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[upbeat Christmas song]

♪ Ringing, ringing, ringing, ringing bells in my ear ♪

♪ Ringing, ringing, ringing, ringing Christmas cheer ♪

♪ Christmas morning

♪ I wish everyday could be Christmas morning ♪

♪ I'll spend everyday with you

♪ La la la la la la la la, la la ♪

- Okay, so it says here that the best

villas in Hawaii are in Oahu,

but the best dining is in Maui.

We're flying into Maui, right?

- I have not purchased the ticket.

- What?

Christmas is three weeks away.

- But I gotta be in DC for a security presentation

on December 26th.

- The day after Christmas?

- Plan has to be implemented by the top of the year,

so, if we're in Hawaii, I have to leave Christmas morning.

Why don't we just spend the time in DC?

It's Perfect.

Come on, babe, we haven't been in a long time,

it'll be nice.

- I don't wanna go to DC.

- I do.

- You do? - Well yeah.

I wanna go check out Howard and the new museum.

- See, Raven's on board.

- Guys, what about warm weather?

- Come on, Mom is only an hour away.

She can come and spend the time with us.

- Are you trying to win this fight?

- Yes!

And as a matter of fact, I'm gonna go call

Grandma Hazel right now.

- It shouldn't matter where we're going

as long as we're all going together.

- You're right.

I guess it won't be that bad.

The Ritz Carlton has a really nice spa there, so.

- Mm, yeah, but I was thinking

maybe we should rent a house.

That way Mom can come and stay with us.

[chuckles]

Will you trust me, please?

It's gonna be a great, great Christmas, I promise.

- [Raven] Grandma Hazel is so excited!

- Yay.

[chuckles] Fine.

I will start looking for some nice places to rent.

- You, are, the, best.

I love you.

- I know.

[laughs]

- Ah!

Ah!

This is worse than a Rubik's Cube, baby.

- I don't know why you didn't let me

order the light organizer.

[Ed chuckles]

- Nah, I didn't want no organizer.

That was a $30 hanger.

- Oh.

- Eh, why don't we just save some time,

and I just put these lights around me

and stand in the corner like a human tree?

How 'bout this?

[Valerie laughs]

- You, a talking Christmas tree?

- Yeah.

- You know what, babe?

I think you may be on to something.

- I think so.

- You know what, babe?

What if I, um,

what if we didn't decorate the house this winter?

- I'm sorry.

Is my wife here?

Val!

Valerie!

- No, I'm serious.

What if we got out of Ashville

and just went on a road trip?

- And take a road trip to where?

- Washington DC.

You could see Shanice,

because she has to work

and she can't come in for winter break.

- Nah, I don't even like my little sister that much.

[chuckles]

I don't.

But you already told her we're coming, didn't you?

- I did.

- I know you too well.

- Baby, I thought it would be nice.

Look, I even found a nice place.

- Mm-hm, nice place, huh? - Mm-hm.

- That sounds expensive.

How much for the not so nice places.

- You don't even have to worry about it,

because I'm using the money that I won

from my lotto winnings.

10, four, four.

My grandmother got 10 teeth,

my cousin Jenae got four kids from the first marriage,

four kids from the second marriage.

See, 10, four, four.

You didn't think that number would fail.

- I get it, Val, you have a process.

But shouldn't we be saving that money.

We kinda need it.

- I won the $10,000, and you said

I could spend it however I wanted.

- When did, I don't remember saying that,

when did I say that?

- We was in bed, and we were doing the role play.

You were a door-to-door salesman,

and I came to the door to buy it.

- Okay, but I was selling wolf tickets,

'cause I don't remember nothing I be saying

when we role playing, you know this.

There's no blood in my head at that point.

You know this.

- The cheetah draws, but okay.

Here, let's ask the kids what they think.

Deshawn, Destiny!

- Please, let this not be helping Dad

with those tangled up lights again.

- No, it's not that.

How would you two feel

if we went to Washington DC for Christmas.

- Heck yeah!

- I don't care.

- This will be so amazing.

- See.

- We still need to price it out.

Don't get ahead of yourself.

- Well, to offset the price

everyone only gets one Christmas gift.

- Wait, what?

- Wait, I still get my sneakers, right?

- Cheap ones.

- Come on, Dad.

- Look, Deshawn, yes, you get your Christmas sneakers.

- Bet.

- When you say one Christmas gift,

- Destiny, I mean on Christmas gift.

You only get two.

- Well, I guess I could make a major sacrifice

for a DC vacation.

- Ah!

See, honey, we'll take our car,

and then we could bring our own food.

Babe, babe, I know.

We done been through so much.

We need this.

- Fine, go on, get the place.

- Get the place?

- Go on, semi nice place, not the nice-nice.

- Oh, mm, mm, mm.

Hoo, yes, I'ma see you tonight, yes!

- You ain't playing fair!

That's how you got me the last time!

The neck!

Right in the neck!

[bright music]

- This, - This,

- Is,

- Is,

- [Both] Perfect.

