All language subtitles for Magic Christmas (2014)

["We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
playing]

[narrator]
- From the look

of those beautiful lights
and decorations,

you'd expect this
to be a Christmas story.

And it is.

But above all,
it's a family story.

The Carter family story.

Somewhere in this room

that looks like it's inhabited
by a teenager

is their 16-year-old son Kyle.

There he is.

And I don't need to tell you
a girl lives here.

That's 15-year-old Sienna with
her best friend, the smartphone.

Nope, that's not me.

That's Mom and Dad,
better known as Jack and Holly.

And this whole house
is about to go off.

[alarms beeping and buzzing]

- [gasps]

[narrator]
- Nothing like waking up
early in the morning.

What fun.

- [groans]

[alarms continue]

[Jack groans]

[turns off alarm]

[sighs]

- Morning, Mrs. Carter.

- Morning, Mr. Carter.

[together]
Morning, Carter family!

[Jack chuckles]

[Jack groans, Holly sighs]

[narrator]
- Yup, that's me.

Bet you didn't see that coming.

I've been the family best friend
for over 30 years.

That's dog years.

Started as Jack's best friend,
and then Holly's,

and now finally the kids'.

- Hey, kids,
you guys getting ready?

Hey, kids, come on!

- Ugh...

- Sienna, do you have your
science project?

- Dude, just let me have it
for one second!
- No, you need to move.

- I just want one second!
- I was here first.

- Sienna?

[dog]
- Boy, I love Holly's cooking.

[Jack]
- Who's ready
for pancakes and eggs?

- Um, Dad?
- Yeah?

- Doesn't the tree
look kind of crooked?

- Maybe a little.

- A little?
It's practically sideways.

Did you even follow
the instructions?

- Of course I followed
the instructions, son.

It must be, uh, some sort of
design flaw.

- You know Ricky from my
basketball team?
- Yeah.

- He gets a real tree every year
and it's like, 15 feet tall.

- Not everyone has the money
for a 15-foot...

Christmas tree.

Sienna darling, look up.

Look up, honey.

Up!

Thank you.

- Thank you, sweetheart.

- Who's supposed to walk Buster
this morning?

- Sienna was.
- Kyle was.

- Kyle, could you get
your basketball

off the plate, please?

- Oh, that's so gross.
- Thank you.

- Mom... I'm starving!

- Moments away!

- Hey, Mom,
you need help plating?

- No, thank you, sweetie.

- Oh, my gosh,
my phone is so slow!

I better be getting a new
smartphone for Christmas.

- Uh, cell phones
are a little expensive.

Maybe you'll get one next year.

- If she's getting a new phone,
then I'm getting a car.

- Well, if he's getting a car...

I want a new kitchen.

- Okay, okay, listen,
maybe next year

everyone will get
everything they want

on their Christmas list.

- Next year?!

We're not gonna get Christmas
presents this year?

- Sweetheart, we're getting
Christmas presents this year,

but next year
we'll get bigger ones

because I'm gonna be making
a lot more money.

- Why don't we focus on the
blessings we already do have?

Like a delicious homemade
breakfast.

And a wonderfully
healthy family.

And the time in our schedules
to have a meal and talk.

[car horn honks, Buster barks]

- Well, that's Ricky
from the team.

Gotta go.

- Oh, yeah,
Courtney's picking me up.

- Well... Buster, don't you have
anywhere you need to go?

[Buster whines]

Oh, you good boy.

Man's best friend.

- [sighs]

Well, I still love you.

- And I love you, sweetheart,
and this looks delicious.

[Buster]
- And this is the Carter family
business-- Carter's Bakers.

Started in 1949
by Jack's grandfather.

- Thank you.

[Buster]
- Yeah, I know, Jack doesn't
look like a baker.

Holly is the chef in the family.

Jack always envisioned himself
traveling the world,

becoming a great writer.

But then real life came along:
a wife, kids, me.

And finally his dad got sick,

so Jack had to take over
the family business.

Jack feels he never had a chance
to fulfill his dreams.

- And Holly has come up
with a brand-new recipe

that I think
he will enjoy tremendously.

So do me a favor.

Serve those to him
this afternoon

when he gets back from work

with his favorite cup of coffee

and make sure you tell him

how much that Holly and I
appreciate him.

- I sure will.

- No, no, no, no, ma'am--
those are on me.

- Thank you!

- Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas.

- Mrs. Harmon,
how can I help you today?

- A loaf of Holly's
wonderful bread--
- Ah.

- And a box of cupcakes, please.

We're having the girls over
for mahjong tonight.

Mmm!

- I'll tell you a little secret.
- Hmm?

- I've added a couple of extras

because I am sure
Bertyl and Margie

will be coming over tonight,

and they can never eat just one
of Holly's cupcakes.

- That's true.

- And could you tell Herman
I said hello

and I'll probably be seeing him
at the next town hall meeting,

but I need his vote to get
those crosswalks funded

over at the school,

so please,
please mention that...

[Buster]
- The bakery struggles
a bit financially

but has been looking after
the family all of these years,

but Jack still wants to find

a way to make more money
for the family,

so he dabbles in the stock
market at every free moment.

He's not very good at it, but
you have to love him for trying.

- These are for the Clarks.

Their maid is picking them up
at 3:00.

- Ooh, their maid--
that must be nice.

- Nice, yes, I'm sure it is.

- Listen, I wanted to
show you something.

Look at this stock.

I would love to get in

on the ground floor
of this mutual fund.

I am positive it's going
through the roof.

- Really, honey?

You're a stock market
analyst now?

I mean, you barely passed
algebra in high school.

- What are you talking about?

I got a "B."

- B-minus, and only because
I tutored you.

- Well, sweetheart,
we have to do something.

I mean, we're barely making ends
meet as it is

and Kyle's going to college
next year

and Lord knows that Sienna

wants the most expensive
of everything.

- Honey, all teenagers do.

What's important is the quality
time we spend with them.

Gotta go, buns in the oven.

Customer.

- Sammy!

I think I know why you're here.

- Not that one-- that one!

- Oh.

Those are my favorite as well.

I hope you enjoy that.

- What do you say?

- Thank you.

- You're very welcome.

Anything else I can help you
with, Mr. Mason?

- Just came
for the cookie, Jack.

- No, no, no, that's on me.

- Oh, thanks, Jack--
Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas.
- Happy holidays!

- Merry Christmas, Mrs. Mason.

[Sammy]
- Bye, Jack-- Merry Christmas.

- Honey... you gotta stop giving
the pastries away, okay?

- It was just a cookie.

- It's really sweet, but at some
point they gotta pay for 'em.

[Buster]
- So it was a few days
before Christmas

and Jack was about to have
a brainstorm

that was gonna change
the Carter family forever.

[Jack]
- Hey, honey?

[Holly]
- Yeah?

- Come here,
you have to see this.

- Coming.

- Farthering Pines
is closing down,

but they're offering great rates
for one last season.

- What's Farthering Pines?

- Oh, it's this place
I used to love as a kid.

- Farthering Pines!

Oh...

We almost went there...

for our one-year anniversary.

- Right?

- Why didn't you guys go there?

- Well...

- That's about the time
your brother came along.

- Figures-- he ruins everything!

- [muffled]
I heard that!
- [sighs in disgust]

- Weren't we gonna go
on our fifth anniversary?

- Yeah...
- But then Dad got sick
and we had to cancel.

And we've just been too busy
to go ever since.

I mean, where has the time gone?

- Well, you got her
to pay attention

for a whole 16 seconds.

That's pretty good.

- Is it me or is this family
just not connecting anymore?

