All language subtitles for Our.First.Christmas.2008.1080p.WEBRip.x264-RARBG

"DEAR FRIENDS AND FAMILY,

"WITH A HEART FULL
OF THE SEASON'S JOY,

"I'M WRITING YOU
THIS CHRISTMAS NEWSLETTER,

"THE VERY FIRST
FROM OUR BRAND-NEW FAMILY.

"AS MANY OF YOU KNOW,
THIS HAS BEEN A MOMENTOUS YEAR.

"LEAVING BOULDER WAS A BIG STEP,

"AND IT WAS HARD TO SAY GOODBYE
TO TORY'S GRANDMA EVIE.

"BUT WE HOPED THE MOVE
TO SUNNY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

"WOULD GIVE US A NEW BEGINNING.

"WHEN I ACCEPTED THE JOB
AS PHYS-ED TEACHER

"AT DALESBORO HIGH,

"TORY AND I WERE BOTH EXCITED.

WE NEVER DREAMED IT WOULD
COMPLETELY CHANGE OUR LIVES."

OKAY, GREAT JOB, GUYS.
LET'S GO AGAIN.

COUNSELOR'S OFFICE.
RIGHT THERE.

"DO YOU BELIEVE
IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT?

"I NEVER DID.

"AND THEN I MET TOM.

"HE'S THE SCHOOL
GUIDANCE COUNSELOR.

"TOM SUFFERED A LOSS
A FEW YEARS AGO

"AND WAS NOW A SINGLE PARENT

"RAISING HIS TWO CHILDREN,
LILLY AND JACOB.

NEITHER OF US
EXPECTED TO FALL IN LOVE AGAIN."

"BUT WE DID.

TOM PROPOSED,
AND WE HAD A WHOLE NEW FAMILY."

"THE WEDDING WAS SMALL.

"TORY AND HER NEW SISTER, LILLY,
WERE BRIDESMAIDS.

"LITTLE JACOB WAS BEST MAN.

"AND TOM'S DAD, JOE,
A RETIRED MINISTER, MARRIED US.

"WE MOVED IN TO TOM'S HOUSE,

"WHO LIVES RIGHT DOWN THE BLOCK
FROM JOE.

"BECOMING A FAMILY
IS FULFILLING, BUT NOT EASY.

"WE ARE LEARNING THAT,
TO MOVE ON,

"YOU HAVE TO LET GO OF THE PAST.

"BUT HOW DO YOU RELINQUISH
CHERISHED MEMORIES?

"WHAT'S THE RIGHT WAY TO FEEL

"ABOUT A NEW PARENT,
SISTER, OR BROTHER?

"NEW FAMILIES DON'T COME
WITH AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL,

"BUT THIS IS OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS
TOGETHER,

"AND I TRULY BELIEVE THE JOY OF
THE SEASON WILL SHOW US THE WAY.

"MAY THAT SAME CHRISTMAS JOY
BLESS YOU AND YOURS,

"WITH LOVING BEST WISHES
OF THE SEASON,

THE BAER-NEILS."

HI, HONEY.
HEY.

REMEMBER,
TODAY IS OUR DAY

FOR MANNING THE DONATION BOOTH
AT SCHOOL.

GOT IT.

YOU KIDS NEED HELP
WITH YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING,

YOU JUST LET ME
OR YOUR MOM KNOW.

I'LL GET IT.

DAD, I DEFINITELY NEED
A RIDE TO THE MALL.

YEAH,
HOW ABOUT 100 BUCKS?

HA HA.

BUT, SERIOUSLY, THOUGH,

BEFORE WE LEAVE,
MY SNOWBOARD DOES NEED WAXING.

YEAH, THAT'S SOMETHING
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT.

HEY, GOOD MORNING,
BEST GRANDCHILDREN

ON GOD'S GOOD GREEN EARTH.

HI, GRANDPA.
HI.

MORNING, DAD.
HOW ARE YOU?

THOUGHT I'D COME
AND FIX THE LEAK

WHILE YOU WERE
ALL AT SCHOOL.

OH, THANK YOU.

UM, WE NEED MORE TICKETS
FOR THE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT.

THEY'RE SELLING
LIKE HOT CAKES.

GOOD. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. YOU GOT IT.

IT'S AMAZING, ISN'T IT?

I'VE BEEN DIRECTING THAT PAGEANT
NOW FOR 15 YEARS.

WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?

YOU KNOW, CINDY, TORY,
I'M SO GLAD

YOU'RE GONNA BE WITH US
THIS YEAR FOR THE PAGEANT.

YEAH, DAD,
WE'RE NOT TOO SURE

WHERE WE'LL BE
FOR THE HOLIDAYS YET.

BYE, GRANDPA.
YEAH.

BYE.

OKAY.

PINK ONE.

PINK, YOURS.

EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT,
GIRLS, HAVE A GREAT DAY.

BYE, MOM.
SEE YA, LILLY.

BYE, DAD.
BYE, COACH.

COACH?

I WAS HOPING FOR MORE
BY CHRISTMAS.

I KNOW.
I'LL TALK TO HER.

NO, LET IT HAPPEN
NATURALLY.

SHE'S JUST NOT THERE YET.

NONE OF THEM ARE.

OKAY.

"WITH LOVING BEST WISHES
OF THE SEASON, THE BAER-NEILS."

THE BAER-NEILS.

WHEN DID THEY BLEND
THEIR NAMES?

I'D SAY ALMOST A YEAR AGO.
DON'T YOU REMEMBER?

THERE WAS THIS WEDDING.
CINDY MARRIED TOM.

YOU HAVE THE PICTURES
TO PROVE IT.

THE KIDS WERE IN THE BRIDAL
PARTY. YOU WERE INVITED.

MY ASSISTANT,
THE COMEDIENNE.

MAY I REMIND YOU
THAT I DIDN'T GO

BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO BE
A DISTRACTION.

WHO WANTS
THEIR MOTHER-IN-LAW --

THEIR FORMERMOTHER-IN-LAW --
AT THEIR WEDDING?

MAY I?

I GUESS IT'S NATURAL.

NEW FAMILY, NEW NAME.

BUCK UP, EVIE.

LOOK HOW GROWN UP TORY IS.
WHAT A BEAUTY.

WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?

CINDY LOOKS REALLY HAPPY,
DOESN'T SHE?

YEAH, SHE DOES, EVIE.

AND HOW ADORABLE
ARE TOM'S KIDS?

CINDY'S YOUNG.
SHE NEEDS A PARTNER.

AND TORY NEEDS A FATHER.

AND TOM SEEMS TO BE
A WONDERFUL YOUNG MAN.

MORE POPCORN.
THANK YOU.

THERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU.

MM-HMM. EXCUSE ME.

THANK YOU.
MM-HMM.

DOES SHE HAVE TO DO THAT
DOWN HERE?

ASK HER.

AS WONDERFUL AS IT IS,
IT IS A LITTLE LOUD, HON.

I'M PRACTICING MY SOLO
FOR THE PAGEANT, DAD.

COULD YOU PRACTICE
IN YOUR ROOM?

FINE.
I'LL JUST QUIT, THEN.

THIS HAPPENS EVERY YEAR.

SHE GETS A LITTLE NERVOUS RIGHT
BEFORE THE BIG PERFORMANCE.

YOU KNOW, EVER SINCE LILLY
PLAYED THE BABY JESUS,

YOU CAN ACTUALLY WATCH HER
GROW UP ON STAGE.

FROM A CRYING INFANT

TO THE WONDERFUL, TALENTED
YOUNG LADY SHE IS NOW.

DAD, STOP.

THAT REALLY IS A LONG TIME.

IT'S TOO BAD WE CAN'T GO.

HOLD ON. WHO SAID?

COME ON, MOM. YOU KNOW
WE GO TO GRANDMA'S CABIN

EVERY YEAR
CHRISTMAS WEEK.

THAT WAS BEFORE.

NOW WE HAVE TO TAKE EVERYONE'S
TRADITIONS INTO ACCOUNT.

WE ALWAYS DO THE PAGEANT ON
CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY.

COULD YOU GO TO THE CABIN
THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS?

NO.

IT JUST WOULDN'T BE
THE SAME.

WELL, IT WOULDN'T.

WHY NOT?

GRAM BOUGHT THE CABIN
THE YEAR I WAS BORN.

THAT'S WHEN THE WHOLE
CHRISTMAS TRADITION STARTED.

WE EVEN HAVE
OUR TREE THERE.

EVERY YEAR, MY DAD WOULD LET ME
PICK OUT THE TREE,

AND THEN HE'D CUT IT DOWN
HIMSELF.

MY MOM KEPT ALL THE ORNAMENTS
SINCE I WAS A BABY, AND...

WE'D MAKE HOT CHOCOLATE
AND DECORATE THE TREE TOGETHER.

AND THEN WE'D GO OUTSIDE
AND PLAY IN THE SNOW

AND MAKE SNOW ANGELS
AND HAVE SNOWBALL FIGHTS.

DAD REALLY LOVED THE SNOW.

YOU HAVE
SOME GREAT MEMORIES.

WE WOULD SKI ALL DAY
THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS,

AND THEN WE WOULD COME HOME AND
OPEN OUR PRESENTS THAT NIGHT.

OPEN PRESENTS
ON CHRISTMAS EVE?

YES.

AND THEN, THE NEXT DAY,
WE WOULD SKI SOME MORE

AND COME HOME
AND MAKE HOAGIES.

JUST WOULDN'T BE RIGHT
TO MY DAD'S MEMORY.

SWEETIE, THE PAGEANT
IS JUST AS IMPORTANT A TRADITION

TO YOUR BROTHER
AND SISTER.

WE ALWAYS OPENED OUR PRESENTS
ON CHRISTMAS MORNING

RIGHT BEFORE
THE BIG PERFORMANCE.

THEN MY MOM WOULD MAKE
A HUGE FEAST,

AND WE'D USE THE CHRISTMAS
CHINA, OUR BEST SILVERWARE.

YEAH, AND THEN MOM
WOULD PUT IN THE RUDOLPH MOVIE.

AND THEN WE'D GO
TO EVENING SERVICE.

WE ALWAYS DID IT,
EVEN WHEN SHE WAS SICK.

