a movie.
00:46:48These are amazing.
00:46:50Really?
00:46:51I mean, did you ever think about having these published?
00:46:53No, no, I just wrote them down just to get them out of my head.
00:46:56Gosh, I'm impressed.
00:46:58Oh, thanks.
00:46:59In fact, I am gonna go to the cabin right now and do a little writing.
00:47:02Well, stick around. I've got this amazing computer program.
00:47:05You just talk into it. It writes it all for you.
00:47:08Oh, no, no, no. I would be lost if I had to do that.
00:47:10I'm just gonna go back, start a fire, and, you know, do it the old-fashioned way like our forefathers.
00:47:14It might inspire me.
00:47:15At least let your wife and kids stick around.
00:47:17They're having such a good time. They'll stay warm anyway.
00:47:20I appreciate that tremendously. Finally, I can focus.
00:47:23Okay.
00:47:25Good luck.
00:47:27I hope you focus.
00:47:30Oh, yeah, that wasn't good.
00:47:40That was so awesome.
00:47:42Night, Dad.
00:47:43See you in the morning, Dad.
00:47:45We're back.
00:47:52How's it going, honey?
00:47:56It's not.
00:48:00I don't know. It's just Robert.
00:48:04Don't you get the feeling that he's always trying to upstage me the way he's just flaunting his money and his success in my face?
00:48:13You know, I really don't think so.
00:48:17I think he's just really excited to see his old friend.
00:48:21He's a sweet guy, and he likes to be generous with his money.
00:48:27It must be nice to be so generous.
00:48:36I'm going to go warm up the bed for you.
00:48:39You come soon?
00:48:42Yeah, I'll be there later.
00:48:45Okay.
00:48:57Hey, got the game on good.
00:49:00This will be nice.
00:49:02A father-son bonding time.
00:49:08How old are you now?
00:49:10Fifteen, Dad.
00:49:12Seriously?
00:49:13Yeah, seriously.
00:49:16Wow.
00:49:17You know, I remember when I was fifteen, my dad...
00:49:21Yeah.
00:49:23Well, what'd they come back with?
00:49:24Well, what'd they come back with?
00:49:26Oh, no. Who could do better than that?
00:49:29Thanks for your company, Dad.
00:49:42Hey.
00:49:44Hey.
00:49:46Eva made these.
00:49:48I thought you might want them.
00:49:50So, the kids are with Robert and Eva.
00:49:52Robert ordered some pay-per-view game on TV for Kyle to watch,
00:49:55and Eva is chaperoning Tommy and Sienna in the hot tub.
00:50:00And later...
00:50:01Wait a second.
00:50:02I'm going to go over and help Eva make lunch,
00:50:04and we'll see if we can coexist together in the kitchen.
00:50:06Tommy and Sienna are in the hot tub?
00:50:09Honey, it's fine.
00:50:12And it's the perfect time for you to get some writing done.
00:50:16How do you like that?
00:50:17How do you like that?
00:50:19Um, I spoke to management.
00:50:21They said they'll have the electricity on later.
00:50:26Great!
00:50:48Hey!
00:50:50Don't look at me like that, Buster.
00:51:07What do you think?
00:51:18Oh, Buster.
00:51:20Why can't I write anything good, huh?
00:51:23I mean, you're supposed to help me.
00:51:24You're supposed to be my muse.
00:51:28I know.
00:51:30I'm just a little preoccupied right now.
00:51:32I mean, I'm just thinking about Mr. Millionaire over there, and...
00:51:37Boy, what I could do with some of his money.
00:51:39I thought you were going to give me some good ideas.
00:51:40And look at you.
00:51:41You're not even listening to me right now.
00:51:44What should I write about?
00:51:52Probably being a little hard on myself, right?
00:51:56Excuse me.
00:51:57Are you ignoring me now?
00:51:59Did I just break one of the Ten Commandments?
00:52:01Huh?
00:52:05I suppose that's why I've got to write this novel.
00:52:08So people will just know that I'm worth something.
00:52:11Hold on.
00:52:13This is going nowhere fast.
00:52:14Maybe we should take a break, huh?
00:52:15You want some coffee?
00:52:17Hmm?
00:52:19Maybe we should go over to the Joneses and thank them for the pastries.
00:52:23That's probably the polite thing to do.
00:52:28Clear the mind, and then I can come back and...
00:52:31and write something magical.
00:52:35I mean...