- You gotta keep trying, honey,

'cause every time you connect
is a victory.

- [quietly]
Family meeting.

Family meeting!

We are about to embark
on an adventure

that the Carter family has not
undertaken in many, many years.

Not only will it bring us closer
together as a family,

but it will give me
the opportunity

to write my
number-one-best-selling novel.

- Honey!

- And I can say it in two words.

Christmas vacation.

- [barks quizzically]

- What about the bakery?

- Honey, the bakery's
gonna be fine.

- So where are we going, Hawaii?
- Paris?

- Better.

Farthering Pines.

- Aww...

- Fathering Pines?
What is that?

A camp for dads or something?

- No, it's Furthering... Kyle.

- Located in the beautiful
mountains, with pristine snow.

There is hiking, skiing,
sledding.

We'll have a luxurious cabin
with a roaring fire 24/7.

We will be as cozy and snug
as bugs in a rug.

And I promise you all it will be
your favorite Christmas ever!

- Wait, wait.

So we're spending our family
Christmas in the wilderness?

- That is correct.

- Sweetie, what about the cost?

Can we afford this?

- This is the beautiful thing.

It is so affordable
that we cannot not do it.

- I don't know, Jack,
I don't know.

- Dad, I'm gonna miss
Monica's Christmas party.

- Yeah, Dad, and my team's on
a holiday basketball tournament.

- Please, listen to me.

This is so important, okay?

Life is just passing
this family by.

It seems like it was yesterday
that you were babies

and suddenly I wake up
and Sienna is 14!

- 15, Dad!
- 15!

- Oh, it does look exactly
as beautiful as it did

when we almost
went the first time.

- This looks really old.

Dad, did you do some research
on the Internet?

- Of course I researched it.

And speaking of the Internet,
you're gonna love this.

We are going off the grid.

That's right.

No distractions.

No cell phones, no iPads,
no laptops... no Internet.

- [gasps]
- No... cell phones?

- That's correct,
and that goes for me too.

I'm not gonna bring a laptop.

I will be writing on
an old-fashioned typewriter.

Ding! Skk!

- Oh!
- What's a typewriter?

- It's something old people use.

I don't know.

- This is an amazing idea.

You kids-- you are gonna have
the time of your life.

Honey... you have made me
so happy! Oh!

- [chuckling]

- You have made me so happy,

and this is going to make our
little family closer than ever.

I love you!

- Merry Christmas, kids!

[Kyle groans]

- They look so glum.

- [sighs]

[Buster]
- So there we were, packing up
for the Carter family vacation.

- Sienna, what did I say about
the phone, sweetheart?

- Dad, that's not fair at all.

Kyle gets to bring his ball.

[Buster]
- Nothing like a road trip

to bring the family
closer together.

- I hardly think
that's the same thing.

- Yeah, Sienna, definitely
not the same thing.

I mean, can't take selfies and
snapshots all day with my ball.

- Okay, well, what if there's a
blizzard and an earthquake

and it causes an avalanche
and bears start to attack us

and we're lost and we don't have
a phone and we need to use mine?

- Okay, okay, listen,

I will lock Mom's phone up
in the glove box

in case there's an emergency

but I want you to put your phone
in the house, thank you.

- Dad, it's a flip phone!

It doesn't even haven
Internet on it!

[camera clicks]

[Buster panting]

[Buster]
- And so began
the Carter family vacation

that would change
their lives forever.

♪

[Sienna]
- I have to go to the bathroom.

Can we stop?

[Holly]
- After we just stopped
for Kyle.

- Like, I need to go--
please stop.

[Jack]
- We have to get our schedules
together, kids, okay?

♪

[Kyle]
- Ugh, we've been
driving forever!

[Sienna]
- Hashtag: basketball's lame.

[Jack]
- Let me tell you something.

I am gonna be able to get
some writing done up here.

Wow, this is majestic.

♪

[Buster]
- At least it seemed like
a good idea at the time.

[Sienna]
- I'm hungry.

Can we go get something
to eat, please...?

♪

[Jack]
- Look at the sights up here!

[Holly]
- Oh, look at the creek!

[Jack]
- Oh, oh, oh, this little
bridge? My favorite.

I used to play down here
when I was a kid.

[Holly laughs]

And Sienna, aren't you happy now

that you're not gonna be
using a phone?

- Argh, I don't know
what to do with my energy.

I literally having texted
in like, days!

[bird screeches]

[Jack]
- We're almost there, kids.

Look at the sign-- huh?

[Holly, excited]
- Farthering Pines...

[Jack]
- [laughs]

What do you think, Buster?

[Buster barks, Jack laughs]

[Holly]
- Oh! That's the one... that was
the one from the picture!

- [laughs]

This is it right here.

- Oh, Jack...

[Buster]
- The country.

Fresh air... the mountains...
snow, pine trees.

- Made it.

[Buster]
- I was sold.

[Buster barks]

- Honey...!

[Kyle]
- Oh, man, that took forever.

- What are you talking about?

It was only three hours.

[Sienna]
- Wow, I miss home already.

- I love it.

- Let's go inside.

[wind whistling]

[Holly]
- Oh...!

[Buster barks]

- Ah... this is it.

This is the cabin I used to
come to when I was a kid

with Grandpa.

- It's adorable.

- What do you say we go inside
and then we can unload the car?

- Yeah.
Come on, Buster.

[Buster barks]

[Kyle]
- You wanna go inside, buddy?

[Jack]
- Come on, guys, shake it out.

Let's get warm.

[door creaks]

[floor creaks]

♪

- This place is so small.

- Well, I think it's charming.

- Is this what the old days
looked like?

- Well, it is their least
expensive cabin.

- Figures!

- We chose it because it has
family meaning.

- You know what? I bet they
haven't even remodeled this

since you and Grandpa
were here last.

- It... does look remarkably
familiar.

- This is gonna be interesting.
- You know what?

They are so lucky I don't have
my phone right now

and I would review them
and give them one star!

- Well, I've got some good news
for you, sweetheart.

You and your brother
get to share a room.

Bunk beds.

- Seriously?

- I call top bunk.

[Jack chuckles]

- Bunk beds! fun!

[sighs]

What are we gonna do with them?

- [chuckles]

Let's get these bags off, buddy.

- All right, Dad.

- Wow, it's coming down!

Go on the other side,
go on the other side.

Can you get it?

- Yeah.

- All right, last one in's
a rotten egg.

[laughing]

[Buster]
- So Jack could not be happier,

spending time with his son,

his beautiful wife's cooking,

his loving daughter
getting used to the place.

- Whew!

Okay, firewood, where are you?

Where would you be
if you were firewood?

Well, I would be
right here but...

Kyle?

Okay...

So I looked all around
for some firewood,

I couldn't find any,

which means that you and I

are gonna go on
a little firewood expedition.

- All right.
- Well, we have central heat.

- Honey, we're in a cabin
in the middle of winter.

Besides, my dad used to start
a fire all the time

and it just wouldn't
be right if I didn't okay?

- You're right, but I'm cold
now, so I'm gonna turn it on.

- Good idea.

You ready?

- Yeah, let's go.

- Well...

That is for you, my friend.

You know what?

This reminds me of when I used
to go gather wood with my dad.

And I bet one day you might just
be out here with your son.

- Can't wait.

[Buster]
- Jack had all these wonderful
plans to show his kids

where his dad had taken him.

The sledding, the tree chopping,
building a fireplace--

a handing-down
of generation to generation.

A true Christmas vacation.

[Kyle]
- Shouldn't we be looking
on the ground?

You know, where we can actually
get to the wood?

- Yeah, but...

my dad used to teach me to look
up high for a clearing.