- [Morgan] It says we are eight minutes away.

- Ooh, I just got 20 new orders of our new mint scrub.

I am so glad we upgraded the website

before the holiday season.

It looks like J&S Beauty Essence

is the go to for gift giving.

Give me some.

[giggles]

- [Morgan] That's my baby.

- You know it.

Money maker

♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells

♪ Jingle all the way

♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh ♪

♪ Ey, ey, ey, ey

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh

[Valerie giggles]

♪ Sleep in heavenly piece

- Oh, go on, baby!

Go on, sing it!

- Take me home, baby.

♪ Sleep in heavenly piece

- I like that, there, I like that, there

- You feelin' that, you feeling that.

- Oh, that was it baby.

♪ Joy to the world, boy and the girl ♪

♪ That's how we are

♪ My name ain't Earl

♪ That's a TV show, you know how we go ♪

♪ It's the Russel family we're on our flow ♪

- That's right, woo.

[bright music]

- [Jayla] So excited to see this house.

The weather outside is great, so.

- Okay, so where is my room?

- [Morgan] Any one of them is fine baby.

- But not the master.

So far so good.

Oh my gosh.

Oh, this is absolutely stunning.

Look at that fireplace.

Oh my, oh this is cute.

Never heard of this brand.

Oh, this pillow's $115.

It must be European.

I think I could do a house like this.

- Babe, they got a man cave in here [chuckling].

- Oh, I gotta check in with the chef.

Hi, this is Jayla Mitchell.

I ordered four lunches and four dinners for deliver.

Mitchell, yes I'll hold.

- I'm here everyone.

Hi.

Hey, Merry Christmas.

Where's my munchkin?

- I think she's upstairs.

Um, yes and you got those vegan orders as well?

Yes.

Oh yeah, that'll be perfect.

Okay great, thank you.

See you soon.

- You know, I was, it's beautiful by the way.

I was thinking that we could go grocery shopping and cook.

- We could do that.

But, it's the holiday season, you know?

A time of joy and giving.

Not baking and frying.

I mean besides, who cooks on their holiday vacation, right?

- Everyone in my family dear.

Morgan, mother's here darling.

Raven sweetie, grandma can't wait to see you.

- Is that my beautiful mother?

- Hi, honey, oh it's so good to see you.

Oh my goodness.

Let me see, have you lost weight?

- You think so, I'm not trying to.

- Okay, now listen,

mother can go grocery shopping,

I can pick up your favorite foods and prepare them.

I've packed my favorite cast iron pan.

'Cause check it, I understand the chef

doesn't get here until tomorrow.

- Yeah, well guess what?

I don't want my ladies lifting a finger, okay.

- See.

- Listen, we're going out to dinner momma.

We was just waiting for you.

- Ah, well momma's here now.

I would try to get your bother to come

but he acts like he can't leave Florida.

But that's why you're my favorite son, yes.

- Raven, we're going.

- You hear that.

- Mm-hm, I heard.

- [Raven] Grandma.

- Raven baby.

- Oh, grandma.

- Girl you've grown.

- Are those mine?

- You know are, precious.

Oh, and I see your mother

has had hers professionally wrapped.

- No, I did not.

I'm just good at wrapping.

- Yeah, mom's very crafty.

- Yes she is indeed.

We're gonna have so much fun.

- I done seen the same monument nine times.

I wish you just woulda put the address in the GPS.

- 'Cause I don't work like that Val.

You know me, I like to figure it out

and see the city myself.

I'm a great navigator.

I am, it's just, it's just me.

- You know what?

This is just like our first date.

You did the same thing.

And I knew it was a red flag then.

- I feel like we've been driving for eight days.

- We're almost there Chipmunk,

have some faith in your father now.

- When are we going to eat?

- There's a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with pimiento.

- But, I don't want a sandwich ma.

- You don't want no sandwich?

There's another peanut butter,

eat them sandwiches boy.

- Ma, I want wings.

- Yeah, can we get some hot wings dad.

- I didn't, I didn't make that food for fun.

I made the sandwiches for y'all to eat.

So what you need to do is,

you need to thank your daddy

for bringing us on this vacation,

even though he got us lost.

I said thank your dad.

- [Both] Thanks dad.

- Hey, anything for my family.

You know I love y'all.

Y'all wanna sing some more?

- [All] No.

- Morgan, Morgan sounds like somebody's breaking in.

- Stay here.

- I took those online self-defense classes.

I can help.

- No you cannot, stay here.

- [Valerie] Oh, I'm so glad we're here, finally.

[mumbles]

[women screaming]

- [Valerie And Jayla] Who are you.

- Look at this tree.

- Oh gosh, I gotta go to the bathroom babe.

- I'm sorry lady, but you cannot use our bathroom.

- No, I'm sorry lady.

I will go in there or right here on this floor.

- Baby, go on down the hallway and look.

- Yo, this place is dope.

- Go get the other bags out the car.

What's going on here?

- We rented this house.