WE ALWAYS DID IT,
AND WE CAN'T STOP NOW.

NOT EVER.

NEVER.

IF IT'S
THE CHRISTMAS SEASON,

THEN WHY DON'T
I FEEL HAPPIER?

WHY DON'T YOU, EVIE?

I GUESS I'M AFRAID
THEY'LL FORGET ME.

CINDY AND TORY ADORE YOU.

OH. THEY'RE PART
OF A NEW FAMILY NOW,

AND I'M NOT CINDY'S MOTHER.

I'M HER FORMER
MOTHER-IN-LAW.

YOU'RE TORY'S GRANDMA.

WELL, I'VE ALWAYS SAID TRADITION
KEEPS THE FAMILY TOGETHER.

THANK HEAVENS FOR CHRISTMAS.

YOU HAVE THAT WHOLE WEEK
IN THE CABIN WITH THEM.

THERE'S EVEN MORE OF THEM NOW
WITH TOM'S KIDS AND ALL.

WELL, I'M NOT SURE TOM
AND HIS CHILDREN ARE COMING.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW THEM.

THEN YOU SHOULD GO TO
TOM AND CINDY'S EARLY, NOW,

SO YOU CAN SPEND TIME
WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY.

NO, NO. I COULDN'T
BARGE IN LIKE THAT.

I'VE NEVER EVEN MET
LILLY AND JACOB.

CHRISTMAS
IS A TIME FOR FAMILY,

ESPECIALLY YOUR NEW FAMILY.

ISN'T THAT NICE?

SO, DO YOU MISS THE SNOW?

OF COURSE I DO.

AND THE COLD WEATHER AND...

ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT MADE
CHRISTMAS WHAT IT USED TO BE.

BUT I HAVE SOMETHING NEW
IN MY LIFE NOW

AND SO MANY OTHER THINGS
TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

OH.

HELLO?

Cindy?

IT'S EVIE.

EVIE, HI.

HOW ARE YOU?
MERRY CHRISTMAS.

OH, OH, WELL,
BERNIE HAD THIS CRAZY IDEA

THAT I COULD
COME OUT THERE NOW.

WOULD YOU?

WOULD YOU WANT ME TO?

OF COURSE.

WE'LL HAVE TWO WEEKS
BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

Oh, that's great.

BUT HOW ABOUT TOM...

AND LILLY AND JACOB?

I WOULDN'T WANT TO INTRUDE
ON THEIR HOLIDAY.

EVIE, IT'S CHRISTMAS.

FAMILIES
SHOULD BE TOGETHER.

Wonderful.

I'LL GET A FLIGHT OUT TO L.A.
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

I'LL SEE YOU SOON, THEN.
BYE.

Bye, Cindy.

EVIE'S COMING TO VISIT.

GREAT. GREAT.

SHE'LL GET TO SPEND SOME TIME
WITH TORY,

AND LILLY AND JACOB
WILL GET TO KNOW THEIR GRANDMA.

PASSENGERS FROM BOULDER,
COLORADO, ARRIVING, GATE 2.

CINDY.

EVIE.

OH.
I'M SO GLAD YOU CAME.

OH, ME TOO, DARLING.

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

YOU DO.

OH, THANKS.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

IT'S BEEN TOO LONG.

DAD.

OH, HEY!

I WOULD LIKE YOU TO MEET
TORY'S GRANDMOTHER, EVIE BAER.

WELL, IT'S ABOUT TIME.

I'VE HEARD SO MUCH
ABOUT YOU, EVIE.

SAME HERE, JOE.
SO NICE TO MEET YOU.

GRANDMA, HI!

OH, THERE'S MY BABY GIRL!

I MISSED YOU!

I MISSED YOU, TOO.

HELLO, EVIE.
TOM.

I HOPE IT'S OKAY,
MY SHOWING UP LIKE THIS.

OH, DON'T BE SILLY.
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU.
WELL, THIS MUST BE JACOB.

NICE TO SEE YOU, MA'AM.

YOU TOO, JACOB.
AND...

I'M LILLY.
VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.

WELL, I THINK
THAT "MA'AM" AND "MRS. BAER"

MIGHT BE
A LITTLE BIT TOO FORMAL.

WHAT DO YOU SAY WE CALL HER
GRANDMA EVIE?

IF THAT'S OKAY
WITH YOU, EVIE.

OF COURSE IT IS.

OH, GEE, NOW IF YOU TWO
BIG STRONG MEN CAN HELP ME,

I HAVE A LITTLE CHRISTMAS
SURPRISE FOR THESE CHILDREN.

OKAY.

OH, MY GOSH.
WOW.

HERE WE GO.

WOW.

WATCH OUT, DAD.

EGG NOG?

I DO, PLEASE.
- ME, TOO.

THANK YOU.
DO YOU WANT SOME?

MM-HMM.
THERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU.

WELL,
THAT'S THE LAST OF THEM.

NOW, TORY.

YES.

THEY'RE ALL LABELED.
WOULD YOU PLEASE HAND THEM OUT?

OF COURSE.
SANTA CLAUS AT YOUR SERVICE.

THIS ONE HERE IS TO LILLY.

OH, MY GOSH.

THIS ONE IS TO ME.

YOU'LL NEVER GUESS.

AND THIS ONE HERE
IS TO JACOB.

OH, BOY.

OH, BOY, IT'S A BIG ONE.

OH, WOW.
OH, GEEZ.

IT'S BIGGER THAN YOU ARE.

AREN'T YOU GONNA
OPEN THEM?
WE CAN OPEN THEM?

CHRISTMAS
ISN'T FOR TWO WEEKS.

YES.
- NOW?

YES.

WE OPEN OUR PRESENTS
ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

WELL, WE OPEN PRESENTS
ON CHRISTMAS EVE,

AND I THINK THIS IS KIND OF
A SPECIAL PRE-CHRISTMAS OPENING.

TORY HAS A GOOD POINT HERE.

SINCE THESE PRESENTS
ARE FROM ME

AND NOT FROM YOUR PARENTS
AND NOT FROM SANTA CLAUS...

I THINK YOU MIGHT BE
ABLE TO BEND THE RULES A LITTLE

JUST FOR TODAY.

BEND.

OKAY.

GRANDMA'S AN ATHEIST.

OH, MY GOSH!

GRANDMA, THANK YOU.

WOW!

LOOK AT THAT.

I NEVER HAD MY OWN SNOWBOARD
BEFORE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

YOU ARE VERY WELCOME,
JACOB.

IT'S VERY GENEROUS OF YOU.

IT'S MY GREAT PLEASURE.

I'M SO HAPPY TO THINK
WE'RE ALL GONNA BE TOGETHER

FOR CHRISTMAS AT THE CABIN.

YOU OKAY, CHAMP?

YEAH.

ANOTHER BAD DREAM?

YEAH?

WANT ME TO STAY WITH YOU?

NO.

WANT ME
TO TURN OUT THE LIGHT?

TRY AND GET SOME SLEEP,
OKAY?

OKAY.

CAN YOU HELP ME
FALL ASLEEP, MOM?

WELCOME, FAMILY.

THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER,

AND I DECLARE IT A SAFE ZONE
FOR THE EXPRESSION OF FEELINGS.

YES, AND SINCE CHRISTMAS
IS ALL ABOUT TRADITIONS,

WE THOUGHT WE WOULD VOTE

ON SOME BRAND-NEW ONES TO GO
WITH OUR BRAND-NEW FAMILY.

WHY?
THE OLD ONES WORK JUST FINE.

LILLY, BE SWEET.

FREE EXPRESSION, DAD.
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT, LILLY.

SORRY, GRANDPA JOE,
BUT I AGREE WITH LILLY.

ME, TOO.

I LIKE CHRISTMAS
THE REGULAR WAY.

OKAY, WELL, WHAT ABOUT
SOME OF THE NEW IDEAS,

LIKE WRITING LETTERS
TO SERVICEPEOPLE ABROAD

OR CAROLING
FOR THE CHURCH SENIORS?

ADDING IS OKAY, BUT TAKING AWAY
DEFINITELY IS NOT.

OKAY.

SO WE HAVE TWO FAMILIES,

TWO SETS
OF CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS,

AND ONE CHRISTMAS.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO MEET EACH OTHER HALFWAY.

THAT'S IT.

CHRISTMAS
JUST ISN'T CHRISTMAS

WITHOUT DINNER
THE WAY MOM USED TO MAKE IT.

WELL, FOR ME,
CHRISTMAS ISN'T CHRISTMAS

WITHOUT LOTS OF SNOW
AND GOING UP TO THE CABIN

AND SKIING ALL DAY
LIKE WE DID WITH MY DAD.

RIGHT, GRAM?

WELL, DARLING --

I'M AFRAID IF WE DON'T
PUT UP MOM'S TREE,

THEN SHE MIGHT FEEL BAD.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS,
EVIE?

WHILE COMPROMISE IS GOOD,

SOME THINGS DON'T LEND
THEMSELVES TO IT VERY EASILY,

LIKE CHERISHED MEMORIES
AND TRADITIONS.

I'M AFRAID I THINK THE CHILDREN
ARE PROBABLY RIGHT.

GO, GRAM.
OH, YEAH!

SO WE'VE GOT TO SPLIT UP.

OTHERWISE, YOU MAY AS WELL
CANCEL CHRISTMAS.

WELL, LET'S NOT JUMP
TO CONCLUSIONS, GANG, HUH?

NO ONE SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT CANCELING CHRISTMAS.

YOUR MOTHER AND I
HAVE HEARD YOUR CONCERNS,

AND WE'LL DISCUSS IT.

DIDN'T WE JUST AGREE
TO SPLIT UP?

THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

DAD, IF YOU DON'T AGREE
TO SPLIT UP,

HALF OF US LOSES.

LILLY,
YOU HEARD YOUR FATHER.
FINE.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHICH
FAMILY'S CHRISTMAS IS RUINED.

HEY.

OKAY. I NEED TO TALK
TO YOU GUYS.

SO THIS IS HOW I SEE
THIS CHRISTMAS DISASTER.

YOU DON'T KNOW ME,
I DON'T KNOW YOU,

BUT WE'RE A "FAMILY"
BECAUSE OUR PARENTS GOT MARRIED.

THAT'S HOW I FEEL.