00:52:37and write something magical.
00:52:41Is that a good idea?
00:52:46Come on. Let's go.
00:52:48Come on.
00:52:49Wow, Tommy.
00:52:50What I wouldn't do to be in your shoes.
00:52:52Do you have any threes?
00:52:54Yeah.
00:52:55Sweet.
00:52:56I mean, your dad is the coolest.
00:52:59He's alright.
00:53:00Do you have any fours?
00:53:01Uh, no. Go fish.
00:53:03Just alright? Are you kidding me?
00:53:04I mean, he practically knows every stat of every ball player ever.
00:53:07Yeah, and you're going to stay in places like this all the time with huge green TVs,
00:53:10and you're going to go snowmobiling whenever you want.
00:53:12And I bet you have, like, a basketball court at your house back in Cali.
00:53:16It's... it's a half court.
00:53:17Oh, man.
00:53:18Come on.
00:53:19And his dad is getting a BMW for his 16th birthday.
00:53:22Are you serious? What kind?
00:53:23Honestly, I'd rather have, like, a CJ5.
00:53:25Just an old Jeep.
00:53:26Tommy, do you want to get, like, married so your dad can be my dad and...
00:53:30This phone. I just love it so much.
00:53:35Uh, Kyle, do you want a refill?
00:53:37Yes, please. Thank you.
00:53:38Yeah, no problem.
00:53:39Hurry back.
00:53:43What would you do if Mom and Dad saw you with that?
00:53:45Please don't tell them.
00:53:46Oh, no, don't worry. I'm not going to tell on you.
00:53:51So, you really like that kid, huh?
00:53:56Yeah, I mean, he's, like, totally super cute, right?
00:54:00Well, I mean, if you ever need anybody to talk to or have any questions about anything, I'm here for you.
00:54:07I am your big brother.
00:54:10Thanks, Kyle. That's really sweet.
00:54:14Okay, no, stop, because my mascara's going to run.
00:54:23Made us some hot cocoa.
00:54:26Thanks.
00:54:27Thanks.
00:54:29I also rented us a giant helicopter, big enough for all of us.
00:54:34We're going to have a sunset tour over the mountains. It's going to be awesome.
00:54:38That sounds awesome.
00:54:42Look, thank you for everything. Really. I mean, I appreciate your generosity.
00:54:51I mean, my kids love you. Really.
00:54:54I mean, I love you, but I need to spend a little alone time.
00:55:00You know, and maybe you should be with your family.
00:55:04When's the last time you hugged Tommy? Seriously.
00:55:09Why don't you take him on a helicopter ride?
00:55:16I'm going to get some writing done.
00:55:20Thanks, man.
00:55:25How about one last challenge?
00:55:30Order take all?
00:55:39What do you have in mind?
00:55:42We're on a roll. Kids, lunch is almost ready. It's fun having you in the kitchen.
00:55:47Yeah.
00:55:48Say, you wouldn't want to keep going, maybe, and make a dessert?
00:55:52Dessert, yes. I totally forgot to have dessert delivered with my groceries this morning.
00:55:57You have your groceries delivered?
00:55:59You don't.
00:56:01Wow.
00:56:02Wow.
00:56:04You know, I'm sure we can make something from whatever you've got here.
00:56:07Okay.
00:56:08In fact, I bet you have all the ingredients necessary to make my grandmother's famous chocolate fudge brownies.
00:56:14Warm and flaky on the outside, melty and fudgy in the...
00:56:16Oh, fancy that. We got everything I need for my famous white chocolate cheesecake with a surprise cookie crumble crust.
00:56:23My grandmother's brownie is really good.
00:56:26Sounds a little boring.
00:56:29I'm just saying.
00:56:33Look at our husband go.
00:56:35So the boys were at it again.
00:56:37This time, there was no fooling around.
00:56:40So the boys were at it again.
00:56:42This time, there was no fooling around.
00:56:45Say, you wouldn't be up for maybe a little friendly competition, would you?
00:56:53You're on.
00:56:57This was war.
00:56:58How do you feel?
00:56:59That hike almost killed me.
00:57:01Good. Final challenge.
00:57:03This is for all the marbles.
00:57:05The finale of the Carl Carter Memorial Olympic Games.
00:57:09Let's do it for your pop.
00:57:11So far, if you keep your track of the medal count, I've won the snowshoe, the charades, well, everything.
00:57:17Wait, wait. Technically, I got half a point for charades.