Maybe you have the wrong address.

- No, this is the address they gave us.

And the key code worked.

Y'all are trespassing.

- Now hold on, where is he going?

- That is ridiculous.

Look, I'm calling the owners.

- Ma, look at this kitchen.

- I'm Morgan Mitchell.

- Ed Russell, that was my wife Val.

- Jayla.

- No one's answering the phone.

- This has got to be a big misunderstanding.

- Yeah, and I'm not okay with it.

- Well, maybe y'all got your days mixed up.

- I don't make mistakes like that.

- Bae, they got a bidet.

Hand me my phone.

- [Ed] I don't have your phone.

- It says, you are confirmed.

- Well, I also have a confirmation.

Yeah, so it looks like you booked with likehome.com.

We booked with stayhere.com.

- Well, we're going to stay here.com.

- Look, obviously we're not figure all this out tonight.

So, why don't we just.

- So it's a good thing

there are so many lovely hotels in DC.

- And we'll help you pack your bags.

- Uh ma?

- Excuse me, what are you doing?

- Put those in the fidge Deshawn.

- No, you don't need to put that in,

we have a refrigerator full of things already

because we've been here.

- No, well we're gonna eat.

- Mom, dad, what's going on?

- Honey, nothing, it's okay, go upstairs.

Go to bed.

- Look, bed sounds nice.

Why don't we all just go get some rest

how about that? - No baby, hold on.

- Oh, you wanna huddle.

Okay, we can huddle too, come on.

- Indeed we can.

- Yes.

- Babe, look at 'em.

I don't trust them.

They look like murderers.

- Or worse, Republicans.

- We can't let them stay here.

- You got that right.

- They look weak.

Push come to shove, we could take 'em out.

I got the tall one.

- This is how every horror movie starts.

- No, they not killers.

Con artists maybe, but they ain't killers.

- One night only.

- What?

- This gets settled in the morning.

- First thing.

- Wait, huh?

[bright music]

[phone buzzing]

- Mr. Rob Nettles apparently put the house up for rent.

Unbeknownst to his ex-wife

who also put the house up for rent.

Apparently, they're going through some bitter divorce.

Wait,

is that?

- Bacon.

[whimsical music]

♪ I know Jesus is on the mainline ♪

- [Valerie] Oh good morning, want some?

- For Christ's sake I'm a vegan.

- Oh, [chuckles] I woulda thought you was a Methodist.

Sherri you crack yourself up.

Oops, Val.

- Oh, the chef just canceled.

A family emergency.

I can't believe this is happening.

- Again, plenty of food.

- You're not even supposed to be here.

- Hmm, breakfast is ready.

- Could you not yell.

My husband is still sleeping.

- Wow, this looks.

- You're up.

- Yeah, and this looks really, really good.

- Are you a vegan too?

- No he's a vegetarian.

- I'm not.

- Here you go baby.

I've taken over the kitchen, the house is ours.

- Good morning.

- Where's Deshawn?

- He still sleep.

- You know, pork is the number one killer in our community?

- Police is the number one killer in our community.

- Amen to that baby.

- Let me say this prayer.

God is great, god is good.

Let us thank him for our food, amen.

- Amen.

- I just wish that our people

would be more health conscious.

You know, I mean you would think

with all the diabetes and the heart condition

it would be enough for people to make a change.

- Are you saying that I am killing my family?

- Uh-oh.

- No, I'm just saying that if you cared more

you would make them healthier meal.

- Now I care about,

I care about getting [mumbling].

The only thing [mumbling],

I will put my foot up your valve lady.

Up your aorta.

- It's accumulating toxins in the body.

That just, you are what you eat.

Who are you?

- What's up y'all, I'm Shanice.

Ed's baby sister.

- And?

- I go to Howard so I'm staying here this week.

- Okay, well they're gonna be leaving soon,

so you should turn around.

- Your brother is in the kitchen, okay.

- Cool, where's the laundry room?

You know, nevermind, I'll do it later.

- She brought her laundry.

It's two bags of laundry.

- It's gone be a long trip baby.

- Ritz Carlton.

- [Shanice] Hey y'all.

[women screaming]

- [Ed] Hey what's up girl?

- Reservations. - [Shanice] Hey sis.

- So, since we're all here

and it seems no one's refund is happening anytime soon,

we need to figure this out.

- I completely agree.

- Well, while we're trying to figure this all out.

I just wanna say, breakfast was divine Valerie.

And I appreciate a woman

who can cook a good meal for her family, amen?

- Amen.

- Amen Miss Hazel, thank you.

And my friends call me Val.

- Well, Valerie, I just wanna say

that the word good is subjective.

- Okay listen, now that we got that out the way,

anyone else?

- Yes, Ed and I should get the master bedroom tonight

and Christmas Eve.

That way we each have two nights.

Right babe?

- I'm not moving out of the bedroom.

Morgan tell them, we're not moving.

- Well, I mean listen, we were here first, so.

- That's because my dad refuses to keep up with technology

and use his GPS.