OKAY, NOW,
DON'T TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY.

I LIKE YOU GUYS.

I JUST HAVE MY WAY
OF DOING CHRISTMAS,

AND YOU GUYS HAVE YOUR WAY.

YEAH, I DON'T WANT THEM
TO CHANGE EVERYTHING.

ME NEITHER.

YOU GUYS SHOULD BE
ABLE TO DO THINGS

THE WAY YOU DID
WITH YOUR MOM,

AND I SHOULD BE
ABLE TO DO THINGS

THE WAY I DID WITH MY DAD.

AFTER ALL, THAT'S WHAT CHRISTMAS
IS ALL ABOUT --

NOT THE GIFTS, THE MEMORIES.

IT'S -- IT'S TOO LATE.

NO, IT ISN'T.

AS LONG AS WE TEAM UP,
WE CAN FIX THIS.

OR NO CHRISTMAS.

NO CHRISTMAS AT ALL?

IT'S JUST MAKE-BELIEVE,
LITTLE GUY.

SO, WHAT DO WE DO?

WE MOPE.
IT REALLY MAKES MY MOM WORRY.

MY MOM AND YOUR DAD,
THEY LOVE US.

THEY WANT US TO BE HAPPY.

THAT'S HOW WE GET TO THEM.

WE COULD SKIP DINNER,
LIKE WE'RE TOO UPSET TO EAT.

COOL.

LET'S SEE THE SAD FACE.

AWW.
MAKES ME WANT TO CRY.

FIST BUMP.

COOL.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE DON'T KNOW THE
MEANING OF THE WORD COMPROMISE.

COMPROMISE.
IT'S SORT OF A TRADE-OFF --

JACOB.

OH.

OKAY, LET'S MAKE A CIRCLE.
COME ON.

NOW STACK HANDS.

IT'S OKAY.
I DON'T HAVE COOTIES.

COME ON, LIL.

ON 3,
"SPLIT UP FOR CHRISTMAS."

Together: 1, 2, 3!

SPLIT UP FOR CHRISTMAS!

HIGH FIVE.

THIS SHOULD BE REALLY GOOD.

THIS IS GONNA BE GOOD.

WELL, IT'S TIME TO GO HOME
AND FEED MY GOLDFISH.

HEY, EVIE...

WHAT DID YOU THINK
OF THE FAMILY MEETING?

HONESTLY?

OH, WHAT AM I SAYING?
I'M TALKING TO A PREACHER.

OH, RETIRED, BUT I'M STILL
A BIG FAN OF HONESTY.

IT WAS AWKWARD FOR ME.

I'M NOT REALLY A MEMBER
OF THIS FAMILY,

SO I HAVE TO BE THINKING,

"WHAT AM I DOING IN HERE,
ADDING TO THE TENSION?"

WELL, IF I BELONG HERE,
YOU BELONG HERE.

JOE,
YOU ARE TOM'S FATHER.

I AM CINDY'S FORMER
MOTHER-IN-LAW.

SO YOU DON'T GET ALONG?

YES, WE GET ALONG
WONDERFULLY --

WELL, YOU ARE
MY STEPGRANDDAUGHTER'S GRANDMA.

THAT'S REALLY CLOSE.

WELL, IT SURE IS.

IN FACT, I DON'T KNOW HOW
WE'VE COME THIS FAR WITHOUT YOU.

STOP BEING SO SWEET TO ME.

RIGHT NOW.

AND DON'T TAKE THIS
THE WRONG WAY.

YOU AND YOUR WHOLE FAMILY

HAVE BEEN SO INCREDIBLY
GRACIOUS TO ME.

BUT MY CONNECTION WITH CINDY
WAS -- WAS MY SON.

AND -- AND NOW I'M A REMINDER
THAT HE'S GONE,

AND IT'S NOT FAIR
TO THIS FAMILY.

MM-HMM.

HAVE YOU EVER MADE
A CHRISTMAS WISH?

NOT IN A LONG TIME.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'M GOING TO
MAKE ONE RIGHT NOW.

I WISH THAT YOU WOULD FEEL
COMFORTABLE IN THIS FAMILY.

GOOD NIGHT.

HAVE YOU AND TOM
DECIDED

WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO
ON CHRISTMAS DAY?

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, NO.

IT SHOULD BE EASY.

IF WE COULD TALK THE KIDS INTO
COMPROMISING JUST A LITTLE...

I THINK I UNDERSTAND
HOW THE CHILDREN FEEL.

OH, EXPLAIN IT TO ME.

YOU AND TORY
ARE SO PRECIOUS TO ME.

I LOVE YOU
LIKE MY OWN DAUGHTER.

AND TORY --
IT'S INDESCRIBABLE.

I LOOK AT HER, I SEE DAVE.

I LOOK
INTO HER BEAUTIFUL EYES.

THEY'RE MY BOY'S EYES.

WHEN I HUG HER,
HE'S WITH US.

I KNOW.

DAVE LOVED CHRISTMAS
AT THE CABIN.

TORY AND I FEEL LIKE
IF WE GIVE THAT UP,

IT'LL DIMINISH HIS MEMORY.

LILLY AND JACOB
MUST FEEL THAT SAME WAY

ABOUT THEIR MOTHER'S MEMORY.

I THINK I GET IT.

I KNOW GOING THE DAY
AFTER CHRISTMAS

DOESN'T SEEM
LIKE A BIG SACRIFICE --

BUT IT IS A CHANGE
FROM HOW THINGS USED TO BE.

AND CHANGE
FEELS LIKE MORE LOSS.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO, MOM.

I WANT --

I WANT EVERYONE
TO HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS

AND FOR EVERYBODY
TO BE HAPPY AGAIN.

YOU GO FINISH
YOUR SHOPPING, AND...

LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

HO-HO-HO!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

HO-HO-HO!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

THANK YOU.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

HO-HO-HO!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

HO-HO-HO!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

THANK YOU.

AREN'T YOU GONNA MAKE
A WISH?

A WISH?

WELL, DON'T LOOK SO SURPRISED.
IT'S CHRISTMAS, ISN'T IT?

AND THAT ACTUALLY DOUBLES
AS A WISHING WELL.

OH. I DIDN'T REALIZE.

OKAY.

NOW, THAT'S MORE LIKE IT.

LOOKS LIKE YOU WERE WISHING
FOR SOMETHING PRETTY IMPORTANT.

I WAS.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE FAITH

FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS WISHES
TO COME TRUE.

THAT'S A REQUIREMENT.

ABSOLUTELY.

CHRISTMAS MAGIC ONLY COMES
TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

WHERE ARE THEY?

AH.

MAYBE THEIR DOORS
ARE CLOSED.

ALL RIGHT, KIDS.
TORY, LILLY, JACOB, COME ON.

YOUR DAD WAS CALLING.

WELL, I'M STUDYING.

HI. WE WANT TO HAVE
A QUICK FAMILY MEETING.

REALLY? ANOTHER ONE?
DO WE REALLY HAVE TO?

WE WANT TO TALK
ABOUT CHRISTMAS
AND OUR FEELINGS.

NOT TO BE RUDE OR ANYTHING,
BUT WHAT'S THE POINT?

YOU GUYS ARE GONNA DO
WHAT YOU WANT ANYWAY.

YOUR PARENTS WOULD LIKE
YOUR INPUT, HON.

AND WE ALREADY GAVE IT,
GRANDPA.

I LIKE CHRISTMAS THE WAY
MOM USED TO DO IT.

WE KNOW, JACOB.

AND WE'RE COMING UP
WITH A PLAN.

THAT'S WHAT YOU
KEEP ON SAYING.

BUT THERE'S ONLY ONE PLAN,
AND IF YOU MAKE THEM HAPPY,

YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME
REALLY UNHAPPY.

IT WORKS BOTH WAYS,
YOU KNOW.

FINE. BUT I DIDN'T ASK
TO BE IN THIS FAMILY.
NEITHER DID WE.

ALL RIGHT, KIDS, PLEASE.

EVERYTHING WAS GOING ALONG
JUST FINE

UNTIL YOU GUYS CAME ALONG.

NOW MY LIFE
SUDDENLY CHANGES.
OURS, TOO.

FINE. DO WHAT YOU GUYS WANT
FOR CHRISTMAS.

I DON'T EVEN CARE.

JUST CANCEL EVERYTHING.

I DON'T EVEN WANT CHRISTMAS
THIS YEAR.

ME NEITHER.

AND DON'T FORGET --

WE'RE CUTTING DOWN
THE CHRISTMAS TREE TOMORROW.

THAT WENT WELL.

Shh, shh,
HIGH FIVE.

OKAY, GO, GO.

WELL, THAT WAS AWFUL.

OH, WELL,
I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT.

IT WAS QUITE
A PERFORMANCE.

I JUST WISH THEY'D SAVE
THE DRAMA

FOR THE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT.

YOU THINK
THEY WERE FAKING?

WELL, LET'S JUST SAY

THAT THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT
OF ACTING TALENT IN THIS FAMILY.

JOE, STOP.

I THINK THEY WERE
SINCERELY UPSET.

OH,
THEY WERE SINCERE, ALL RIGHT.

THEY WOULD SINCERELY LIKE
TO HAVE THEIR OWN WAY.

I'M THE GYM TEACHER.

YOU'RE
THE GUIDANCE COUNSELOR.

SOMETIMES IT'S EASIER

HAVING INSIGHT
INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES,

NOT YOUR OWN.

WHO IS IT?

CAN I COME IN?

SURE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

MY MOM.

SOMETIMES I FORGET
THAT SHE'S NOT HERE.

LIKE, IF I GET
A GOOD GRADE, I THINK,

"I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL MOM."

THEN I COME HOME...

AND SHE'S NOT THERE.

I KNOW.

AND, LIKE,
WHEN I GET HUNGRY, I THINK,

"WHAT'S MOM COOKING
FOR DINNER?"

AND THEN YOU REMEMBER.

YEAH. ME, TOO.

SHE ALWAYS USED TO TUCK ME IN
AT NIGHT.

I MISS HER SO MUCH.

HEY.

IT'S OKAY.

I DON'T WANT TO BE A BABY.

HEY, LOOK AT ME.

YOU'RE NOT A BABY.

I CRY, TOO,

AND I'M MORE THAN TWICE
YOUR AGE.