You wanna try to find a spot

where the sun's coming through
and drying out the branches.

- So just any one of 'em?

- Well...

We don't wanna harm
the living ones.

We just wanna find the dead ones

so we can break the branches
and chop 'em up easier.

[Buster]
- And when everything seems
like it's falling into place,

that's when life throws you
that curve ball.

- Buster, snow!

- We men! We make a fire!
[laughs]

- Jack!

- Robert?

- [laughing]
Why, hey, how are ya?

- Well, I'm, I'm great.

I mean, uh,
just plain old perfect.

Wow! You look like you're
doing wonderful.

- Oh, life is amazing!

It's like winning the lotto
every day.

- Honey bunny, you got your
family right here as well.

- I'm sorry, I'm Robert.

This is my beautiful wife Eva.

This little guy, that's Tommy,
our son.

- Oh, oh--
this is my wife, Holly--

she's the love of my life,
my flower, my everything.

- Uh, okay.

Nice to meet y'all.

- Hello.
- Uh, and this is Kyle.

- He's a all-star
basketball player.
- How's it going?

- And this over here...
- I'm Sienna.

- ...is, uh, my daughter.

And the man of the family--
[Buster barks]-- Buster.

- That's a very handsome dog
for a very handsome family.

[Buster barks]

- Oh... [chuckles]

- Uh... so... I'm sorry,
maybe I'm just beat.

How do the two of you
know each other?

- Well, it's, uh...
kinda funny, to be honest,

but Robert and I used to come
here when we were kids together.

- And we've been coming up
every year,

ever since this guy was small.

- Yeah.
- As a matter of fact,
it's the same place

that we used to stay
with your dad.

- No-- no, no.

Actually this is the place that
we used to stay at with my dad.

- Really?
- Yeah, yeah.

I mean, I have photos of us
standing in front of it.

- How cute.

- Wow, I just... I don't
remember it being so small.

That place is tiny.

Uh, we just picked up some
gourmet coffee beans.

We have a beautiful espresso
machine at the house.

Why don't you guys come over for
some hot chocolate, okay?

Give us a chance
to get the families

to get to know each other...

- I do!
- ...we can chat.

- Yeah, guys, let's go.

- Great idea.

[Kyle]
- Oh, my God...

- Place right across.
- You can't miss it.

- ...so weird.

[Eva]
- Please come... and welcome.

You'll love it here.

[Buster]
- Wow, talk about
a vacation home.

Yup, I was in love.

- Welcome!

- Hi!
- Hey.

- Oh, my heart, is he clean?

- Honey, don't worry.

- Oh! Buster!
- No, Buster, get down! Buster!

- Don't worry about it.

- Oh... is this what heaven
looks like?

- [laughs]

I thought heaven for her would
be like, a giant cell phone

with a battery
that never dies down.

- Kyle, get over yourself.

- Do you want a...

- Yeah!
- ...tour of the house?

- Yeah.

- It's fine, don't you worry.

- Sorry, sorry,
Buster's an imbecile.

- Oh, my God, yeah, it's just
I've never had animals--

- Sweetheart, we have a
housekeeper.

She'll clean it up.

Let him enjoy himself.

- All right,
make yourself at home.

- So, what do you think?

- I mean, you could fit five of
our cabins inside this one.

Hey, can I borrow your phone

just to take a picture
to send to one of my friends?

- Uh, yeah.
- Yeah, just...

- I don't know how you ever
wound up with such a deal.

- Well, there's days, I mean...

- I, I don't get it.

- ...stuff to do.

- A big-screen TV?

- So y'all were friends
when you were little.

Or-- you must have been, 'cause
you went on vacations together.

- Yeah, we were friends.
- We were very good friends.

- I mean,
we weren't best friends.

- We drifted apart.

- You know,
we just kinda lost touch.

- Which is a shame.

- Honey bunny,
you want the usual in yours?

- Yes, darling.

- That is a shame.

- But... we have now
to catch up, right?

- Exactly.

I mean, why don't you tell me

how you joined the ranks
of the one percent?

- Well, I don't know if we're
really there...

but we're not far off.

I, I just, uh... I don't know,
I got bored in college

and I started to dabble
in the stock market.

Turns out I'm pretty good
at it... thank you.

- Oh, Robert
is just being modest.

He's actually a genius at it.

- Well, I, I did make
my first million

by the time I was a junior

and I haven't looked back.

Uh, I just would invest in, uh,
you know, small businesses.

Computer graphics software,
restaurants, you name it.

Whatever it was...
somehow it flourished.

So you all met in college.

- Oh, no.
- [laughing]

No, Robert is a lot older
than I am.

- Oh, I , I didn't mean to...

It's just that Robert looks
so young and... so do you.

- Oh, well, thank you.

Well, unlike Robert,
I haven't had any work done,

but I understand the confusion

'cause, um, well, I had Tommy
at a very early age.

- And you're a stay-at-home mom.

- No, no, no, no, no, actually I
am the owner and executive chef

of Ed Garbanzo's.

- Wow.
- Yeah, well.

- What?

- It's a five-star restaurant
in Beverly Hills.

- Oh!

- Two Michelin stars.
- Nice!

- She learned everything from
her father, an excellent chef.

Tell us what you've been
up to, Jack.

You were such a dreamer
back in school.

Did you ever do anything

with those short stories
you were writing?

Did you ever get 'em published?

- Y... uh, I... have five
number-one best sellers.

- Really? Which books?

- He's joking.

[both laugh briefly]

- [chuckles]

A guy can dream.

Um, you know,
after my father died,

we started running the bakery,

so we've been doing that
for the past five years.

And Holly is an amazing baker
and pastry chef.

- Oh, a bakery.

Uh, doughnuts.

- Little cupcakes.
- Cute.

Well, Holly, that'll be great.

You and I can talk shop
while you're here.

- Mm-hmm, definitely.

- Like I said,
if you guys ever get bored,

your cabin's right...

[Buster]
- Sometimes you just don't talk
about really anything

while you're getting to know
each other.

- ...smells bad too.

Yours smells really good--
and it's clean too.

I'm pretty sure there's
something dying in ours.

- And we got the wonderful view
out back.

We can always
go sledding and tubing

right in the backyard too, so...

- Whew, it's beautiful.
- It's crazy.

- Hey, the game's on tonight.
- Yeah.

- Let's go watch it, dude,
let's go.

- ...your father's footsteps.

He was, he was...

- We miss him, we do.

Now, listen, we should let you
enjoy your castle.

- Oh, no, stay!

I love your intelligent dog.

- There 's a game.

They have a big screen, Dad.

- Yeah, Dad, and Tommy's gonna
play his guitar.

- Oh.
- I only know a few chords.

- He's a rock star.

Let's go, come on.

- No, no, listen, I'll pop open
a bottle of Dom,

we'll fire up the hot tub.

- Stick around.
- Hot tub?

Hot tub, Jack.

- Yeah... thank you all for your
hospitality.

- Goodness, I hope it's not on
account of the dog.

He was actually really quite
well-behaved.

- Uh, we love him.

- Hey...
- You, my friend...
I mean, wow.

This place is impressive.

I mean, you've done great for
yourself-- I'm proud of you.

- Jack, you're making it seem
like it's good-bye forever.

We're gonna be hanging out
all week, buddy.

- [chuckles]

Well, you know where to find me.

In the little cabin.

♪

- Well, you guys are welcome
back to the big cabin

any old time.

We're gonna be
firing up the grill soon.

[Jack]
- We got that thing
cooking now, right?

- Yeah.
- It's a little hot.

I told you, you just have to get
some oxygen to those flames.