- Destiny, I swear before God if you don't,

- We both did pay to be here,

so it's something to consider.

- There is nothing wrong with your room.

- Then you take it.

Ed, I want that room.

- I say we race for it.

- [Woman] What?

[Jayla chuckling]

- He wants to race for it?

Come on man that's ridiculous we're adults.

- You sound scared.

That what it sound like to me.

- No, he's not scared.

- Scared?

- He scared?

- It's on, outside.

You still standing there?

- You aint saying nothing.

- [Jayla] Are you sure you wanna do this?

I mean, we could arm wrestle or something maybe.

- You kidding me.

Look at his little fig newtons.

He legs have the size of mine.

- You gotta win this race.

I will not stay in this house a loser

you hear me?

- You know I got this right?

- Okay, I know what.

Loser has to move out, how bout that?

- Fine by me.

'Cause it's gone be y'all.

- Ha, we'll see about that.

Come on baby, focus, you got this.

You got it, come on.

You can win this.

Okay, get this house.

- He ain't got nothing on me.

- Bring it in, bring it in, bring it in.

- Be the base, be the base.

That's right and the covering, yes baby.

- [All] Two, three, Mitchells.

- All right.

[grunting]

- On your mark, get set, go.

- I got him.

Oh, oh, oh, charlie horse, charlie horse.

- Ooh, what.

- He fell, yes.

- [Shanice] That's what I'm talkin' bout.

- Didn't I tell you I was gone beat him?

- I told you we shoulda arm wrestled.

I knew you was gone have that charlie horse,

it's the Charlie horse again.

Oh god baby, I'm so sorry.

[grunting]

- It hurts, momma look it hurts.

Look it right here ma.

Right here momma.

- Hazel he just needs a banana.

- Oh my god, it's tightening up momma.

- How you feel about these tiny legs now?

Hey baby, go get him a pillow

'cause that's where you sleeping tonight.

We in the house.

- We are in the house.

- Ooh, it's gone be warm.

- Here have a bite.

[Valerie grunting]

Momma just needs to massage your leg, which one?

- I told you it was a bad idea.

- [Morgan] Then why would you suggest the loser move out?

- Because you said he had tiny legs.

- You know my hamstrings have always been problematic.

- What's problematic is that all of the suites

at my favorite hotels are booked.

- Well, at least they didn't hold us to your loud outburst.

- That was generous.

I can't believe we're in this room.

- Hey mom, mommy.

Can we go sightseeing today?

- Oh, I don't know honey.

I've got work to do.

And, your dad can't walk.

I'm sorry, I know, I'm mad too.

What are they doing now?

What the heck is going?

Why, we already have a beautiful tree.

Where did you get that from?

Did you bring that from home?

- Damn right we did.

I mean, we might of lost a few pine needles

and branches on I-95,

but this tree is beautiful.

- That's right baby, it's beautiful.

I mean, that tree is nice

but we always decorate our own tree.

- With these?

- It's a Russel family traditions.

- We have lots of traditions.

We make sugar cookies, we sing carols.

We make Christmas cards for the elderly, and um,

- And, we sit around the tree

and we tell each other what we're thankful for.

- Yeah.

- You guys sure do do a lot.

The holidays are for luxuriating and relaxing, right baby?

- Yeah, that sound good to me.

I'ma put a pause on this.

I'ma go down stairs and watch the game.

- Oh, you know what?

And you deserve it.

You know why baby?

Come here, let me tell you why, yes.

'Cause you a winner.

- [Ed] You know I am.

- [Valerie] That's right.

- [Ed] We get the big bed tonight.

- Marry Christmas.

- [Ed] Big bed. - [Valerie] Big bed.

- Okay.

- I think I made something like this when I was younger.

- I made that in first grade.

- Yeah, well my mom never put my ornaments on our tree.

Did you throw them away?

- What, no of course not.

I just like things to match.

So, I usually do a theme.

You know what, I'm gonna go upstairs

to get some work done.

You guys have fun.

- You're not gonna help?

- Looks like you have it all covered.

- [Valerie] Oh no, there's always plenty to do.

- Okay, I guess I could put it on the tree.

Help out real quick.

- [Valerie] Watch the way you do it.

- There you go.

- Smile.

- You play?

- Do I play?

Hell yeah I play.

What you talkin' bout.

- Good, give me a chance to win my dignity back.

- Man, rake 'em, rake 'em up.

- You mean rack 'em.

- Tomato, tomato man, semantics.

[bright music]

- Care to put a little something on it?

- Oh man see, you wanna lose again?

You can't call Charlie horse in a game of pool brother.

[bright music]

[Ed whistling]

- [Shanice] You know it helps if you start with one end.

- Oh, okay.

- Oh my god, your skin is amazing.

- I know.

- You know Raven, Deshawn and Destiny

they've put their electronics for the whole day.

- Yeah, okay grandma.

I just have to send one more thing.

- Raven, put your phone away.

- Oh my god.

- Teenagers.