I BROUGHT AN OLD FRIEND.

MY DAD GAVE HIM TO ME.

HE ALWAYS COMFORTS ME
WHEN I'M SAD.

CAN YOU STAY WITH ME
TILL I FALL ASLEEP?

YEAH.

THANKS.

SURE.

LET'S GET YOU TUCKED IN.

OH, BUT, HEY --

REMEMBER THE PLAN --
DON'T TELL MOM AND DAD, RIGHT?

YEAH.
OKAY.

OUT OF THE CAR.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

OKAY.

COME ON, LILLY,
DON'T YOU WANT TO HELP?

YEAH, COME ON, LILLY.
TEAM SPIRIT.

NO.
YOU'RE ALL TREE KILLERS.

LILLY, GET IN
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT!

GOSH, HOW DOES THE SAP
ALWAYS GET EVERYWHERE?

ALL RIGHT.

READY? READY?
YEAH, WHOA!

WHOA.
OKAY.

DUDE, YOU WERE TOTALLY RIGHT.
THIS IS NO FUN.

NEXT YEAR, WE'LL GO GREEN
FOR SURE, OKAY?

SERIOUSLY?
YEAH.

COOL.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

OH, I WAS LOOKING
FOR MORE ORNAMENTS,

AND I FOUND THIS STUFF.

THESE WERE MY MOM'S.

SHE USED THEM
EVERY CHRISTMAS.

DAD WANTS YOU
TO COME SEE THE TREE.

OKAY.

OH, NO!

BEAUTIFUL.

MOM BOUGHT
SOME COOL NEW ORNAMENTS.

LILLY, JACOB,
YOU WANT TO HELP?

I'VE GOT HOMEWORK.

OH, YEAH! ME, TOO!

WELL,
WHAT DO YOU THINK, SON?

I'LL GO TALK TO THEM.

THANKS, DAD.

IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
OKAY.

DID YOU TALK
TO LILLY AND JACOB?

MM-HMM.
DID THEY SAY WHY
THEY WOULDN'T DECORATE THE TREE?

THEY DIDN'T WANT TO.

WHY NOT?

UH,
THAT'S ALL THEY TOLD ME.

AND THAT WAS ENOUGH
FOR YOU?

YEAH. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES
THE LIGHTER TOUCH IS BETTER.

I DON'T GET IT.

WELL, NO MATTER
WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH,

YOU CAN'T ALWAYS COACH THEM
OUT OF IT.

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO
GIVE THEM THEIR SPACE.

THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK
I'M TRYING TO DO -- COACH THEM?

ISN'T IT?
LILLY AND JACOB
ARE MY KIDS NOW, TOO, TOM.

I CARE ABOUT THEM.

I KNOW, CINDY, BUT...

LOOK, I'M SORRY.

NO MATTER
HOW HARD WE WORK,

THIS MAY NOT BE THE CHRISTMAS
WE WERE HOPING FOR.

HEY, EVIE!
- HEY, JOE.

YOU ALL DONE
WITH THE GROCERY SHOPPING?

OH, YEAH.
LINES AROUND THE BLOCK.

CAN I GIVE YOU
A HAND HERE?

OH, NO, THANKS, EVIE.
I'VE GOT IT.

REALLY, I'M PERFECTLY CAPABLE
OF CARRYING A GROCERY BAG.

OH, I'M SURE YOU ARE,
BUT I CAN TAKE CARE OF IT.

WELL, BE CAREFUL
YOU DON'T HURT YOUR BACK.

WHAT? WHAT'S WRONG?

AUDREY HEPBURN.

AUDREY HEPBURN?
MM-HMM.

THAT'S WHO YOU LOOK LIKE.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO
FIGURE THAT OUT

SINCE THE DAY
I FIRST LAID EYES ON YOU.

WELL, THAT'S QUITE
A COMPLIMENT.

IT'S YOUR BONE STRUCTURE.

OH, YOU GOT
BEAUTIFUL BONE STRUCTURE,

BUT I GUESS YOU'VE PROBABLY
HEARD THAT BEFORE.

I DO NOT.

NOW YOU'RE MAKING ME BLUSH.

WELL, I'VE GOT TO
FINISH DECORATING.

COULD YOU USE A LITTLE HELP
ON THAT?

FROM AUDREY?

YOU BET.

MY LOCKER IS STUCK AGAIN.

WHAT DO YOU GOT THERE?

STUFF I MADE
IN ART CLASS.

OH. CAN I SEE?

AWW.

WHAT IS THIS?

ART-CLASS STUFF?

YOU STILL BELIEVE
IN SANTA CLAUS?

WHAT,
ARE YOU 5 YEARS OLD?

HEY!

BREAK IT UP.

DON'T YOU GIRLS
HAVE TO BE IN CLASS?

HONEY, I'M SO SORRY.

IF THOSE GIRLS EVER BOTHER YOU
AGAIN, YOU JUST TELL ME.

I'LL HAVE THEM
WRITTEN UP SO FAST,

IT'LL MAKE
THEIR HEADS SPIN.

NO.
YOU JUST MADE IT WORSE.

NOW THEY'RE GONNA
PICK ON ME EVEN MORE.

HEY.

GOT A MINUTE?

SURE.

SOME GIRLS WERE TEASING LILLY
IN THE LOCKER ROOM.

SHE WAS REALLY UPSET.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT IT WAS ABOUT?

NO. THEY WERE JUST BEING MEAN,
AND I TRIED TO HELP.

I THINK
I JUST MADE IT WORSE.
WELL, IS SHE OKAY?

PHYSICALLY, YEAH, BUT...

WELL, WE BOTH KNOW
HOW MEAN KIDS CAN BE,

AND DEALING WITH THAT
IS PART OF GROWING UP.

WE CAN OFFER OUR HELP,

BUT WE BOTH KNOW
SHE NOT'S GONNA TAKE IT.

WOW. I NEVER KNEW WE HAD SUCH
DIFFERENT IDEAS ABOUT PARENTING.

WE CAN'T ALWAYS PROTECT
OUR KIDS.

SOMETIMES WE NEED TO
LET THEM FEEL HURT

SO THEY REALIZE
IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD.

I DISAGREE.

I TOTALLY DISAGREE.

YOU AND I AND OUR KIDS,

WE ALL KNOW THAT SOMETIMES
ITTHE END OF THE WORLD.

WELL, AT A CERTAIN POINT,
YOU NEED TO LET GO

AND LET THEM
DEAL WITH THEIR OWN PROBLEMS.

THEY'RE GETTING OLDER.

WE CAN'T BE THERE
FOR EVERYTHING.

I WANT TO BE THERE
FOR EVERYTHING.

IS THAT LILLY?

THAT'S HER.

SHE'S REALLY GOOD.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL HER?

NO.

THAT WAS WAY COOL.

THANKS.
IT'S MY SOLO FOR THE PAGEANT.

WELL, I WANTED TO
TELL YOU BEFORE,

BUT I COULDN'T 'CAUSE
MOM AND DAD WERE WATCHING.

YOU'RE AWESOME.

THANKS.

LILLY, I DON'T GET IT.

WHY LET THOSE OTHER GIRLS
BOTHER YOU?

YOU'RE TALENTED.
YOU'RE CONFIDENT.

YOU'RE WICKED SMART.

WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
I'M NOT TALENTED OR CONFIDENT.

I'M A DORK.

DORKS ARE TARGETS.

LILLY...

MOM TOLD ME
ABOUT THOSE GIRLS AT SCHOOL.

HEY, THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO
BUT GANG UP ON YOU.

YOU'VE GOT SO MUCH MORE
GOING FOR YOU.

THANKS.

NO PROBLEM.

I'M REALLY GLAD
YOU'RE MY SISTER.

ME, TOO.

MATH TEST?

MIDTERM.

IT'S WORTH 50% OF MY GRADE,
AND I NEED A "C" TO PASS.

YEAH.

YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN
TO KNOW ANYTHING

ABOUT QUADRATIC EQUATIONS,
WOULD YOU?

UH, RINGS A BELL.

"QUAD" MEANS "FOUR,"
RIGHT?

I'M DEAD.

LILLY...

QUADRATIC EQUATIONS.

WHAT ABOUT THEM?

YOUR SISTER HAS A MIDTERM.
SHE NEEDS YOUR HELP.

HERE.

UM, THEY'RE SECOND-DEGREE
POLYNOMIAL EQUATIONS.

I'M DONE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
LILLY'S GONNA HELP YOU.
WHATEVER.

I REALLY DON'T KNOW
THAT MUCH ABOUT THEM.

IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU DO.

SORRY.

My room later.

COME IN.

HI.

OH, MY GOSH,
I'M SO LOST.

WELL, IT'S WAY EASIER
THAN IT LOOKS.

HERE, LET'S SEE.

HERE.

OKAY.

OKAY.
- YOU GOT IT? OKAY.

YEAH.

YEAH.

YEAH, YEAH.
THANK YOU.

YEAH.
ALL RIGHTY.

READY?
READY.

1, 2, 3!

OH, JOE, LOOK!

YOUR HOUSE IS FANTASTIC.

OH, THANK YOU.

WELL, IT'S ALL
BECAUSE OF YOU.

SO, YOU DECORATE AT HOME?

WELL, I USED TO

WHEN TORY WAS A LITTLE GIRL,
BUT NOW...

I LIVE ALONE.

I GUESS THAT SOUNDS LONELY,
DOESN'T IT?

I KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

YOUR LIFE ISN'T LONELY.

YOU GOT TOM AND CINDY
AND YOUR GRANDCHILDREN

LIVING DOWN THE STREET.

AH, SURE, IT'S GREAT,

BUT THEY HAVE TO HAVE
A LIFE OF THEIR OWN,

SO I GIVE THEM THEIR SPACE.

I THINK YOU'RE VERY WISE.

I SHOULD TAKE A PAGE
OUT OF YOUR BOOK.

I FEEL A LITTLE LIKE
THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST.

SEE, I THINK CINDY AND TOM
NEED TO FIGURE OUT

THEIR NEW CHRISTMAS
TOGETHER, ALONE.

I, FOR ONE, AM OVERJOYED
THAT YOU'RE HERE.

AND, UH...