00:57:21You've won nothing.
00:57:22Okay.
00:57:23But if you win this, you're the champ. Okay? Deal?
00:57:26I love you, Pop.
00:57:28First man down on three. Ready?
00:57:30Three!
00:57:33Two!
00:57:50Dude!
00:57:51I made it first. What are you talking about?
00:57:53That was a tie.
00:57:54All right, it was a tie.
00:57:55That was a tie.
00:57:56That was a tie. How do we settle this?
00:57:58I'll tell you how we settle this.
00:58:01Hey, Tommy. Can we speak for a moment?
00:58:04Uh, yeah, of course.
00:58:07Sienna's downstairs watching the dessert contest between our moms.
00:58:11Oh, that's funny.
00:58:13Yeah.
00:58:15Listen, though, I mean, you seem like a great kid, but if you hurt my sister in any way, I'm gonna have to pound on you, all right?
00:58:22Yeah, of course. I mean, I understand.
00:58:26Uh, I never hurt her, but do you even think she likes me?
00:58:33Or do you think she's just acting like it because she wants to use my phone?
00:58:39It's definitely not your phone, all right?
00:58:42Cool.
00:58:44It's ginger. It's an awful ginger. It's like chocolate foam.
00:58:55Oh.
00:58:57Eva.
00:58:59This is fantastic.
00:59:00This is awful.
00:59:03Well, that's a little harsh.
00:59:05No, it's awful because it is so much better than mine.
00:59:08Oh, my God. I can't stop eating this thing.
00:59:13Oh, my God, you're so much...
00:59:16You're really talented at pawing.
00:59:19Thank you, Eva.
00:59:23Well, thank you.
00:59:26Maybe that says more.
00:59:27Sometimes it is.
00:59:33Mom, can we please just stay here while our power's out?
00:59:37No, kids.
00:59:38Mom, isn't it, it'd be more comfortable? You could cook easier. There's more games to play. There's more stuff to do.
00:59:42They have a huge TV with cable, and we can watch a movie. They have a jacuzzi.
00:59:46This place is pretty spectacular, but we're going to ours.
00:59:52Watch out. It's slippery.
00:59:57I had you.
00:59:59You might have had me, but I crossed the finish line first.
01:00:03I'm a champion!
01:00:05All right. You want to say it's a tie?
01:00:07Okay, it's a tie.
01:00:08It's a tie.
01:00:09We tied.
01:00:10That means I won, because I won all the other events.
01:00:12Okay, wait a second. Stop, stop, stop.
01:00:15I'll tell you. There's only one way to fix this.
01:00:19What?
01:00:20One last challenge.
01:00:21What is it?
01:00:23Family versus family. Carter versus Jones.
01:00:26Okay.
01:00:28Whoever finds the Arbol de Navidad Perfecto first wins the whole thing.
01:00:36The tree?
01:00:37Yes!
01:00:38The magic tree?
01:00:39So the lines of challenge were drawn in the snow.
01:00:44As both men went to work, informing their families and getting them ready for the greatest adventure they had ever embarked on,
01:00:52finding Arbol de Navidad Perfecto, the magic tree.
01:00:59Okay, Jones family, we are going on a family adventure together to find a giant Christmas tree.
01:01:06A giant Christmas tree.
01:01:08What about the 30-foot thing behind you?
01:01:10Do you remember how much we paid a designer to decorate that thing?
01:01:13No, no, no. Not that Christmas tree.
01:01:15We are looking for a legendary tree.
01:01:17It's called El Arbol de Navidad Perfecto.
01:01:19I don't even know if it exists, but people have been searching for this thing their entire lives.
01:01:23Have not found it.
01:01:24Today, we are going to find it.
01:01:26But before we go, there's something I need to say to you.
01:01:32Come here. Stand up.
01:01:37I hope you don't think I'm a lousy dad.
01:01:39And I know I don't say this to you enough, but...
01:01:44I love you, son.
01:01:46I'm very proud of you.
01:01:48Go get dressed!
01:01:51Is that okay?
01:01:53I don't know, honey, but all I do know is, we'd better find that tree.
01:01:57Get dressed.
01:01:59Arbol de Navidad Perfecto.
01:02:02What is that?
01:02:03The Arbol de Navidad Perfecto is a story that my father used to tell me when I was nine years old.
01:02:08It's a Christmas tree, a magic Christmas tree, that exists somewhere here in Farlington Pines.