Good job.

- Thanks, guys.
- Way to go!

- Okay, who's ready for a little

action-packed family time, huh?
Sienna?

Wanna play
some charades? Cards, huh?

Have a checker tournament... you
wanna have a checker tournament?

- [mumbling, whining]
- What?

- I miss my phone...

- What?

- I'm going to bed.

- That's... okay, good night.

Guess it's just the three of us.
What do you wanna do?

- Yeah.
- I don't know.

I'm pretty tired--
I think I'm gonna go to bed too

and just fall asleep listening
to the game on the radio.

- Are you kidding me?
- Good night, guys.

- You don't wanna play games?

What is the matter with
everybody tonight?

- It's our first night here
and it was a long day.

- Yeah, tell me about it.

- Besides...

You and I
can enjoy the fire together.

- [chuckles]

I love you, sweetheart.

- I love you too.

[Robert]
- Hey...!
- Whoa!

- We thought we'd invite
you and your family out

for a hearty breakfast at
Fresco's.

- The food is to die for.

It's absolutely fabulous.

- And afterwards we're going up
on the mountain on snowmobiles.

- Come on, Carters,
you gotta come.

- Dad, let's go, come on.
- Yeah, Dad, let's go.

- Kids, your dad
already made plans.

- Yes... or we would.

- Jack... I'm paying for
everything-- it's on me.

- Oh, no--
no, no, I couldn't do that.

- What 's money if you can't see
other people enjoy things

with you?

Besides, I've already paid
for the snowmobiles

and they're non-refundable.

- Dad...?
- What? No.

What about Buster?

- Leave him.
- Bring him!

Plenty of room in the car.

[Buster barks]

- Bring him... okay.

Well, okay... bring him.

[Jack sighs]

[Holly]
- [sighs]

Maybe it'll be fun.

- Buster... Buster!

You don't wanna snowmobile?

[Buster barking]

- Whoo...

That's right, we got this!

Whoo-hoo!

- Whoo!

[engines roaring]

- Are you okay?
- Yeah!

- [laughing]

[Jack laughing, Buster barking]

- Hey, Kyle.

[Buster]
- So, I'll tell you one thing.

This guy knows
how to enjoy himself.

He was definitely endearing
himself to the family.

- Can you wave?

Can you wave to Mama?

Lookit, look, Buster!

- Whoo!

- Whoo...!

[engines roaring]

- Ha...!

- Is that beautiful or what?

Huh?

Farthering Pines!

What do you say, Buster?

[Buster barks]

[Jack]
- [laughing]

Come on, Buster.

- That was fun.

- That was great!
You kidding me?

- How about hot chocolate?

- Oh, I'd love some.
I'll come--

What, Ghirardelli's?
Do you have that?

- Uh, Hershey's?
- Oh, I've never had that.

- Wasn't that the best?
- Hey, thank you, man,
seriously.

I mean, I've never had $30 eggs
Benedict before.

- Yeah, well, hopefully that's
not the last time.

I'm telling you,
a little perseverance,

hard work, luck,
you're gonna be fine.

You're gonna be writing that
novel before you know it.

- Well, from your mouth
to God's ears.

- Hey, uh...
- What?

- Ring a bell?
- Snowshoes?

- Yeah! Come on-- your dad,
winters up here...

- Carl Carter's Farthering Pines
Winter Olympics.

- Olympics! He used to make all
the kids in the neighborhood

compete in the snowshoe races.

- When we did the inner tube
races, remember those?

- The snowman building.

- Oh, and the snowman bowling.

- And the worst, the
cross-country skiing.

- Don't even bring it up,
I hated that.

- You were horrible at that.

- Wait a second, we were
horrible at that.

- You sucked-- you came in
last place every time.

- No, except for the times you
came in last place.

- No, I might have come in
second to last place,

but you owned--

- No, no, but wait.

You know
my favorite thing of all?

Was when we spent hours hiking
for that magical Christmas tree.

- Oh, that tree.

Arbol de...

[both]
- Navidad Perfecto!

- Right?

Whoever found it would have
eternal happiness.

- Riches
beyond your wildest dreams.

- You know, why are they closing
this place down?
- It's sad.

- I mean, you have
the swankiest cabin,

I've got that little
Daniel Boone model.

- Yeah, well, the owners,
they were trying to remodel

and they were trying to bring in
a higher class of people

and they ran out of money,

which is why
some of the places are great

and some of the places
are dumps.

I mean, anybody
could afford to live there.

But they forgot
about the middle class.

They need a consistent
clientele.

- No, wait, I'm...
I'm middle class.

- Yeah, okay.

Come on! Let's do this!

- Wait-- no, let's not.

- Come on, let's do this thing!

- Wait, wait, we're racing
again?

- Let's go...!

- Are we 10?

- On the line!

- Robert, come on, seriously.

- All right, here's the deal.

We do from here, around that
tree, and back.

Whoever here's first, okay?

- I'm tired already.
- Good.

- Go!
- Go!

[Robert laughing, Jack shouting]

- Ah, watch out...
- Get out of my way!

I'm coming!

- And turn!

- Aah...

- Aah!

- Hey, Mom,
look at Dad over there.

What 's he doing?

- I got you now, sucker!

Aah... [laughing]

Aah...!

- Oh...

- Jack!

- Whoo-hoo!

The winner...!

Yeah...!

[Buster]
- Revisiting your youth is not
so easy sometimes.

- Jack? Jack?

What on earth?

- You all right, Daddy?

- I think he pushed me down.

- Honey... [laughing]

[Robert]
- Oh, yeah!

I'm sorry I beat ya.

- Oh, no, hey,
all in good fun, right?

- Tomorrow we can try
something different.

You know, mix it up.

- No, you know.
- Come on!

- As much as I appreciate
your generosity, you know,

and you spending
all this time with my family,

I... I gotta pass.

I mean, we should really just,

uh, spend some time alone
together, you know?

Maybe even get my,
my novel started.

- Well, we at least gotta have
dinner together, no?

- Come over for dinner.
- Yeah!

- You know, uh, thank you, Eva,
but Jack's right.

We really need to spend some
time together just as a family.

I think I'm just gonna grill
some burgers out tonight.

- Hamburgers?
Oh, yeah!

- Can Tommy eat with us?

- Well, honey, it's family time.

- Yeah, not tonight.

- Yup, and Tommy, I am making my
famous stuffed chicken.

Let me tell ya, I stuff it with,
oh, spinach, pesto...

- Oh, pesto!
- ...and feta.

It is delicious!

You're gonna love it, I swear.

- Eva?
- Yeah?

- I season the heck
out of my burgers.

- She makes
the best burgers in the world.

With all the fixings
and trimmings,

it'll make you
wanna hug your neighbor.

- Well, all right to that.

All right, you guys
enjoy your burgers,

but how about we get together
later for some dessert?

[Sienna]
- Yeah!
- Yes, dessert.

- You know what?
Not tonight.

- All right, tomorrow...
morning... breakfast?

- Holly, breakfast.

- Wait, wait,
dessert for breakfast?

- Come on!
- No, they're the best crepes
where they're taking you.

You're gonna love it.

- See you in the morning,
Carters.

- It's done, it's done.
It was a great day.

- Bye, Carters.

If you miss us,
you know where we live!

- Bye, guys!

[Jack]
- What is going on here?

[Buster]
- So the family was working
on reconnecting.

At least... they were trying.

- So... this...
this is quality family time?

- Sienna.
- I'm amazed that you've been
able to keep quiet

for a few moments.

- Hey, I'm sorry, Tommy lives
really far away.

I don't have
that much time with him.