CAN I INTEREST YOU
IN A CUP OF COCOA?

I'D BE DELIGHTED.

MY LADY.

THANK YOU.

LILLY?

HEY, JACOB, READY FOR BED?

LILLY'S ALREADY ASLEEP.

NO, SHE'S NOT.

YES, SHE IS.
I JUST CHECKED.

SHE JUST SENT ME
A TEXT MESSAGE.

HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

SHE WAS FAKING.

WHY? IT'S NOT LIKE
IT'S PAST HER BEDTIME.

OH, SHE DIDN'T WANT ME
TUCKING HER IN.

IT'S OKAY.
DON'T FEEL BAD.

COME ON.
YOU GO TO BED.

GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.

ISN'T IT A LITTLE DARK?

NO.

I JUST --
I NEED A FEW MINUTES.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I TRIED TO
PUT LILLY TO BED,

AND SHE PRETENDED
SHE WAS ASLEEP.

AND?

ISN'T THAT ENOUGH?

I WENT
FROM COACH TO LEPER.

WHEN THOSE GIRLS WERE
TEASING LILLY AT SCHOOL,

I FELT EXACTLY LIKE
SHE WAS MY OWN DAUGHTER.

NO DIFFERENCE.
NO DIFFERENCE.

AND SHE YELLED AT ME.

WELL, SHE WAS UPSET.

NO. IT'S ME.

I'M NOT THE REAL MOTHER.

WE'RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING
THAT CAN'T BE DONE.

BLEND TWO FAMILIES
TOGETHER?

COME ON,
IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

YEAH? WELL, THEN,
WHY CAN'T IT HAPPEN WITH US?

I DON'T KNOW.
ME EITHER.

I'VE BEEN THINKING,
AND, UM...

I THINK MAYBE THE FAMILY
SHOULD SEPARATE.

I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER

AND DECLARE IT A SAFE ZONE FOR
THE FREE EXPRESSION OF FEELINGS.

YOUR MOTHER
HAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

SO, HERE'S THE GAME PLAN.

TOM, GRANDPA JOE,
LILLY, AND JACOB

WILL ATTEND
THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PAGEANT.

GRAM, TORY, AND I
WILL HEAD TO THE CABIN.

OH, MY GOSH! YES!

OH, MY GOSH!

FINALLY! YES!

OH, THIS IS SO GOOD.

CHRISTMAS ISN'T CANCELED!
CHRISTMAS ISN'T CANCELED!

CHRISTMAS ISN'T CANCELED!

OH, MY GOSH!

I HOPE YOU HAVE
A GREAT CHRISTMAS!

YEAH. YOU, TOO.

YEAH.

HEY, THIS MEANS WE'RENOT GONNA
BE TOGETHER FOR CHRISTMAS.

I'M SORRY.

I LOVE YOU.

WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK.

ALL WE HAVE TO DO

IS MAINTAIN OUR COMPOSURE
AND HANG IN THERE.

ENERGY AND INTENSITY --

THAT'S ALL WE NEED
TO CHANGE OUR MOMENTUM

AND TURN LOSSES
INTO WINS.

BRILLIANT.

MY GO?
YEAH.

OUR WORK IS TO BLEND THE
FAMILIES WITHOUT FORCING IT...

RESPECT
EVERYONE'S FEELINGS,

AND LET THINGS UNFOLD.

GENIUS.

I HAPPEN TO KNOW
A VERY SMART MAN

WHO SAYS THINGS
JUST LIKE THAT.

LILLY!

LILLY.

CHECK THIS OUT.

OH, MY GOSH!
YOU ROCK!

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

HEY.

HI, MOM. THERE'S FRESH COFFEE
IN THE POT.

YOU KNOW
WHAT I WAS THINKING?

HMM?
I WAS HOPING

MAYBE YOU'D GO CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING WITH ME THIS AFTERNOON,

JUST THE TWO OF US.

THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

I'D LOVE THE COMPANY.
YEAH.

YOU CAN HELP ME PICK OUT
A PRESENT FOR JOE.

YOU GOT IT.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

OKAY,
BE HONEST WITH ME NOW.

DO YOU THINK JOE
WOULD LIKE THIS?

HE WILL.

HE LOVES PENGUINS.

I'M GONNA GET IT.

THAT'S GREAT.

WOULD YOU WRAP THIS UP,
PLEASE?

YOU'RE DOING GREAT,
YOU KNOW?

THANKS.

THIS HAS BEEN FUN.

I JUST DON'T REALLY FEEL
LIKE I'M DOING GREAT.

WHY NOT?

THE KIDS, YOU KNOW?

CINDY, I'M SO SORRY
IF I'M ADDING TO THE TENSION.

OH, NO, MOM.

NO, YOU'RE THE BEST.
HAVING YOU HERE IS SO IMPORTANT.

WELL, THANK YOU, DARLING.

HOW ARE YOU AND TOM DOING?

WE'RE GREAT.

OH, THANK GOODNESS.

THAT'S SUCH A RELIEF.

YOU KNOW, A WEEK AGO,

I DIDN'T EVEN WANT YOU
TO BE MARRIED.

I KNOW.

YOU KNEW?

HOW DID YOU KNOW
IF I DIDN'T?

WELL, WHEN YOU DIDN'T SHOW UP
TO ANY OF THE FAMILY FUNCTIONS,

I SORT OF SUSPECTED.

I FEEL TERRIBLE.
DON'T.

MA'AM, IT'S READY.

THANK YOU.

NO, I DO.

EVIE...

CINDY, SIT HERE
WITH ME A MOMENT.

OKAY.

THIS TIME WITH YOU
AND YOUR NEW FAMILY

HAS BEEN SO GOOD FOR ME,
SO CLARIFYING.

I'M ASHAMED TO SAY IT,

BUT I WANTED YOU
TO GO ON GRIEVING.

AND THEN WHEN YOU TOOK UP
YOUR LIFE AGAIN AND MARRIED TOM,

IT MEANT, SOMEHOW,
THAT DAVE WAS REALLY GONE.

I UNDERSTAND.

YOU AND TORY NEED TO GO
TO THE PAGEANT.

WE'LL POSTPONE THE SKI TRIP
TILL AFTER CHRISTMAS.

TORY WON'T LIKE THIS.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.
I'LL TALK TO HER.

SHE'S NOT GONNA
GO FOR IT, EVIE.

SHE'LL KICK UP SUCH A FUSS,
YOU'LL HAVE TO TAKE HER.

WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

SHE HAS THE BAER SPINE.

WELL, WHERE DO YOU THINK
SHE GOT IT FROM?

CINDY,
I'VE MADE UP MY MIND.

THE NEW FAMILY
COMES FIRST.

HI, JOE.

WHAT YOU DOING OUT HERE?

WELL, EVIE,
I'M JUST FIXING UP A SHORT.

YOU AN ELECTRICIAN, TOO?

WELL, YOU SIT STILL LONG ENOUGH,
I'LL EVEN CUT YOUR HAIR.

YOU KNOW,
WITH ALL THE HUBBUB

AROUND CHRISTMAS
AND THE KIDS,

I COULD SURE USE
SOME PEACE AND QUIET.

COULD BE NICE.

YEAH, SURE COULD.

YEAH, A NICE CONVERSATION
OVER A CUP OF COFFEE

WOULD BE JUST THE TICKET,
DON'T YOU THINK?

SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

AWW.

VOILà.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

LET'S GO.

I REMEMBER HOW SIMPLE
CHRISTMAS WAS

WHEN I WAS
A LITTLE GIRL.

AT LEAST, IT SEEMED LIKE
IT WAS A LOT MORE SIMPLE.

WE'D GET UP EARLY,
RACE DOWNSTAIRS TO THE TREE

TO SEE WHAT SANTA CLAUS
HAD BROUGHT US.

WE'D MEET UP WITH THE REST
OF THE FAMILY AT CHURCH.

EVERYBODY WOULD GO BACK
TO OUR HOUSE

FOR A HUGE
CHRISTMAS DINNER.

YOU KNOW,
IT'S FUNNY, BUT...

I WAS A TEENAGER BEFORE
I SAW MY FIRST SNOWFLAKE.

YEAH, WHEN PEOPLE MENTIONED
A WHITE CHRISTMAS,

I HAD NO IDEA
WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT.

NOT A CLUE.

BUT I REMEMBER STAYING UP
VERY LATE CHRISTMAS EVE

AND GOING TO CHURCH
AT MIDNIGHT,

LISTENING TO THOSE BELLS PEAL
THROUGH THE DARKNESS.

NEXT MORNING, JUMP OUT OF BED,
GO THROUGH THE GIFTS.

THEN WE'D MEET UP
WITH THE REST OF THE FAMILY

FOR A GIGANTIC BREAKFAST.

IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT, BUT
THAT WAS ALL A LONG TIME AGO.

YEAH, BUT, STILL, IT'S NICE
TO HOLD ON TO SOME THINGS.

I'M CHANGING MY ATTITUDE
ABOUT CHANGE.

I'M GONNA SEE HOW LETTING GO
WORKS FOR A CHANGE,

STARTING
WITH THIS CHRISTMAS.

ARE YOU SURE
YOU WANT TO DO THAT?
YEAH.

HOLDING ON SO TIGHTLY
TO CHRISTMAS PAST

DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.

I'M ALREADY BEGINNING TO FEEL
POSITIVELY LIBERATED.

OKAY, I'VE GOT A WORD.

L-O-N-E-R -- LONER.

THAT'S A WORD, RIGHT?

YEAH.
OKAY.

BUT, SEE, I MADE "HOT"
AND "LONER."

HOW DID YOU GET
THOSE POINTS?

1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9,

PLUS 4 IS 13.

LOOK AT WHAT I GOT.

HOW MANY
AM I SUPPOSED TO HAVE?

SEVEN.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

ALL IT TOOK WAS THEM
GETTING THEIR OWN WAY.
OH, WELL.

BY THE WAY, WHERE'S EVIE?

I THINK SHE'S HAVING
A CUP OF COFFEE WITH JOE.

I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU AGREED
TO HAVE DINNER WITH ME TONIGHT.

ME, TOO.

THIS IS...
THIS IS LOVELY.

SPENDING THIS WEEK HERE,

GETTING TO KNOW ALL OF YOU,
IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL.