At least she's an A student.

- Deshawn never gets A's.

His last report card had all C's and D.

- Man shut up Destiny.

At least I got an A in band.

- If only band counted on your SATs.

- Okay, both of you be quiet.

My baby is a born musician just like Prince.

He plays the drums, the guitar and the banjo.

- Yep, he's gonna be a big time producer one day.

- Well, let's hope he gets a big time accountant.

- He'll need one.

He ain't that good at math.

- Ed what, no.

- I'm not asking, I'm letting you know.

- What's going on?

- I tell you what's going on.

We were playing pool and this man just lost $150.

[both chuckling]

- See that Deshawn, a man always pays his debt.

- Well, you know, we might be willing to forgive

said debt in exchange for the master bedroom.

- No.

- You know what, fine.

I think we need to get some fresh air.

Why don't we got out for lunch.

Come on let's go, winner.

- Go on out.

- [Jayla] Raven, get your coat we're leaving.

- Wait, no, but I wanted to go ice skating with them.

- I invited her.

- Oh, honey you can't even ice skate.

- We're just going to have fun.

- Yes, I understand young man

but that's how all accidents happen.

You see, it's not a thing to play with

it's very dangerous.

In fact, listen,

- [Phone] A total of 230 patients

with ice skating injuries were reported,

- Honey, go have fun.

- But, just be safe okay please.

The thing is, is if she breaks her leg

you're not gonna be there to pick,

I'm just saying.

There are three high end spas in the area.

I should stop by and give them my card.

- Excuse me, I need to go make a phone call.

- Son, all right, we'll be right here.

So, how is your business going?

- Growing, online sales are increasing.

I have masks and peels now.

- Oh.

- We're actually in a few spas.

I'd like to get into more stores.

But, that means we'd need more stock in the warehouses

to accommodate more orders.

Which means more money for products, so.

- Well, I'm working on two political campaigns right now,

and I'm around many people.

Just let me know what you need.

- Hazel, you would do that for me?

- I understand that my son is under a lot of stress

and strain supporting a family, an entrepreneur.

Of course I would do that for him dear.

- Thank you.

- [Hazel] Don't mention it.

- Yeah, I'm in the city but I can't meet you right now.

I'm with the family.

Of course Jayla doesn't know.

I told her I had a meeting.

All right listen, I'll get away later today, okay.

All right.

[upbeat Christmas music]

♪ It's my favorite time of year ♪

♪ The sights and sounds are so familiar ♪

- You see that baby?

You see that gracefulness?

- Shut up Ed, look?

- Hold on to the rail. - Okay.

- And bend your knees.

- Look how cute they are.

- Aw, look at 'em, look at 'em.

- All right let go now.

I'ma let you go.

- No, don't let me go.

- Okay.

- You know what's funny?

If they get together you and Jayla gone be in-laws.

[laughing]

- Okay, we're gonna work on that.

Ed, let's go.

- Let them fall in love.

- No.

[chuckling]

- What?

- Stop playing.

- You're the one who stopped here.

- Whatever.

- Where you going?

- [Raven] By Deshawn.

[Hazel laughing]

- [Jayla] Oh Hazel.

- [Hazel] Those crab cakes were delicious.

- [Jayla] I see.

- Jayla can you get the door please?

- [Jayla] Yes, of course I can dear.

- Son, thank you for lunch

and taking mother Christmas shopping,

fa la la la la, la la, woo.

- Hey honey, you're glad I started the business, right?

- Of course.

- I know that we're spending

more than we're making right now,

but I promise you, I'm working very hard

to make sure it's successful.

- Baby, I know that starting a business takes time.

I'm proud of you.

- Okay, just checking.

I Love you.

- I love you.

I'll be in shortly, okay.

- Okay.

- No, I still have four weeks of benefits left.

You told me you would pay me for the entire job,

layoff or no layoff.

Yeah, I still have the other number.

I'll try it now.

- Didn't mean to ease drop but,

listen take this back man.

- Man, don't insult me man, come on.

- It's fine.

- We're men, all right,

you won that far and square

put that back in your pocket bro.

- So, what line of business are you in?

- Commercial construction, I'm a foreman.

A hurricane hit my city really hard

and a lot of new construction stopped.

So here I am.

- Storms get worse every year don't they?

- Yeah.

- So how's, how's Val dealing with it?

- Oh, she's not dealing with it

'cause I haven't told her anything.

That woman'll kill me.

You see how aggressive she is at breakfast, right?

- I get it bro.

It's our job as men to handle everything, right?

Or, at least appear like we are.

- Right.

- Women will never understand that kind of pressure.

- You can say that again brother.

I'm hungry man.

[somber music]

- [Valerie] Lemon and sugar and plenty of the, mm-mm.

You got it going on girl.

That's the secret to his heart.

Don't they keep those in any classes?

- [Shanice] They need to.

[chuckling]

- [Valerie] They should.

- You look tired Miss Jayla.

- Yeah, I was up all night working.

But I see you two got up bright and early.