You met him this morning!

And he is just a boy.

This is your family!

- Dad was just a boy
before he became Dad to you.

- Husband to Mom.

- Okay, whatever,
it's the same thing.

- It's been a couple of days

since you've had
your cell phone.

You haven't complained about
that-- I'm proud of you.

- That's because she's been
all over Tommy's phone.

- It still shows
some effort, okay?

And I am proud of you.

Besides, what would you be
doing different

if you were on the web, hmm?

I mean, can't you just
comment to us

whatever it is
you'd be tweeting on Facebook?

- Yeah!
- [laughs]

Dad, you can't
tweet on Facebook.

That's, that's not how it works.

- No? Well, why don't you just
tell me what you would do then?

- Um... I'd just post pictures

where me and my friends
are hanging out

or I'd comment
on their pictures.

- Okay, well, let's just pretend
you took a family photo

and you posted it.

What would you say?

- Okay, um...

"With the parents, the dog
and the annoying brother."

Heart sign.

- Hey!
- Heart sign!

- You see, we can communicate
like this.

- Hashtag: disturbing.

- I'm not talking like that.

- Fine-- why don't you tell us
about the story of you and Brad

at the park the other day
playing basketball.

What happened with that?

- Yeah, honey, you never told us
what happened.

- Yay! Another story about
a ball going through a ring!

Hashtag:
Dad's idea for commentary.

- All right, you guys want
the extra-long version?

- Yes.
- All right.

Well, me and Brad
went to the park

and we played a game of ball.

The end.

- Hashtag.

[all sighing]

[Buster]
- And the Carter family

wasn't the only ones who needed
to reconnect.

[Eva]
- Mm... mm-hmm.

[sighs]

- This is good, honey.

- Pardon, what?
You say something?

- What?

You mind, um...

passing the salt?

- Um... yeah, it's,
it's one of those.

[phone beeps]

- Huh?

- Probably
one of her workout buddies.

- It is my workout buddy.

My trainer---

You have no idea who he's
training now...

[different cell phone rings]

Did I tell you?

- Hello?

[cell phone beeps]

- Okay...

- Hold on a second.

- I tell you, now is the time
to pick that cherry.

S.P. Entertainment is there.

Do you know what kind of a deal
we can get?

- Dad, we got any napkins?

- Well, look, I'll check on it
right now, it's...

- Suzy? I can't deal
with the texting thing--

I think it's rude at the table--

so I figured
I'd call you instead.

- Thirteen points...
- So, listen,
are you gonna meet us?

- ...since last March has it
been that high.
- Right...

- So if we could grab...
- He wants me to do
more lunges...

[Sienna typing slowly]

- Why aren't they arranged
in alphabetical order?

- They didn't teach you that
in school yet?

Well, you see
the principle behind it

was to keep people
from typing too fast,

which would prevent
the typewriters from jamming.

- Well, why don't they just
update it?

Computers don't jam and people
could type faster.

- [chuckles]
That is a very good idea,

but I kinda think people
are a little used to it now.

Oh, in the old days, uh,
people's personal journals

were kinda like their Facebook
pages, did you know that?

- Really?
- Yeah.

- Here, put your two pointers
right here and here.

- Here?
- Yup.

And-- go ahead, try to type
a couple of words.

- Like this?
[typing slowly]

- Okay, give it a go.

[fire crackling]

[faster typing]

[click]

- Uh-oh.

- Oh... well, that's no good.

What do you think happened?

- Let me check.

Yeah, looks like the entire
village is out of power.

- Uh, we should go
to Tommy's house

and see if his
electricity's working.

- Yeah, and if it is, we can
catch the rest of the ball game.

- Well, I can see their place
from here, kids.

They don't have
any lights on either.

- [exhales slowly]

Well, this is liable to be
a long night.

Maybe I should
go get some more firewood.

- Be careful.

- Well, Kyle's got my back,
right, Ky?

- Yes, sir.
- Let's go.

- We'll be back
as soon as we can, Mom.

I know of a spot up here
we can grab some wood.

Hey, can I ask you something?

- Yeah.

- How are you getting along
with your sister?

- I don't know-- fine?

Something's bothering me.

You know, this boy thing and,

and she won't really talk to me
about it.

I mean,
even the sweetest of boys

can break a young girl's heart
and I'm worried about her.

- Dad, don't worry, okay?

I'm gonna take good care of her.

- I love you, son.
- I love you too.

[fire crackling]

[door opens,
Jack and Kyle laughing]

- Wow...

This is beautiful.

- Mm-hmm.

- I mean...
Sweetheart, I love you.

- I love you.

- I mean, this lighting,
it's perfect for writing.

Hey, that rhymes.

- Oh...

Writing?

Were you really gonna write now?

- Baby...

- Oh, my gosh, stop...!

Eww... eww, eww, eww, eww, eww.

[panting and shuddering]

[banging on the door]

- I'll get it.

- Hey, Carter family.

How you doing today?

- Uh, well, we were doing fine

until our power
went off last night.

- Our power went off
last night too.

And then I turned the generator
on and it came back.

Why don't you guys
come over and get warm,

have some hot breakfast?

- No, no, no,
we're fine, we're fine.

[Kyle]
- No, we're not, we're freezing
and hungry.

[Sienna chanting]
- Tommy's place,
Tommy's place...

- Mr. Jones, you think
it'd be okay if we, um...

- Turned on the big game?

It's already on, buddy!

- Oh, cool, let's go!

- Come on, honey,
why don't we just, um...

have family time
at the Joneses'?

- No, no, no, you guys go, okay?

I-I'll stay here
and do a little wr-writing.

- Why don't you write

where it's warm
if that's what you wanna do?

- Jack, I could sure use your
advice on some poetry

I've been scribbling down
the last couple of years.

It would mean a lot to me
to have your help.

- You know what?
Sounds great.

- Excellent, let's go!
- Okay, let's go, kids.

[Sienna]
- About time--
let's go, let's go.

- Buster!

[Buster barking]

Come on, boy,
you'll freeze here.

- Hmm?
- Are you kidding me?

[game playing on TV]
A first edition
"Prince and the Pauper"?

- First edition.

My wife knew that was my
all-time favorite book as a kid.

She goes to some fancy
charity auction...

she buys it for me.

[Sienna]
- You're so good at that.

Can you show me how to do it?

- Yeah, watch.

- [chuckles]

[crowd cheers on TV]

- Oh-ho! Three-pointer! Yes!

[Eva]
- We have two convection ovens,
a built-in grill.

[Holly]
- You wanna trade lives
with me?

- Honey, I hope you don't want
to trade everything.

- Oh, sweetie, not you.
- She wants to trade.

- Come on...
- [chuckles]

You are a lucky man, my friend.

This is a keeper.

- Thanks.

I am a very, very lucky man.

Hey, who wants to play
some games?

[Kyle]
- I'm in.

[others agree]

- All right, let me set
everything up.

- Wait, everybody wants to play
games when he says it

but not when I say it?

Come on now, come on!

- Um... baby? Children?

- Boy, boy... boy wonder?

- Little boy...

- Are those clowns?

- Factory, factory!

- Um, kid, kid... argyle
sweater, point... child labor.

- Child labor laws!

- Pollution?

- Doll factory.
- Doll factory.

- Charlie...
Charlie, Charlie Brown?

Worst [indistinct] ever.

- Uh, "Peanuts"!

- Charlie, Charlie Brown.

Oh, [indistinct] baby picture.

Worst sweater ever.

- Insane asylum!

- That looks like your dog's
wee-wee pad, no?

[bell dings]

- "Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory"!

- Oh, that was good.