BEFORE I CAME, I HAD A SECRET
CASE OF THE HOLIDAY BLUES.

WELL,
I'M GLAD WE COULD HELP.

AND, UH...

WHERE DID THE BLUES
COME FROM?

CLINGING TO THE PAST.

DREADING THE FUTURE.

WELL, THE FUTURE IS AS BRIGHT
AS WE WANT IT TO BE.

I KNOW YOU'RE RIGHT.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE
THINKING ABOUT MYSELF SO MUCH.

I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT
TO OUR SWEET NEW FAMILY.

OH.

DO YOU THINK THAT YOU ARE?
YES.

HOW?

COMING IN HERE WITH ALL
THOSE SKIS AND SNOWBOARDS,

THE NOT-SO-HIDDEN MESSAGE
BEING,

"LET'S DO CHRISTMAS MY WAY --
THE OLD WAY."

NO.

THE CABIN
NEEDS TO STAY SHUT

TILL AFTER
THE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT.

I'VE TOLD CINDY THAT I'D HANDLE
BREAKING THE NEWS TO TORY.

THE TIMING WILL BE
PRETTY IMPORTANT,

SO CAN WE KEEP IT
ON THE Q.T. FOR NOW?

MUM'S THE WORD.

BUT I'M VERY HAPPY THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO BE JOINING US

FOR THE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT,
SO SALUD.

AND MERRY CHRISTMAS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, JOE.

WHAT'S UP?

OH, COME HERE, HONEY.

TAKE THIS.

I WANT TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL
FOR LILLY AND JACOB.
HMM.

CAN I LOOK?
NOT YET.

OKAY, 1, 2...

3.

MOM'S TREE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH,
TORY.

IT WAS MOM'S IDEA.

I THOUGHT WE COULD
ALL DECORATE IT TOGETHER.

OF COURSE!

THESE ARE
MY MOM'S ORNAMENTS.

THAT'S RIGHT.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THANKS.
MOM.

THANKS.

THANKS, DAD.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THERE YOU ARE.

WE WERE WONDERING
WHERE YOU GOT TO.

CINDY,
THAT WAS WONDERFUL.

THE LOOK ON LILLY
AND JACOB'S FACES

WHEN THEY SAW
THEIR MOTHER'S CHRISTMAS TREE...

I KNOW.

WELL DONE.
THANKS.

MOM, YOU HAVEN'T SPOKEN
TO TORY, HAVE YOU?

ABOUT POSTPONING
THE CHRISTMAS TRIP?

NO.
I DIDN'T THINK SO.

SHE'S STILL TALKING
LIKE WE'RE SPLITTING UP.

THEY'RE GETTING ALONG SO WELL
TOGETHER, THE CHILDREN.

LET'S LET NATURE
TAKE ITS COURSE.

THEY'RE GONNA FEEL
CLOSER AND CLOSER,

AND THEY'RE GONNA BE
FULL OF THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

AND THEY'RE GONNA BE HAPPY
WHEREVER THEY GO.

I HOPE SO.

HI.
HI, TORY.

OKAY, YOU GUYS!

LILLY, JACOB, COME ON!

WE'RE GONNA MAKE
A GINGERBREAD HOUSE.

NEW PROJECT.

WE NEED --
OKAY. OPEN IT CAREFULLY.

WE NEED THE RECIPE.

SO, THIS WAS A TRADITION
WHEN I WAS A BOY.

WE WOULD ALL PICK NAMES,

AND THEN WE MADE A SPECIAL GIFT
FOR WHOMEVER WE GOT.

AND REMEMBER, IT HAS TO BE MADE.
YOU CAN'T BUY IT.

JACOB.

WE NEED TO TALK.

TELL ME THE TRUTH.

WOULD YOU FEEL BAD
IF WE SKIPPED THE PAGEANT

AND WENT ON TO THE CABIN?

NO. I'D LIKE TO.

GRANDPA WOULD.

WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T WANT GRANDPA
TO FEEL BAD,

BUT I'D REALLY MISS TORY
AND EVERYBODY IF THEY LEFT.

ME, TOO.

WE CAN'T ASK THEM
TO SKIP THEIR TRIP

BECAUSE THAT WOULD JUST BE
PLAIN SELFISH.

WE HAVE TO GIVE UP
THE PAGEANT.
OKAY.

HOW ARE WE GONNA TELL
GRANDPA?

I KNOW.

WE COULD ASK MOM.

SHE'S REALLY SMART.

I'LL BET
SHE'LL KNOW WHAT TO DO.

MAYBE SHE'LL EVEN TALK
TO HIM FOR US.
YEAH.

YEAH.

HI, BABE.
YOU STUDYING?

UH, NOT EXACTLY.
CHATTING.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHAT
WITH ME FOR A MINUTE?
OF COURSE.

GOOD. I'VE BEEN HOPING TO CATCH
YOU BY YOURSELF FOR A SECOND.

WELL, SURE.
WHAT'S UP?

YOU STILL WEAR
THE LOCKET.

OF COURSE.

DAD ALWAYS HAD
SUCH A GREAT SMILE.

I NEVER TAKE IT OFF.

IT KEEPS HIM
CLOSE TO MY HEART.

I HAVE A SPECIAL KEEPSAKE
FOR YOU, TOO.

IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO SORT
THROUGH YOUR DADDY'S THINGS.

DAD'S 1st-PLACE MEDAL.

REMEMBER HOW EXCITING
THAT DAY WAS?

YEAH.

ARE YOU REALLY
GIVING IT TO ME?

OF COURSE.

HE WOULD WANT YOU
TO HAVE IT, TORY.

HE WAS SO PROUD
OF THE WAY YOU SKIED.

THANK YOU.

YOU AND I
HAVE BEEN TOGETHER

EVERY CHRISTMAS
SINCE YOU WERE BORN --

SINCE YOUR VERY FIRST ONE.

MM-HMM.

AND WE'LL BE TOGETHER,
ALWAYS...

FOREVER AND EVER.

YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
I LOVE YOU, DON'T YOU?

MM-HMM.

EVEN IF WE WERE SEPARATED
AT CHRISTMAS,

EVEN IF I WERE --

I DON'T KNOW --

AT THE NORTH POLE
WITH SANTA CLAUS

AND YOU WERE HERE
WITH YOUR NEW FAMILY,

WE'D STILL BE TOGETHER
IN SPIRIT, RIGHT?

COME ON, GRAM.

SANTA?

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN,
SMARTY.

I DO.

I LOVE YOU.

OH, I LOVE YOU, TOO, BABY.

"THERE WERE SHEPHERDS KEEPING
WATCH BY NIGHT OVER THEIR FLOCK

"WHEN AN ANGEL OF THE LO
STOOD BY THEM

"AND THE GLORY OF THE LORD
SHONE AROUND THEM,

"AND THEY WERE TERRIFIED.

"THE ANGEL SAID TO THEM,
'DON'T BE AFRAID,

FOR I BRING YOU GOOD TIDINGS
OF GREAT JOY.'"

LOOK AT THAT.

THE SHEPHERDS
WERE AFRAID, TOO,

AND THEN GOD SENT THEM AN ANGEL
TO MAKE THEM BRAVE.

MY MOM SAYS I HAVE ANGELS
WATCHING OVER ME.

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT?
YES, I DO.

AND I BELIEVE YOUR MOM
IS WATCHING OVER YOU.

I'LL TRY TO SLEEP NOW.

HEY, IS THERE ANYTHING
YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT

BEFORE YOU GO TO BED?

NO. I'M OKAY.

ARE YOU SURE?

YEAH, I'M SURE.

WELL, LET VISIONS OF SUGARPLUMS
DANCE IN YOUR HEAD.

I'LL TRY.

TOMORROW, WE'LL MAKE
GREAT CHRISTMAS PLANS, OKAY?

HEY.
HEY.

CAN I TALK TO YOU?
SURE. WHAT'S UP?

IT'S JUST...

I'VE BEEN THINKING,

AND MAYBE THE CHRISTMAS PLAN
ISN'T SO GREAT.

NO? HMM.

SO HOW'S THE SNOW COVERAGE?

YEAH, THREE FEET
OF PACKED POWDER.

BUT WE CAN SKI ANYTIME.

CHRISTMAS ISN'T CHRISTMAS
WITHOUT YOUR FAMILY.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
I FEEL EXACTLY THE SAME.

REALLY?

I'D RATHER SIT AROUND
DOING NOTHING WITH EVERYBODY

THAN EITHER OPTION
THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.

YEAH. ME, TOO.

BUT NOW I --

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL
MOM AND GRAM.

ESPECIALLY GRAM --
IT MEANS SO MUCH TO HER.

SHE EVEN GAVE ME
MY DAD'S OLD SKIING MEDAL.

IT'S SO HARD.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT IT?

IT'S MY DAD.

EVERYTHING I AM...

EVERYTHING I LOVE,
HE TAUGHT ME.

EVERYTHING.

AND HE HELD MY HAND
UNTIL I WAS READY TO LET GO

AND DO IT ON MY OWN.

I NEVER THOUGHT
MY DAD COULD DIE.

NOT DAD.

AND NOW IT'S SO HARD
LETTING GO.

YOU AREN'T.

YOU AREN'T LETTING GO.

HE'LL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU.

IF HE COULD HAVE PICKED
A FAMILY FOR ME AND MOM...

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN YOU...

AND GRANDPA JOE
AND LILLY AND JACOB.

THANKS, TORY.
THAT MEANS A LOT.

I KNOW HE WOULD HAVE WANTED US
TO BE TOGETHER ON CHRISTMAS.

I JUST...

DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL
MOM AND GRAM.

TRUST ME. YOU DO.
GO FOR IT.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

HEY, LOOK WHAT I GOT.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
HO-HO-HO!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

HEY, MOM. MOM?

THERE SHE IS.
I GOT PRESENTS
FOR EVERYONE ON MY LIST.

I'M DONE SHOPPING NOW.

OH, THAT'S SO GREAT.
HOW DID YOU DO?

I GOT GRANDMA EVIE
A CHRISTMAS CACTUS.

OH, I LOVE IT.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU.

SO, DOES ANYBODY
WANT ANYTHING?

MM, I'M GOOD.
THANKS FOR ASKING.