- Yes, because nobody makes a sweet potato pie

like my sis here.

- I know.

- But that's why I'm helping out

'cause I'm taking two pies back to campus.

- Two?

- Wait till you taste it.

- Yeah, well I don't know if my sweet potato pies

fit in within Miss Thang's dietary restrictions.

- I can eat sweet potatoes.

Are you making the crust from scratch?

[Valerie laughing]

- Scratch?

Girl you must not know who you talking to.

- Everything she makes is from scratch.

- Oh good, could you use gluten free flour please?

[both laughing]

- Gluten free floor.

- That wasn't a joke Valerie, but it's fine.

- So, Miss Jayla, what is exactly do you do?

- I'm an aesthetician.

I do laser, needling, facials.

You know, things like that.

- Ooh, I could use a facial.

- I never had one.

- Never?

- Hey, I gotta run down to Georgetown,

I'll be back.

- Can I get a ride with you?

I just need to get a few things.

- Yeah, but I'm gonna be really quick.

- Well, me too.

If I'm not back I'll just catch a ride, okay?

- I'll be back baby.

- Okay, bye-bye.

Would you like a facial?

- No, I'm fine.

- Just a simple one.

A few extractions, maybe a little message.

You know, it's not everyday

that I offer my services for free.

You'd be surprised how nice it'll make you feel.

- Okay, fine.

- Okay, come on, let's go.

- I still have some Preparation H if you want.

- I don't need any of that.

I got you covered, come on.

- [Valerie] Okay.

- [Morgan] I know, I'll meet you right back here.

- [Shanice] Okay, one hour.

[bright music]

- Now you wanna exfoliate at least twice a week.

Dead skin ages you.

- Life ages you faster.

It tingles.

- Oh good, that means it's working.

You know, when Raven was struggling with math

I came across a free online tutoring service.

Just, if your kids ever needed it.

- Thank you, that would be nice.

Jayla, can you kiss my forehead please?

- Mm-hm.

[relaxing music]

- Thank you.

[faintly speaking]

- I'm sorry, I don't have a lot of time.

Look, I know this is hard for you

and I know I seem selfish, but I really needed to see you.

You look good.

- That lyin' dog.

- You okay?

- Wish you a merry facial,

we wish you a merry facial,

wish you a merry facial.

- Aw, you got a facial.

- Ah, Shanice, Jayla talked me into this.

My skin feels better already.

Did you get everything you needed?

- Yeah.

- Okay, I don't have to have my eyes open

to know something is wrong.

What's up?

- Morgan is having an affair.

I saw him talking to this woman

and I heard him tell her

that he knew he was being selfish

but he really needed to see her.

- [Valerie] Shanice I don't need you mixed up in that.

- You know what?

Maybe you should just lay back down.

Jayla,

- [Valerie] I feel fine.

- Jayla, Jayla come check on Val.

Yeah, you look fine. - What's wrong?

- [Valerie] Jayla, how do I look?

- Um, refreshed.

- [Valerie] I know, it must be working, huh.

My skin feels so spicy.

- Oh.

- Ma, how many eggs do we,

what's wrong with your face?

- [Valerie] What's wrong with my face?

Wait a minute.

Uh-uh, get out of my way,

what's wrong with my face?

[Valerie screaming]

- Oh.

- I am going to kill you.

- It is just a rash.

These things happen.

You're probably allergic to something.

- Look at this, you do this to me.

- Oh my god ma.

Is her skin gone fall off?

- No, her skin is not gonna fall off.

- It's gonna fall off.

- No it's not.

Um, Shanice, you guys stay here.

Okay, I'm gonna go find something.

- It's falling off now Jayla.

- [Jayla] It's not.

- You just stepped on my skin.

- Hazel, did you see any aloe.

- [Hazel] No, not yet.

- There's gotta be some natural agent in here somewhere.

Oatmeal?

- Uh, grits.

- Olive oil?

- Crisco?

- Baking soda?

- Bingo.

- Yes.

- Don't you say a word.

- I didn't say anything.

I didn't say one word.

- I knew I couldn't trust her.

- Why didn't you tell her you were allergic to lavender?

You knew that.

It doesn't look that bad baby.

- Does it?

- No, get you a nice little sexy veil.

I seen one online.

You'd be, just look mysterious and sexy as you wanna be.

- Okay. - yeah.

- Can you kiss my forehead Ed?

- Hm?

- Can you kiss my forehead?

- Of course.

[coughs]

- I love you Ed.

- I love you more baby.

All right, rest up.

- It itches, oh god.

I'm gone kill that bitch, I swear.

- Aren't you supposed to ask clients ahead of time

do they have allergies?

- I mean, it's not like she's a real client.

I was just tryna do something nice for her.

Are you sure we can't just,

- We are not moving out.

We spent good money on this place.

We are not about to spend more on a hotel.

And besides, mom already said she's settled in

and not going to a hotel.

And we can't leave her here with them, so.

- [Jayla] We can't?