01:02:14And legend has it that whoever finds it will receive eternal happiness and riches beyond their wildest dreams.
01:02:21Wait, a magic Christmas tree?
01:02:24Yes.
01:02:25Well, we've got to go find it.
01:02:26Yes, and before the Joneses.
01:02:28We've got to go find it.
01:02:29Yes, and before the Joneses.
01:02:31So just think of it as like, I don't know, a treasure hunt, and we're looking for the treasure.
01:02:38Okay.
01:02:41We're going to need a map.
01:02:42Wait, wait, like this one?
01:02:49Look.
01:02:52Where did you get this?
01:02:54I found it the other day in a book.
01:02:56No, this is my map. I drew this when I was nine years old.
01:03:00Oh, honey.
01:03:04I feel pretty good about this, guys.
01:03:09Me too.
01:03:13I think we've got Willow through Calvary Pass covered, but I might be between the reed and Benson Ridge, right here.
01:03:18Well, that looks awfully high, honey. You know altitude makes me bloated?
01:03:21I know.
01:03:22Well, you should know more in that area. Have you ever seen it?
01:03:25We're usually off down on this side of the mountain.
01:03:29You know, this isn't even this mountain ridge.
01:03:31What?
01:03:32All right, come on. Focus, focus. Where is this magic tree?
01:03:37Come on, Jones family.
01:03:38If we go down this trail here, if we can focus on hitting Silver Lake to Twin Lakes, it's got to be in there, okay?
01:03:46Kind of like Twin Peaks?
01:03:48You guys ready to do this?
01:03:49Yes.
01:03:50Let's find this tree!
01:03:51Let's go get this tree!
01:03:53But sometimes you don't know what you're really looking for.
01:03:57But you have to start the journey.
01:03:59Because the journey is what it's all about.
01:04:12Jack, don't you want to stop and look at the view?
01:04:17Don't you want to stop and look at the view?
01:04:21Come here, honey.
01:04:22It's gorgeous.
01:04:24This is awesome.
01:04:27Come on, let's keep going.
01:04:30Honey, but this is...
01:04:34How much farther?
01:04:37I mean, would you look at this view?
01:04:48Hello? Sir? Sir?
01:04:51We're just a little lost.
01:04:54How are you today, sir?
01:04:57We can't seem to find this old tree.
01:05:00This ancient arbol de Navidad.
01:05:05Perfecto?
01:05:06The sacred tree.
01:05:07Yes, yes, the sacred tree.
01:05:08The sacred tree.
01:05:09The sacred tree.
01:05:10The sacred tree.
01:05:11The sacred tree.
01:05:12The sacred tree.
01:05:13The sacred tree.
01:05:14The sacred tree.
01:05:15The sacred tree.
01:05:16Yes, yes, the sacred tree.
01:05:17You don't find the sacred tree, it finds you.
01:05:23But try that way.
01:05:25So you're saying it's that way?
01:05:29He says it finds us!
01:05:31We can't find it!
01:05:35And sometimes you can't see the forest through the trees.
01:05:47Oop!
01:05:50Oop! Be careful!
01:05:55It's around here somewhere.
01:05:57How are you guys holding up?
01:06:00Hey, Dad, how much farther is it?
01:06:03I'm so tired.
01:06:07Let's just... let's go.
01:06:09I think we've gone a little too far.
01:06:11I think we've gone a little too far.
01:06:17Sorry, we're a little lost.
01:06:20Do you have any idea where we are?
01:06:22Yeah, do you?
01:06:25Hello?
01:06:28Oh.
01:06:35Okay, come on.
01:06:36Oh, boy.
01:06:38Keep it.
01:06:40Honey, he's as lost as we are.
01:06:46Oh, really, honey?
01:06:49Honest to God.
01:06:56This all looks the same.
01:06:58So beautiful.
01:07:00I used to hike all through here when I was a kid.
01:07:03Let me guess, it was uphill both ways, huh?
01:07:05Come on, let's keep going.
01:07:09I really hope this tree exists.
01:07:16I'm sorry.
01:07:17Just hold it.
01:07:18No, I'm sorry.
01:07:19We're almost there, I know it, honey.
01:07:20Oh, my gosh.
01:07:22It's this way, guys.
01:07:26It's this way.
01:07:35Baby, I think I just have to crawl at this point.
01:07:38The snow is so deep.
01:07:40Whoops.