I HAD ICE CREAM.

MMM. WHAT FLAVOR?

CHOCOLATE.
YUM.

WE WANTED TO ASK YOU
SOMETHING.

OKAY, SURE.
WHAT'S UP?

IT'S ABOUT CHRISTMAS.

WE DON'T WANT TO SPLIT UP
ANYMORE.

YOU DON'T?

ARE YOU SURE?

YEAH.

WELL, WHAT CHANGED?

IT'S BECAUSE YOU AND TORY
ARE HERE NOW.

HOW WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU.

WE JUST DON'T KNOW
HOW TO TELL GRANDPA.

WE WERE KIND OF HOPING
YOU COULD TELL HIM FOR US?

IT'LL BE BETTER COMING
FROM YOU GUYS.

JUST TALK TO YOUR GRANDPA.

HE'S A VERY WISE MAN,
AND HE LOVES YOU VERY MUCH.

YEAH, BUT HE ALSO LOVES
THE PAGEANT.

WE'RE SCARED
HE'LL FEEL BAD.

NOT IF YOU TELL HIM
HOW YOU REALLY FEEL.

COME ON.

RRR RRRRRR.

RIGHT HERE?

ALL RIGHTY.

SO, WHAT CAN I DO
FOR YOU?

TORY'S REALLY
HELPED ME OUT.

SHE'S BEEN A GREAT
BIG SISTER.

YEAH, SHE'S A GOOD KID,
ISN'T SHE?

TORY REALLY LOVES
HER SKI TRIP,

AND WE WOULD FEEL BAD
SAYING,

"YOU CAN'T GO 'CAUSE
WE WANT TO BE TOGETHER."

MM-HMM. YEAH.
MAKES SENSE.

YEAH, THAT'D BE SELFISH.
THAT WOULD BE SELFISH, HUH?

SO, IF IT'S OKAY
WITH YOU,

WE WOULD LIKE TO DROP OUT
OF THE PAGEANT.

DROP OUT OF THE PAGEANT.

WELL...

THERE'S A TIME AND SEASON
FOR EVERYTHING...

AND I GUESS PAGEANT SEASON
IS OVER.

YOU'RE THE BEST GRANDPA
IN THE WHOLE WORLD!

OH, REALLY?
WELL, I GUESS I AM.

WELL, WHAT DO
YOU GOT THERE?

I GUESS YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
CAST SOMEBODY ELSE.

WELL, THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE
OF MORE DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO?

I'M GONNA GO DOWN
TO PASTOR BROWN

AND GIVE THIS TO HIM.

HE CAN DO THE CASTING.

IT'S HIGH TIME
HE TOOK OVER ANYWAY.

DON'T YOU THINK?

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

THAT KIND OF OPENS UP
MY SCHEDULE A LITTLE BIT.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
WITH ALL THAT FREE TIME.

WE COULD GO SKIING.

I NEVER HAD CHRISTMAS
WITH SNOW BEFORE.

WHAT A GOOD IDEA.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE
THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER.

IT SURE IS.

COME HERE, YOU SNOOKUMS!

I LOVE YOU, GRANDPA.
I LOVE YOU.

CHRISTMAS IS SAVED.

I KNOW.

SEE, I TOLD YOU
EVERYTHING WOULD WORK OUT.

YOU DID. YOU SAID IT.
CHRISTMAS MAGIC.

WELL, BLENDING
TWO FAMILIES, YOU KNOW...

IT'S NOT SO HARD --
IN FACT, IT'S SIMPLE.

LIKE A LAW OF NATURE.

WE'RE SO
ON THE SAME PAGE.
CONVENIENT, HUH?

SINCE WE'RE GONNA BE SPENDING
THE REST OF OUR LIVES TOGETHER.

SO, I GUESS SANTA'S GOT
A LITTLE MORE SHOPPING TO DO.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

WELL, SOMEBODY NEEDS NEW SKIS
AND BOOTS FOR CHRISTMAS.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID
YOU TALKED TO THE KIDS.

YEAH.
LILLY AND JACOB.

THEY TALKED TO DAD, AND I GUESS
HE TALKED TO PASTOR BROWN,

AND THEY PULLED OUT
OF THE PAGEANT.

APPARENTLY, THERE WAS
A WHOLE LIST OF FOLKS

WHO WERE ON THE WAIT LIST
TO GET IN,

SO HE REPLACED THEM
ALREADY.

NEAT, BECAUSE TORY SAID
SHE WAS GONNA TALK TO EVIE

ABOUT CANCELING
THE SKI TRIP

SO WE COULD ALL GO
TO THE PAGEANT.

SERIOUSLY?
YEAH.

WE CAN CLEAR THIS UP
IN A MINUTE.

HEY.
YOU GUYS SEEN GRANDMA?

NO.

ISN'T SHE IN HER ROOM?
NO.

HEY,
HAVE YOU SEEN MY GRANDMA?

OH. NO.

I CAN'T FIND HER
ANYWHERE.

WHY? WHAT'S GOING ON?

WELL, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO
GET UP THE NERVE

TO TELL HER
THAT I WANT TO STAY HERE

WITH YOU GUYS
ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

YEAH, AND I TALKED
TO YOUR DAD,

AND HE REALLY HELPED ME
THINK THINGS THROUGH.

IF I COULD JUST FIND
MY GRANDMA,

I COULD TALK TO HER,
AND I KNOW SHE'LL UNDERSTAND

AND SHE'LL WANT TO SEE YOU GUYS
IN THE PAGEANT.

THIS IS CRAZY.

JACOB AND I
TALKED TO YOUR MOM,

AND SHE HELPED US
THINK IT THROUGH, AND...

WE PULLED OUT
OF THE PAGEANT

SO WE COULD GO TO THE CABIN
WITH YOU ON CHRISTMAS.

WHAT?

NO WAY.

IT'S FROM EVIE.

READ IT.
WHERE'S GRANDMA EVIE?

I DON'T THINK SHE'S HERE.
TORY AND I CHECKED HER ROOM.

CLEANED OUT.

JUST READ IT,
PLEASE, MOM.

OKAY.

"DEAR CINDY AND TOM,

"A FEW MORE GIFTS
FOR THE KIDS AND YOU.

"THE USUAL RULE APPLIES --
DO NOT OPEN TILL CHRISTMAS.

BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS,
I'LL BE ON A PLANE TO BOULDER."

WHAT?
SHE LEFT?

"I HOPE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND
WHY I HAD TO GO.

"I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED

"THAT CHRISTMAS
IS THE TIME FOR FAMILY.

"THIS IS YOUR TIME
TO BE TOGETHER,

"NOT TO WORRY
ABOUT KEEPING TRADITIONS

"AND HOLDING ON
TO THE PAST.

"THERE'S BEEN
TOO MUCH CONFUSION

"AND NOT ENOUGH
CHRISTMAS CHEER.

"BESIDES, I HAVE A TON OF WORK
WAITING FOR ME AT THE OFFICE,

"AND I ALWAYS PLANNED
ON BEING HERE FOR CHRISTMAS.

"SO I HOPE EVERYBODY WILL GO
TO THE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT

"AND HAVE A GREAT TIME.

"AND I'LL PLAN ON SEEING ALL OF
YOU UP IN BOULDER AT THE CABIN

"AS SOON AFTER CHRISTMAS
AS YOU CAN COME.

"WITH ALL THE LOVE
IN THE WORLD

TO YOU AND THE CHILDREN,
EVIE."

THIS IS HORRIBLE.

THIS JUST RUINS
CHRISTMAS.

I SHOULD HAVE
SEEN IT COMING.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

WHAT ON EARTH?! EVIE!

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

OH, HOW WAS YOUR VISIT?

BERNIE, IT WAS WONDERFUL.

YOU WERE SO RIGHT.

SPENDING TIME WITH EVERYBODY
WAS THE BEST THING.

I TOLD YOU.

SO, WHERE'S CINDY AND TORY?
AT YOUR HOUSE?

NO, THEY'RE BACK IN L.A.

WHAT?

WE'RE MAKING A FEW CHANGES
IN THE CHRISTMAS TRADITION.

I'M EXPECTING THEM ALL TO FLY IN
HERE RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS.

TOM AND LILLY AND JACOB
AND EVEN TOM'S DAD, JOE.

GREAT.

SO, DOES THAT MEAN

YOU'RE PLANNING ON SPENDING
CHRISTMAS BY YOURSELF?

YEAH.

WELL, THAT WASN'T
PART OF THE PLAN.

BETTER THIS WAY.

SPILL.

BUT THERE'S NOTHING
TO SPILL.

TOM AND JOE AND LILLY AND JACOB
ARE TRULY DARLINGS.

THEY MADE ME FEEL
SO WELCOME.

BUT I WAS GETTING
JUST A LITTLE BIT IN THE WAY.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

I MEAN IT.

THIS YEAR, THIS SEASON,

IS SUCH A SENSITIVE TIME
FOR THAT FAMILY.

I NEEDED TO LEAVE.

THEY'LL BE HERE
RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS.

I'M SURE OF IT.

WHERE'S LILLY?

IN HER ROOM, MOPING.

EXCUSE ME.

COME ON, HONEY,
YOU STILL HAVE TO EAT.

NO, THANKS, DAD, BUT I JUST
REALLY DON'T FEEL LIKE EATING.

WHO IS IT?

IT'S COACH.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO.

IT'S OKAY, HONEY.
ENJOY.

THANKS.

DO YOU WANT TO TALK
ABOUT IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO TALK
TO GRANDMA ABOUT CHRISTMAS

BEFORE SHE LEFT.

AND I FEEL LIKE, IF I DID,

MAYBE SHE WOULDN'T
HAVE LEFT.

YOU CAN'T KNOW THAT.

SHE DID WHAT SHE THOUGHT
WAS RIGHT.

YOU DIDN'T CHASE HER AWAY.

I GUESS I'M JUST NOT READY
TO FEEL BETTER YET.

WHO IS IT?

MOM SENT THIS UP.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU,
ANYWAY?

DON'T YOU SEE, JACOB?

OUR LITTLE PLAN
RUINED CHRISTMAS.

WE DIDN'T MEAN
TO DO ANYTHING WRONG.

WE MAY HAVE NOT MEANT IT,
BUT WE DID IT, REGARDLESS.