- The Russels really aren't that bad babe.

In fact, I like Ed.

Do you know that man is going through a hard time right now

and he's doing it all with a smile on his face?

- Well, what's wrong?

- I'm not supposed to be telling you this but,

- Uh-huh.

- Ed got laid off babe.

And he still brought his family here.

You know why?

Because he didn't wanna ruin Christmas.

She doesn't even know about it.

I'm telling you they're good people.

- Wait, if he lost his job,

then what's he doing betting you in pool?

- It's man's thing baby.

You know what?

We should take them out to eat tomorrow.

Maybe go sightseeing, you know,

do something nice for 'em.

I think it'll help 'em.

- That's very sweet.

- Yeah?

- It's a good idea.

I'll go tell them.

[Valerie screaming]

I'ma tell them first thing in the morning.

- Good idea.

[bright music]

[Valerie screaming]

- Thank you Jesus.

Baby, baby, look at my face.

Look, look, look.

- [Ed] Hey, hey.

You don't look like you had hot sauce bubbling on your face.

- [Jayla] Hi.

- What do you want now.

- Hi, I hope I'm not interrupting.

I just wanted to come and check on your face.

And see that it all cleared up, and it has.

So, that's good.

Secondly, Morgan and I just wanted

to invite you guys to lunch today, if you were interested.

- I told you they weren't such bad people.

[carolers singing]

♪ Noel, noel, noel, noel

- Oh, what's that?

- Oh, oh, it's the carolers.

- They so pitiful.

Standing out there in the cold.

Po babies.

- Uh-oh.

- They're not pitiful Jayla.

They want to do this.

There's a lot of sad people in these times.

My choir carols every year.

And, we move people to tears with our Christmas musicals.

You find that funny.

- No, I'm sorry.

It's just, I mean it's just people standing in the cold

singing to closed doors.

- Standing in the cold, no.

They wanna spread joy.

Do you even know what that means?

- Christmas caroling.

Now this is interesting,

I bet you didn't know this.

Christmas caroling actually began as pagan songs

sung at winter solstice celebrations.

- I don't care what your stupid phone says.

I like caroling.

And I'm going to find my joy.

[hip-hop music]

- Okay wait, show me how that other one again.

- See, y'all folks up north

always think y'all set then trends.

See, us in the south, we set the trends.

- Okay, boy just 'cause I don't know your funky little dance

doesn't mean that we don't set trends.

- Open up, I wanna come in.

- Ignore her.

- You sure you don't wanna just let her in.

- Nah, she's annoying.

- Open up, you know momma don't want you

in there with some girl.

Come on, you think you grown, okay.

- Hold on, what, Raven?

- What's going on out here.

- Raven Monique Mitchell,

open this door right now.

- Y'all come up out of there.

- What in the heaven is going on.

- What are you doing in there.

Get in this,

- Oh my god.

- [Jayla] Get outta here, get on out, get on out.

- Come on out of here, [mumbling]

- [Hazel] What is going on?

- Destiny, come here.

- [Hazel] Now, let me tell you something right now honey,

- What were you doing in here?

- [Raven] Dancing.

- You don't need to lock the doors to dance.

- No mom, Deshawn only locked the door

because he didn't want destiny coming in here.

- You know you're not allowed to date until you're 16.

- I'm not dating him, I'm dancing.

- [Hazel] Stop giving your mother lip.

- But grandma.

- No, there's no buts about it.

You're not to be in a bedroom with your boyfriend.

- And when you do decide to date,

it will not be with boys with C grades and shagging pants.

- More like, someone like your daddy.

- Look I know that Deshawn is different

from the boys at your school.

But, I promise you, what seems cool now

is really just hood.

- Did you just call my son hood?

- Come on Raven, let's go, let's go.

- Valerie, I just meant,

- No Jayla, I know what you meant.

And I'm here to tell you

that your spoiled brat of a daughter

would be lucky to have a boy like my Deshawn.

- I only said the truth.

He is a below average student with sagging pants.

- It doesn't matter what he dresses like.

He comes from good stock.

You know, your Raven is gone have the same

stank attitude you have,

and she's gonna be a hot mess

when that apple falls from the tree.

- There is nothing wrong with my tree, honey.

- Well honey, you need to check

with your husband about that.

Check the weeds in your house

before you come for mine.

- There are no weeds in my house.

You're the one living in a house of secrets.

- My family doesn't have secrets, we are always honest.

Unlike the liars you live with.

- Liar, your husband has no job.

- Your husband has a girlfriend.

- Come on man.

- You losing man, I told you.

- [Both] We need to talk.

- I think the two of y'all should work that out.

- My thoughts exactly.

- You wanna tell me about your job,

or the lack there of?

- Oh, don't give me that look.

Valerie, tell him what you told me.

- I asked you for desecration.

- So it's true?

- Let's talk upstairs.

- Valerie, you said some things about my husband

and I need to understand why.

- Jayla, I'm sorry this is happening.

You need to talk to your husband in private.