- Charlie Brown!
It's Charlie Brown!

- That was very good.

You tried, you tried.

- Told ya!

- You still got the old...
[slaps belly]

- Oh!
- Oh...

- That was good, that was good.
- Oh, I love that sound
after dinner.

Are we up, are we up?

- All right, Jones family?
- Yup! Jones family!

- Are we ready to steal?
- Whoo!

Let me get the timer.

Ready, ready, ready?

Okay, go, go.

- All right, here we go.

Look, it's me!

[Sienna]
- Uh... "The Lion, the Witch
and the Wardrobe"!

- Yes! Yes!

- Oh! Yeah!

- Wait a second!
That was Sienna!

That was Sienna!
You're on my team!

[all talk at once]

You're on my team!

My daughter shouted...
blurted out the answer!

- First word.

Two syllables.

Uh, ride, drive?

- Biker?

- Truck driver.

Uh...

Oh, "Taxi Driver"!

- Yes! Yes.

- "Taxi Driver"!

- All right, son, daughter.

Come on, one of you kids do it.

- Honey, you should go next.

- Good idea, good idea,
sit down here.

- You know, I mean, this is
perfect for you, honey.

- Is it here, honey?

- All right.

- Two words.

- Okay, um...

- First word.

One syllable.

- Ear.
- Ear wax.

- Ear wax!

- Loo...

- Loser!

[shouting and whooping]

- Wait, what movie is ear wax?

- We were
in the bodily fluids section.

- I missed that one.

It's a movie--
has to be a movie.

- It hasn't come out yet.

- These are amazing.

- Really?

- I mean, did you ever think
about having these published?

- No, no, I just write 'em down
just to get 'em out of my head.

- I'm impressed.
- Oh, thanks.

- In fact, I am gonna go
to the cabin right now

and do a little writing.

- Well, stick around.

I've got this amazing
computer program.

You just talk into it,
it writes it all for you.

- Oh, no, no, no.

I would be lost
if I had to do that.

I'm just gonna go back,
start a fire and, you know,

do it the old-fashioned way like
our forefathers.

It might inspire me.

- You can at least let your wife
and kids stick around.

They're having such a good time.

They'll stay warm anyway.

- I appreciate that
tremendously.

Finally I can focus.

- Okay.
- Thank you.

- Good luck.

- [sighs]

>> Hope you focus.

Oh, yeah, that was a good one.

♪

[door creaks open]

- That was so awesome.

- [chuckles]

Night, Dad.

- See you in the morning, Dad.

- We're back.

How's it going, honey?

- It's not.

I don't know.

It's just... Robert.

I mean, do 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?

- You know...

I really don't think so.

I think he's just really excited
to see his old friend.

He's a sweet guy and he likes to
be generous with his money.

- Must be nice
to be so generous.

- I'm gonna go warm up the bed
for you.

You come soon?

- Yeah, I'll be there later.

- Okay.

[crowd cheers on TV]

- Hey, you got
the game on, good.

This'll be nice.

A little father-son
bonding time.

How old are you now?

- Uh, 15, Dad.

- Seriously?

- Yeah, seriously.

- Wow...

[cell phone rings]

You know, I remember
when I was 15, my dad...

Yeah?

Well, what did they
come back with?

Oh, no,
we can do better than that.

I was gonna sell that...

- Thanks for your company, Dad.

- ...and make
the biggest profit...

Are you serious?

[typewriter keys clacking]

Hey.

- Hey.
- Ooh...

Eva made these.

- Thank you.

I thought you might want 'em.

Mmm...

- Uh, so, the kids are
with Robert and Eva.

Um, Robert ordered some
pay-per-view game on TV

for Kyle to watch

and Eva is chaperoning
Tommy and Sienna

in the hot tub, and later--

- Wait a second.

- I'm gonna go over
and help Eva make lunch

and we'll see if we can coexist
together in a kitchen.

- Tommy and Sienna
are in the hot tub?

- Honey... it's fine.

And it's the perfect time for
you to get some writing done.

How do you like that?

- Um, I spoke to management.

They said they'll have
the electricity on later.

- Great!

- [typing forcefully]

[wind whistling]

[Buster whines]

Don't look at me like that,
Buster.

[typing steadily]

[Buster huffs]

What do you think?

Ah...

Oh, Buster...

Why can't I write
anything good, huh?

I mean,
you're supposed to help me,

you're supposed to be my muse.

[Buster panting]

I know.

I'm just a little preoccupied
right now.

I mean, I'm just thinking

about Mr. Millionaire
over there and...

[sighs]

Boy, what I could do
with some of his money.

I thought you were gonna give me
some good ideas.

And look at you-- you're not
even listening to me right now.

[sighs]

What should I write about? Hmm?

Probably being a little hard
on myself, right?

Excuse me,
are you ignoring me now?

Did I just break one of the
Ten Commandments, huh?

[sighs]

I suppose that's why I gotta
write this novel.

So people would just know
that I'm worth something.

[sighs]

This is going nowhere fast.

Maybe we should take a break,
huh? You want some coffee?

[Buster whines]

Hmm? Maybe we should go
over to the Joneses'

and thank 'em for the pastries.

It's probably
the polite thing to do.

Clear the mind and then I can
come back and...

and write... something magical.

[Buster whines]

Is that a good idea?

[Buster barks]

[sighs]

All right, come on, let's go.
Come on.

- Wow, Tommy, what I wouldn't do
to be in your shoes.

Do you have any threes?

- Yeah.

- Sweet.

- I mean,
your dad is the coolest.

- He's all right.

Do you have any fours?

- Uh, no, go fish.

Just all right--
are you kidding me?

I mean, he practically knows
every stat

of every ball player ever.

[Sienna]
- Yeah, and you get to stay in
places like this all the time,

with huge screen TVs and you go
snowmobiling whenever you want.

- And I bet you have like, a
basketball court

at your house back in Cali,

- It's, it's a half court.

- Oh, man.

- And his dad is giving him
a BMW for his 16th birthday.

- Are you serious? What kind?

- Honestly, I'd rather have
like, a CJ5.

Just an old Jeep.

- Tommy, do you wanna get like,
married,

so your dad can be my dad and...

This phone,
I just love it so much.

- Uh, Kyle,
do you want a refill?

- Yes, please, thank you.

- Yeah, no problem.

[Sienna]
- Hurry back.

- What would you do if Mom and
Dad saw you with that?

- Please don't tell them.

- Oh, no, don't worry,
I'm not gonna tell on you.

- Thank you.

- So... you really
like that kid, huh?

- Yeah-- I mean, he's like,
totally super cute, right?

- [scoffs]

Um, well, I mean, if you ever
need anybody to talk to

or have any questions about
anything, I'm, I'm here for you.

I am your big brother.

- Thanks, Kyle,
that's really sweet.

Okay, now stop
because my mascara's gonna run.

[birds squawking]

[Robert]
- I made us some hot cocoa.
- Thanks.

- I also rented us
a giant helicopter,

big enough for all of us.

We're gonna have a sunset tour
over the mountains.

It's gonna be awesome.

- That sounds... awesome.

Look...

Thank you for everything.

Really, I mean, I appreciate
your generosity.

I mean, my kids love you,
really.

I mean, I love you, but...

I need to spend
a little alone time.

You know, and, and, and maybe
you should be with your family.

When's the last time
you hugged Tommy?

Seriously.

Why don't you take him on a
helicopter ride?

I'm gonna get some writing done.

Thanks, man.

♪

- How about one last challenge?

Winner take all?

No.

- [chuckling]

[sighs]

What did you have in mind?

We're on a roll.