01:07:42Hang in there, guys, we're almost there.
01:07:43I'm trying.
01:07:46Thank God for Pilates.
01:07:48Hey, it stopped snowing.
01:07:50Oh, my God, I can open my jacket for a second now.
01:07:54Oh, yeah, I think we're getting closer.
01:07:57You feel the magic?
01:07:58I feel a lot of cold snow, that's what I feel.
01:08:01That way.
01:08:02That's what she was saying this whole entire time, that way.
01:08:06Uh-huh, that way.
01:08:07I can feel it, that's right.
01:08:08Oh, for goodness sake.
01:08:14Okay.
01:08:17That's you and Buster and the kids, just keep going,
01:08:20just bear to the ride up there, okay?
01:08:22Come on, Buster.
01:08:23Yeah, we're gonna make it.
01:08:25We're gonna make it.
01:08:26Just bear to the ride up there, okay?
01:08:28Come on, Buster.
01:08:29Yeah, we're gonna find the street, okay?
01:08:31Yes, we are, son.
01:08:33Here's the map, sweetheart.
01:08:35I love you, keep going, okay?
01:08:37Look for Beaver Rock.
01:08:41Oh.
01:08:45Daddy.
01:08:48I just wanted to tell you how blessed I feel
01:08:50for having you in my life for as long as I did.
01:08:52Everything that you shared with me, everything that you taught me,
01:08:55I want to thank you so much
01:08:56because I get to pass that on to my family now.
01:09:00But I have just one favor.
01:09:03I need your help.
01:09:05And if you're up there next to the big man right now,
01:09:07please, Dad, please,
01:09:10ask him to point me in the right direction
01:09:12to find this magic Christmas tree.
01:09:15That's all I need.
01:09:17It's just one little sign.
01:09:20Exactly, looking for what?
01:09:23The tree, the tree.
01:09:24I know, I know, but where is it, where is it?
01:09:26It's this way, I feel it.
01:09:27Oh, that's gotta be it.
01:09:28Yep, yep, come on.
01:09:30If anything, we could look down off the hill.
01:09:33No, no, no, this way, this way.
01:09:35You sure?
01:09:36Yeah, yeah.
01:09:37Oh, yeah.
01:09:38All right.
01:09:40See, I told you I'd be an Al Jorsey type of girl.
01:09:45Oh, we're getting close.
01:09:47I hope so.
01:09:50It's gonna find us, come on.
01:09:52And sometimes, you have to know,
01:09:55you just have to believe.
01:09:58Buster?
01:10:03Buster, thank you, Daddy.
01:10:05Thank you so much.
01:10:06Buster, I'm coming, I'm coming, buddy.
01:10:09Everybody!
01:10:20Hey!
01:10:26Kids, follow Buster!
01:10:33Hey, Dad, I think that's it.
01:10:35I think that's it.
01:10:36I don't think that's it.
01:10:38Are you sure?
01:10:40Honey, are you sure?
01:10:42I'm sure.
01:10:44Well, how do you know?
01:10:46I just don't feel it.
01:10:48Can I help make you feel it?
01:10:51He said it would find us.
01:10:53And we found it.
01:10:55Keep going.
01:10:56Well, I got news for you.
01:10:57It found me, and I am just fine with that one.
01:10:59I just think this is so...
01:11:00Yeah, me too.
01:11:03Woo-hoo!
01:11:05Buster, you found it!
01:11:07Yes!
01:11:08We did it!
01:11:09The Alba de Navidad Perfecta!
01:11:12What are you doing?
01:11:13We found it, son.
01:11:14This is the tree.
01:11:15Oh.
01:11:16Really?
01:11:17Doesn't look like much.
01:11:18Are you sure, Dad?
01:11:19I mean, how do you know that's it?
01:11:21Because I can feel it.
01:11:29Oh, honey.
01:11:32It's beautiful.
01:11:38Wow.
01:11:47I've been searching for this tree my whole life.
01:11:56I've never been happy with who I was.
01:11:57I always wanted more.
01:11:58I wanted to give you guys everything.
01:12:03I'm just a son of a baker.
01:12:06But I should be proud of that.
01:12:10Finding this tree has just made me realize that...
01:12:15I'm the richest man in the whole world.
01:12:19I love you guys.
01:12:25Honey, you don't have to do anything more for us.
01:12:29I married the man of my dreams.
01:12:32He's everything I hoped he would be.