YOU SHOULD EAT THAT.

MOM MADE IT FOR YOU.

I DON'T SEE
WHAT THE BIG DEAL IS.

I MEAN, SHE'S OUR MOTHER.
MOTHERS MAKE THEIR KIDS FOOD.

LILLY, YOU SAID
SHE'S OUR MOTHER.

NO, I DIDN'T.

YEAH, YOU DID.

I HEARD YOU.

YOU CALLED MOM OUR MOTHER.

WHATEVER.

I HEARD YOU.
I KNOW I DID.

DID NOT. GET OUT.

WHATEVER.

HI, HONEY.
THANKS FOR DINNER.

OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.

IS SOMETHING
ON YOUR MIND?

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO CALL YOU.

"COACH" DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT
ANYMORE.

NO PRESSURE.

I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT
TO YOU.
IT WAS.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

NOT SO MUCH ANYMORE.

WHAT CHANGED?

I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE
BASKETBALL.

WHEN YOU TRY TO
FORCE A SHOT,

YOU'LL PROBABLY MISS.

GET IT?
I THINK SO.

I'M SORRY
I'VE BEEN SO MEAN TO YOU.

YOU HAVE NOT BEEN
SO MEAN.

I JUST...

IT DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT
HAVING ANOTHER MOTHER.

I UNDERSTAND, LILLY.

I NEVER WANT TO FORGET HER...
EVER.

YOU WON'T, LILLY.

SHE'LL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU.
SHE'LL BE IN YOUR HEART.

YOU'LL SEE.

YOU REALLY CARE
ABOUT ME AND JACOB.

I REALLY DO.

I'M GLAD
YOU MARRIED MY DAD.

YOU JUST
MADE MY CHRISTMAS.

THANK YOU.

SO, NOBODY
WANTS TO SPEAK?

JACOB?

CHRISTMAS IS RUINED.

WELL,
WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

WELL, TORY IS SAD.

I'M SORRY, LITTLE GUY.

IT'S JUST I'VE NEVER HAD
CHRISTMAS WITHOUT MY GRAM.

AND NOW, BECAUSE OF ME, SHE'LL
BE ALL ALONE ON CHRISTMAS.

WHY DID SHE HAVE TO LEAVE?

I THINK SHE WAS CONCERNED
THAT SHE WAS THE REASON
WE WERE SPLITTING UP.

SO WE MADE HER GO.
IT WAS OUR FAULT.

NO, I-I DIDN'T MEAN IT
THAT WAY.

NO, IT WAS MY FAULT.

I ENCOURAGED EVERYONE
TO ACT UP

SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO CHANGE
OUR TRADITIONS.

I'M SO SORRY.

WE FEEL HORRIBLE.

WE NEVER MEANT
FOR HER TO LEAVE.

I'M THE OLDEST.
IT'S MY FAULT.

WELL, DON'T BEAT
YOURSELF UP, TORY.

YOU HAVE TO MOVE PAST IT,
THINK ABOUT NOW.

SO,
WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS?

WELL, I GUESS I'LL JUST
HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT.

I CHASED MY GRANDMA AWAY,

AND I BLEW
OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS.

WE BLEW IT --
OURFIRST CHRISTMAS.

JUST WHEN WE WERE
STARTING TO BECOME A FAMILY.

OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I THINK WE SHOULD ADJOURN
THIS MEETING

AND TAKE A LITTLE TIME
TO THINK THINGS OVER.

RIGHT.
BEDTIME, BUDDY.

I'LL TUCK HIM IN.
I GOT IT.

COME ON.

NOW, THAT'S WONDERFUL.

FINALLY A FAMILY.
I DON'T SEE
WHAT THE BIG DEAL IS.

SHE'S HIS BIG SISTER.
SHE'S TAKING HIM TO BED.

WE'VE STILL GOT PROBLEMS.

GRANDMA EVIE'S GONNA BE
ALONE FOR CHRISTMAS.

WHAT?

YOU SPEND A SMALL FORTUNE,

PLAN ALL THESE GREAT
ACTIVITIES...

...YOU WANT EVERYTHING
TO BE PERFECT.

AND WHAT REALLY MATTERS?

FAMILY.

TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS.

WE HAVE TO BE REMINDED
TIME AND AGAIN.

I KNOW EVIE THOUGHT
SHE WAS DOING THE RIGHT THING.

THE KIDS
ARE TAKING IT SO HARD.

TORY FEELS SO GUILTY,
AND...

JACOB AND LILLY LOST THEIR PARTS
IN THE PAGEANT.

SO, WHERE'S
OUR CHRISTMAS MAGIC NOW?

OKAY, WELL, YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO
SPEND CHRISTMAS

WITH ME, TODD,
AND THE KIDS.

THANK YOU, BERNIE.
I COULDN'T DO THAT.

YES, YOU COULD,
AND YOU'RE GOING TO.

NO.

DARLING,
I'M JUST NOT UP TO IT.

YOU GOT TO TAKE MY WORD
ON THAT.

I'VE BEEN TRAVELING
BACK AND FORTH,

PACKING AND UNPACKING.

I'M EXHAUSTED.

NOW YOU GO -- SKEDADDLE!

IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE.
I DON'T LIKE THIS
ONE LITTLE BIT.

I'LL BE FINE.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, YOU.

SAME TO YOU.

GIVE MY LOVE
AND CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

TO TODD
AND THE WUNDERKINDS.

THERE'S SOMEONE HERE
TO SEE YOU.

OH, NO.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYBODY.

PLEASE.

I TRIED, BUT...

I'M NOT EXPECTING ANYBODY.

SCHEDULE THEM
AFTER THE 1st OF THE YEAR.

HELLO, EVIE.

JOE?

I'LL JUST GO
AND LEAVE YOU TWO.

YEAH.

WE NEED TO TALK.

THANKS.

YOU WANT SOME?

SURE.

OH, THERE YOU ARE, MOM.

WHAT?

YOU CALLED MOM "MOM."

WHAT IS IT, HONEY?

I-I JUST --

I JUST --

I LOVE YOU, MOM.

I LOVE YOU, TOO, HONEY.

SO MUCH.

OH, LOOK AT THAT.

IT'S MIDNIGHT.

YEAH.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, TOM.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, CINDY.

OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS.

WE MADE IT.

AND THE CHRISTMAS MAGIC
DIDN'T LET US DOWN.

WHAT IS IT?

WAS SOMETHING
NOT QUITE PERFECT?

DON'T TEASE ME.

I JUST HEARD THAT SIGH.

I JUST WISH
EVIE WERE HERE.

YEAH. ME, TOO.

SANTA WAS VERY GENEROUS.

SO LET'S SEE.

THE FIRST ONE...
IS FROM TORY TO LILLY.

OH, THANKS.

OH, MY GOODNESS.
HOW AWESOME.

LET ME SEE.
OH, IT'S A DADDY TREE.

YEAH, A DAD TREE.

ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT ONE
IS FROM JACOB TO TORY.

YOU'RE GONNA LIKE
THIS ONE.
OH.

AWW.

ANGEL WINGS, 'CAUSE
YOU'RE MY GUARDIAN ANGEL.

THANK YOU. I LOVE IT.

HOW CUTE.

OKAY...

AND THE LAST ONE
IS FROM LILLY TO JACOB.

IT'S YOUR OWN SHINING STAR.
COOL, RIGHT?

NOW MY NIGHTS
WON'T BE SO DARK.

I HAVE AN IDEA.
LET'S PUT THIS ON MOM'S TREE.

HEY, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
WE'LL STICK IT UP THERE.

THAT'S GRANDPA.

THOSE WERE GREAT GIFTS,
YOU GUYS.

HEY, THERE YOU ARE.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, JACOB.

HOW ARE YOU?

HERE, DAD.
THANK YOU
FOR THE PRESENT.

HO-HO-HO,
MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY.

HI.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.

SANTA WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED
THIS YEAR.

HE LEFT THESE OUTSIDE
ON THE LAWN.

NO, THEY'RE NOT.
HUH?

THEY'RE FROM YOU.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.

ALL RIGHT,
I'M GONNA GO GET SOME MORE.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

MORE?
AND YOU SHOULD HAVE MORE.

ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GET INTO IT.

HERE, LILLY.

THIS ONE'S FOR YOU.

MOM.

MERRY CHRISTMAS,
EVERYBODY.

OH, MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY.

I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
BEFORE YOU LEFT.
I KNOW.

WILL ALL OF YOU
FORGIVE ME?

I TRULY THOUGHT I WAS DOING
THE BEST THING FOR EVERYBODY

WHEN I LEFT,
BUT AS SOON AS I WAS GONE,

I REALIZED I...

I WAS WRONG.

BUT SOMEHOW,

I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT
HOW TO COME BACK.

GRANDPA JOE
CAME AND GOT ME.

OH, GRANDPA!

THANK YOU!
WELL, YOU'RE WELCOME.

I JUST HAPPENED TO BE
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

EVIE, I'M SO GLAD
YOU CAME BACK.

ME TOO, CINDY.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVIE.

TOM.

GLAD YOU CAME BACK.

THANK YOU, TOM.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

I GOT YOU
A CHRISTMAS CACTUS.

HOW BEAUTIFUL.

LOOK AT THAT.

LOOK AT THAT BIRD, TOM.
YOU OUTDID YOURSELF.

GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU, JACOB.

OH, IT SMELLS SO GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S ALL
JOIN OUR HANDS FOR GRACE.

ALL RIGHT.

DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR
THIS WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS DAY,

WHERE WE CAN CELEBRATE
THE BIRTH OF YOUR SON
TOGETHER AS A FAMILY.

WE ALSO THANK YOU
FOR THIS FOOD,

AND WE ASK YOUR BLESSING ON IT.

DAD, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO ADD SOMETHING?

THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU
FOR OUR FAMILY,

EACH AND EVERY ONE.

THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER

AS YOU BROUGHT THE LORD'S FAMILY
SAFELY TO THE INN

ALL THOSE MANY YEARS AGO.

THANK YOU
FOR THAT FIRST CHRISTMAS,

AND THANK YOU FOR THIS --

OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS.

AMEN.

AMEN.
AMEN.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S EAT.

TAKE YOUR CHOICE.

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