Kids, lunch is almost ready!

It's fun having you
in the kitchen.

- Yeah.

Say, you wouldn't wanna keep
going maybe and make a dessert?

- [gasps]

Dessert! Yes, I totally forgot
to have dessert delivered

with my groceries this morning,
thank you.

You have your groceries
delivered?

- You don't?

- Wow!
- Wow.

- You know,
I'm sure I can make something

from whatever you've got here.

- Okay.

- In fact, I bet you have
all the ingredients necessary

to make my grandmother's famous
chocolate fudge brownies.

Warm and flaky on the outside,
melty and fudgy in the--

- Oh, fancy that!

We got everything I need

for my famous
white chocolate cheesecake

with a surprise
cookie crumble crust.

My grandma's brownie
is really good.

- Sounds a little boring.

- Ah.

- I'm just saying.

- Look at our husbands go.

[Buster]
- So the boys were at it again,

and this time there was
no fooling around.

- Say... you wouldn't be up

for maybe a little friendly
competition, would you?

- You're on.

[Buster]
- This was war.

- How do you feel?

- That hike almost killed me.

- Good.

Final challenge.

This is for all the marbles.

The finale of the Carl Carter
Memorial Olympic games.

Let's do it for your pop.

So far, if you're keeping track
of the medal count,

I've won the snowshoe,
the charades, the...

well, everything.

- Wait, wait, technically I got
half a point for charades, okay?

- You've won nothing.

But you win this,
you're the champ, okay, deal?

- I love you, Pop!

- First man down, on three.

- Ready? Three!

[both whooping and yelling]

Oh, yeah!

- No, I made it first.

What are you talking about?

- That was a tie.

- All right, it was a tie.
- That was a tie.

- That was tie-- how do we
settle this?

- That was--
I tell you how we settle this.

- Hey, Tommy.

Can we speak for a moment?

- Uh, yeah, of course.

- Sienna's downstairs

watching the dessert contest
between our moms.

- Oh-- that, that's funny.

- Yeah, uh...

Listen, 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?

- Yeah, of course.

I mean, I understand.

Uh, I'd never hurt her, but...
do you...

do you even thinks she likes me
or do you think she's just...

acting like it 'cause she wants
to use my phone?

- It's definitely
not your phone, all right?

- Cool.

♪

- Mm.

- Oh... Eva...
this is fantastic.

- This is awful!

- Well... that's a little harsh.

- No, it's awful because it is
so much better than mine!

Oh, my God, I can't stop eating
this thing!

[tearfully]
Oh, God, you're so much...

You're really talented, Holly.

- Thank you, Eva.

- No, thank you.

Maybe less is more.

- Sometimes it is.

- Mom, can we please just stay
here while our power's out?

- No, kids--

- Mom, listen,
it'd be more comfortable,

you could cook easier,
there's more games to play,

there's more stuff to do.

- They have a huge TV
with cable.
- Yeah!

- We can watch movies,
they have a Jacuzzi.

- The place
is pretty spectacular.

But we're going to ours.

[Sienna groans]

Watch out, it's slippery.

Ooh!

- [Robert]
I had you.

- You might have had me but I
crossed the finish line first.

I'm a champion!
[laughs]

- All right, you want to say
it's a tie?

- Okay, it's a tie.

- We tied.

- If we tied, that means I won,

'cause I won
all the other events.

- Wait, stop, stop, okay?

I'll tell you, there's only
one way to fix this.

- What?

- One last challenge.

- All right, what is it?

- All right, family versus
family, Carter versus Jones.

- Okay.

- Whoever finds the Arbol de
Navidad Perfecto first

wins the whole thing.

- The tree?

- Yes!

- The magic tree?
- Yes.

[Buster]
- So the lines of challenge were
drawn in the snow...

- No one's
ever found that tree.

[Buster]
- ...as both men went to work
informing their families

and getting them ready

for the greatest adventure
they had ever embarked on,

finding Arbol de Navidad
Perfecto-- the magic tree.

[door opens]

- Whoo! Okay!

Jones family, we are going
on a family adventure together

to find a giant Christmas tree.

- A giant Christmas tree.

What about the 30-foot thing
behind you?

Do you remember
how much we paid a designer

to decorate that thing?

- No, no, no,
not that Christmas tree.

We are looking for
a legendary tree.

It's called
El Arbol de Navidad Perfecto.

I don't even know if it exists,

but people have been searching
for this thing

their entire lives,
have not found it.

Today we are gonna find it!

But before we go, there's...

there's something
I need to say to you.

Come here, stand up.

I hope you don't think
I'm a lousy dad,

and I know I don't say this
to you enough, but...

I love you, son.

I'm very proud of you.

Go get dressed!

- Is, is Dad okay?

- I don't know, honey,

but all I do know is
we better find that tree.

Get dressed.

- Arbol de Navidad Perfecto?
What is that?

- The Arbol de Navidad
Perfecto is a story

that my father used to tell me
when I was nine years old.

It's, it's a Christmas tree,
a magic Christmas tree

that exists somewhere
here in Farthering Pines.

And legend has it
that whoever finds it

will receive eternal happiness

and riches beyond their
wildest dreams.

- Wait, a magic Christmas tree?

- Yes.
- Well, we've gotta go find it.

- Yes, and before the Joneses.

So just think of it as like a,
I don't know, a treasure hunt

and we're looking
for the treasure.

- Okay.

Well, we're gonna need a map.

- Wait, wait, like this one?

- Where did you get this?

- I found it the other day
in a book.

- No, this, this is my map.

I drew this when I was
nine years old.

- Oh, honey.

- [chuckles]

I feel pretty good
about this, guys.

[all chuckle]

- Me too.

- I think we got the Willow
through Cadbury Pass covered

but I might be between the Reed
and Benson Ridge right here.

- Oh, that looks
awfully high, honey.

You know altitude
makes me bloated.

- Well, you snowboard in that
area-- have you ever seen it?

- No, we're usually off down on
this side of the mountain.

- You know, this is isn't
even this mountain ridge.

- What?

- All right, come on,
focus, focus.

Where is this magic tree?

Come on, Jones family.

If we go down this trail here,

if we could focus on hitting
Silver Lake to Twin...

to Twin Lakes,
it's gotta be in there, okay?

- Kinda like Twin Peaks?

- You guys ready to do this?
- Yes.

- Let's find this tree!

- Let's go get this tree!

[snow crunching underfoot]

[Buster]
- But sometimes you don't know
what you're really looking for.

But you have to start
the journey,

because the journey
is what it's all about.

- [huffing and panting]

- Oh... Jack... don't you want
to stop and look at the view?

- [chuckles]
Come here, honey.

- It's gorgeous!

[Kyle]
- This is awesome.

- Come on, let's keep going.

- Honey, but this is...

[Kyle]
- How much farther?

- I mean,
would you look at this view?

Oh... oh... oh... oh...

[Robert]
- Hello, sir? Sir?

We're just a little lost, we...

How... are you today, sir?

Um, we can't seem to find
this old tree--

this ancient Arbol de Navidad...
Perfecto?

- The sacred tree.
- Yes! Yes, the sacred tree!

- You don't find the sacred
tree-- it finds you.

But try that way.

- So you're saying
it's that way?

Thank you.

He says it finds us!
We can't find it!

[Buster]
- And sometimes you can't see
the forest through the trees.

♪

[Buster barks]

[Holly]
- [laughs]
Oh, be careful.

[all panting]

- It's around here somewhere.

- Oh... how are you guys
holding up?

[Kyle groans]

[Sienna]
- Hey, Dad,
how much farther is it?

[Kyle]
- So tired...