01:12:35Man, you're the best, Dad.
01:12:36I mean, you always do everything for us.
01:12:38I love you too, Dad.
01:12:39And I'll stop texting on my phone so much.
01:12:44I love you guys.
01:12:49You did it, Jay.
01:12:52You found it.
01:12:53What, is that it?
01:12:56That's it?
01:13:00That's it.
01:13:02Seriously, Dad?
01:13:05Yeah.
01:13:11Come on.
01:13:15Wait up!
01:13:21Well, looks like you found the tree.
01:13:25Congratulations, you win.
01:13:28We're both winners, buddy.
01:13:30I mean, look at this.
01:13:31Look at our families.
01:13:32Eternal happiness.
01:13:35Riches beyond your wildest dreams.
01:13:39Tommy, you have got a great dad.
01:13:43I mean, I'm so proud to be his friend.
01:13:46I can't wait to spend more time with him.
01:13:47He's got so much to teach me.
01:13:49Well, thank you.
01:13:51You're a great dad too.
01:13:54All right, that's it.
01:13:55You're all coming over to our house for a big old Christmas dinner.
01:13:59All of us.
01:14:00I'm not taking no for an answer.
01:14:01We wouldn't have it any other way.
01:14:03And we're cooking.
01:14:04You're on.
01:14:05All right.
01:14:08I love you guys.
01:14:09Love you too.
01:14:10I love you guys so much.
01:14:23Yes, Harbol de Navidad Perfecto was indeed a magical tree.
01:14:27Riches beyond your wildest dreams.
01:14:30And eternal happiness.
01:14:35I love you.
01:14:48And with that said, the two families worked together
01:14:51and cooked the best Christmas dinner they ever had.
01:14:55And they all had a new appreciation for themselves and each other.
01:15:02Ta-da!
01:15:04It's magic, people!
01:15:05Hey kids, come on!
01:15:08Come on!
01:15:11Oh, and dressing and stuffing.
01:15:14Yeah.
01:15:17What is it?
01:15:18Open it up.
01:15:19What'd you get me?
01:15:20Open it up.
01:15:23Merry Christmas, Buster.
01:15:26Look at them.
01:15:27Boyhood friends reunited.
01:15:29Oh, so cute.
01:15:30Imagine when they were six.
01:15:32To the Carter and Jones families.
01:15:34Eternal happiness.
01:15:35To riches beyond your wildest dreams, my friend.
01:15:39I hope you like it.
01:15:41I won't.
01:15:42Probably more mature.
01:15:44Which, speaking of, I could have been a little bit more mature.
01:15:47And I have to say, I'm really sorry, because you are so talented.
01:15:50And Robert and I were talking about it.
01:15:51Oh my God, really?
01:15:52Yes.
01:15:53And I don't know, if you have us, maybe we can invest in it.
01:15:55We could work together.
01:15:56We could maybe combine our recipes.
01:15:58Oh, are you serious?
01:16:00Yes, you are so talented.
01:16:01Thanks, honey.
01:16:02I would be honored.
01:16:03You would?
01:16:04Yes.
01:16:05Well, come on, let's talk about it.
01:16:07Robert and Jack continued their friendship and ended up going into business together
01:16:12and started a renovation at Fathering Pine.
01:16:19Merry Christmas.
01:16:20Merry Christmas.
01:16:21Merry Christmas, everybody.
01:16:22Wow.
01:16:24Is that for me or him?
01:16:26Buster, you can have chocolate.
01:16:28Merry Christmas, buddy.
01:16:30Good job.
01:16:31Merry Christmas, Buster.
01:16:34Oh my God, that looks delicious.
01:16:41Holly and Eva also got into business together and expanded the bakery,
01:16:47and it's been standing room only ever since.
01:16:50Do you want that to go?
01:16:51No, I can take it.
01:16:52Would you like some coffee with that?
01:16:54Hey, there you go.
01:16:55Mrs. Mason!
01:16:57Where's Sammy?
01:16:58Sammy, where are you?
01:16:59How are you?
01:17:01Like that?
01:17:02Oh, okay, all right, okay.
01:17:03This way.
01:17:06I got to watch Jack finally finish his novel.
01:17:09That was our story about a simple man and his family discovering their blessings
01:17:14and being happy with who they are and what they have.
01:17:19That year was a magic Christmas.
01:17:22And that's the end of our story.
01:17:28Merry Christmas.
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