- Oh, this, this guy will know.

- I think we've gone
a little too far.

- Hello! Uh, hi.

Sorry, we're a...
we're a little... lost

Do you have any idea
where we are?

- Yeah, do you?

[wind whistling]

Hello?

Oh.

Hmm.

- Oh...

- Ooh...

- Okay, come on, let's go.

- Oh, boy.
- You keep it.

- You know how to pick 'em.

Honey, he's as lost as we are.

[Eva groans]

Really, honey?

Honest to God.

It just all looks the same.

[Holly]
- So beautiful! Oh!

[Jack]
- I used to hike all through
here when I was a kid.

[Kyle]
- And let me guess, it was
uphill both ways, huh?

- Come on, let's keep going.

[Sienna]
- I really hope
this tree exists.

[Eva]
- I'm sorry...
- Just hold...

- No, I'm sorry.

- We're almost there.

I know it, honey.

It's this way, guys.

Ooh... yeah, it's this way.

- Baby, I think I just have to
crawl at this point.

The snow is so deep-- whoops.

Hang in there, guys,
we're almost there.

- I'm trying.

Thank God for Pilates.

- Hey, it stopped snowing.

- My God, I can open up
my jacket for a second now.

- Oh, yeah, I think
we're getting closer.

You feel the magic?

- I feel a lot of cold snow,
that's what I feel.

[gasping and groaning]

- That way!

- That's what you've been saying
this whole entire time!

"That way."

- Uh-huh, that way.

[Tommy]
- I can feel it.
Dad's right.

- For goodness' sake.

- Okay...

Let's you and Buster
and the kids just keep going,

just bear to the right
up there, okay?

- Come on, Buster.

- Dad, we're gonna find
this tree, okay?

- Yes, we are, son.

Here's the map, sweetheart.

I love you, keep going, okay?

Look for Beaver Rock.

Oh...

Daddy...

I just want to tell you
how blessed I feel

for having you in my life
for as long as I did.

Everything
that you shared with me,

everything that you taught me,
thank you so much,

'cause I get to
pass that on to my family now.

But I have just one favor.

I need your help.

If you're up there next to the
big man right now, please,

Daddy, please, ask him to point
me in the right direction

to find this magic
Christmas tree.

That's all I need
is just one little sign.

- We're exactly
looking for what?

- The tree, the tree!

- I know, I know
but where is it, where is it?

- It's this way-- I feel it.

- Oh, that's gotta be it.

Yup, yup, come on.

- If anything, we could
look down off the hill.

- No, no, no, this way,
this way.

- You sure?
- Yeah, yeah.

Oh, yeah.

- All right.

See, I told you I could be
an outdoorsy type of girl!

- Ooh, we're getting close.

- Oh, I hope so.

- It's gonna find us, come on!
- Coming.

[Buster]
- And sometimes you have to know
you just have to believe.

- Buster?

[Buster barks]

Buster.

Thank you, Daddy.

Thank you
so much!

Buster!
I'm coming, I'm coming, buddy!

[panting]

Hey!

Kids! Follow Buster!

- Hey, Dad, I think that's it.

- I think that's it.

- I don't think that's it.

- Are, are you sure?

- Honey, are you sure?

- I'm sure.

- Well, how do you know?

- I just don't feel it.

- Can I help make you feel it?

- He said it would find us.

- And we found it.
- Keep going.

- Well, I got news for you.

It found me.

I am just fine with that one.

I just think this is so ri...

- [panting]

Whoo-hoo!

Buster, you found it! Yes!

We did it!

The Arbol de Navidad Perfecto!

- What are you doing?

- We found it, son,
this is the tree.

- Really?

- It doesn't look like much.
- Are you sure, Dad?

I mean,
how do you know that's it?

- 'Cause I can feel it.

♪

- Oh, honey...

It's beautiful.

I've been searching
for this tree my whole life.

I've never been happy
with who I was.

I always wanted more.

I wanted to give you guys
everything.

I'm just the son of a baker...

but I should be proud of that.

And finding this tree
has just made me realize that...

I'm the richest man
in the whole world.

- Oh...

I love you guys.

- Oh... honey, you don't have to
do anything more for us.

I married the man of my dreams.

He's everything
I hoped he would be.

- Man, you're the best, Dad.

I mean, you always do
everything for us.

- I love you too, Dad, and...

I'll stop texting
on my phone so much.

- [chuckles]

- I love you guys.

- You did it, Jack.

You found it.

- What, is that it?

- That's it?

- That's it.

[Tommy]
- Seriously, Dad?

- Come on.

- Oop! Wait up!

- Well, looks like you
found the tree.

Congratulations, you win.

- We're both winners, buddy.

I mean, look at this.

Look at our families.

Eternal happiness.

[laughs]

- Riches...
beyond your wildest dreams.

- Tommy... you have got
a great dad.

I mean, I'm so proud
to be, to be his friend.

I can wait to spend
more time with him.

He's got so much to teach me.

- You know, thank you.

You're...
you're a great dad too.

- [chuckles]

- All right, that's it.

You're all
coming over to our house

for a big old Christmas dinner,
all of us.

I'm not taking no for an answer.

- We wouldn't have it
any other way.

- And we're cooking!

- You're on!
- All right.

[all laughing]

[Robert]
- I love you guys!

[Jack]
- Love you too!

I love you guys so much.

[Buster whining]

[Buster]
- Yes, Arbol de Navidad Perfecto

indeed a magical tree.

Riches beyond your wildest
dreams... and eternal happiness.

♪

And with that said,
the two families worked together

and cooked the best Christmas
dinner they ever had,

and they
all had a new appreciation

for themselves and each other.

[Eva]
- ♪ Ta-da!

Come taste the magic, people!

[Holly]
- Hey, kids, come on!

Come on.

- Oh, and dressing and stuffing.
- Yeah.

♪

- What is it?

- Open it up.

- What did you get me?
- Open it up!

- Merry Christmas, Buster.

- [laughs]

- Boyhood friends reunited.

- Oh...
- So cute...

- Imagine when they were six.

- To the Carter
and Jones families.

Eternal happiness...

- To riches beyond your wildest
dreams, my friend.

- I hope you like it.

- Whoa.

- Probably more mature.

[both laugh]

Which, speaking of, I could have
been a little bit more mature

and I have to say
I'm really sorry,

because you are so talented,
and Robert and I were talking--

- Oh, my God, really?
- Yes.

And I don't know, if you'd have
us, maybe we could invest in it,

we could work together, we could
maybe combine our recipes?

- Oh, are you serious?
- Yes, you are so talented.

- I would be... honored.

- You would?
- Yes!

- Well, come on,
let's talk about it.

[Buster]
- Robert and Jack continued
their friendship

and ended up going
into business together

and started renovation
at Farthering Pines.

- Franchise!
- Franchise!

[Jack laughs]

- Merry Christmas!
- Merry Christmas, everybody.

- Wow.
- Wow.

- Is that for me or him?

[Buster barking]

I'm just...
you can't have chocolate!

- Oh...
- Merry Christmas, buddy.

- You are a good doggy.

- Merry Christmas, Buster.

[laughter and conversation]

♪

[Buster]
- Holly and Eva also got
into business together

and expanded the bakery,

and it's been standing room only
ever since.

- You want that to go?

Would you like
some coffee with that?

Mrs. Mason! Sammy!

What would you like?

High five!

[conversations continue]

[Buster]
I got to watch Jack
finally finish his novel.

That was our story about
a simple man and his family

discovering their blessings

and being happy with
who they are and what they have.

And that year
was a magic Christmas.

And that's the end of our story.

♪