- Are you having an affair?

- What?

- She was very clear.

She said, "Your husband has a girlfriend."

- That is not true.

- Then why would she say it?

- I don't know why she would say it.

- I can't believe this is happening.

- Shanice, she must of saw.

- What?

- I am not having an affair okay.

I was talking to Stacey, Jayla.

- Stacey, my sister?

- Yes, your sister.

She's back in town.

I was gonna put you two together, Jayla.

It was gonna be my Christmas present to you.

- Stacey told me to go to hell, three years ago,

when I sold momma's house.

We don't have anything to say to each other.

- I disagree, and that's why we're here in DC.

It's time, baby.

You two need to talk.

- She's irrational, saying I sold momma's house

because I forgot about my roots.

I sold the house so we could split the money.

I did what was best for both of us.

- It's time you make up.

- What did she say?

That's what I thought.

- I cannot believe you thought I was having an affair.

- I can't believe we're trapped in this house

with these crazy people.

- Stay in this house one more minute with that man

it's gone be a fight in here.

- All right, so Ed, where we gonna go?

- Find us a place.

- I mean, I wish you hadn't kept the layoff from me.

- I wish you hadn't kept your high blood pressure from me.

- Oh, you know?

- Of course I know, I know you.

And, you stress about everything, you stress.

You stress about my job.

I knew I'd find another one before you found out.

- [Valerie] So do you have one?

- Not yet, you found out too early because of them.

- I found out too early.

Now what are we gonna do?

Oh my gosh, do you know the first of the month is next week?

We got the car payment, we got the,

the kids gotta take a trip, the lotto money,

we done spent that.

What are we gonna,

- Wait, wait, you spent all the lotto money?

- This whole trip Ed, it's gone.

I can't, that's what I'm talking about.

- [Ed] Calm down.

- We shoulda never taken this trip.

- Val, calm down.

[Valarie gasping]

This is why I don't tell you nothing.

This is exactly why I don't tell you nothing.

You're stressed out.

You're hyperventilating, now I'm stressed out.

- You shouldn't of been knocking on the door.

- Kids, pack your bags, we're about to go.

- Where we going?

- Just grab all the ornaments off the tree.

Especially the star, your mother loves that one.

- I'm so sorry I shouldn't of said anything.

- Look, your brother just wants to leave.

Have you found anything?

- The cheapest I can find is two something a night.

- Bags are packed we are we going?

- There's nothing decent under 200.

- We're staying at your place.

- [Shanice] What?

- You shoulda took a class at Howard

that said, keep your mouth shut.

- Dang.

- What did you do?

- What?

- What did you say to them.

Whey did they leave?

- I don't know.

- You said something to them and now they're gone,

and I do not want them gone.

- I don't have anything to do with that.

- Yes you do.

Are you at least taking me to the museum today?

- Raven, ask me that one more time!

- [Deshawn] Don't know why y'all brought me here.

- I should have never planned this trip, I'm sorry.

- I shoulda been honest about my job situation, baby.

- [Deshawn] Are we bringing everything

- There's no room.

Look, I'm about to take this food in.

Come on y'all.

- You know, if only the Mitchells had been cool.

- Come on Val, we were fighting over that house too.

We can't just blame them.

- You can't, but I can.

- Look at us.

You know, I usually feel so much gratitude

and gratefulness this time of year,

being able to spend time with you and the kids.

I haven't felt a second of that since we've been here.

- Yeah, me neither.

And that's the exact problem.

See, when you hang around with negative people,

the negative energy and stank attitude

just gets all on you like fleas.

You can't even, ugh, it's uh.

- I don't even understand them.

But, you know what?

It is what it is, we're here now.

- Well, I do wanna say thank you for bringing us out here.

Knowing what I know now,

I'm sure it most of been stressful.

- You know me, I don't stress like that.

Daddy still cool as a cucumber, huh.

- Yeah.

- I'm not sure what this is but,

I'm old enough to know this ain't just

a cool looking glass with a straw.

Geez, did you have to snatch it.

- [Shanice] Girl, why didn't clean up?

My brother's gonna think I'm up here wilding out.

- Hey sis.

- Before you say anything, it's legal in DC, okay.

- Hi, do you think Raven's too old

for this sort of thing now?

- I don't know, maybe not.

You know, my sister and I used to make these

when I was little.

We would use wafers and candy canes, marshmallows.

We didn't have any kits though.

- Oh, I don't like that there.

Morgan, he could never finish his

because he'd eat the parts first.

- Sounds like him.

- Anyway, I am going to check on Raven

and see if she want's to do this with her grandmother.

- Hazel, I know that you never thought

I deserved Morgan.

I just want you to know

that there's nothing I wouldn't do for him.

- I just want my son to be happy, Jayla.

And, I must admit, you make him happy.

I just wish you'd put less emphasis on status

and care more about family.

- I care about my family.

There's nothing wrong with wanting success,

for all of us.

- At what cost?

- Excuse me?

- Do you even know what your daughter wants to be

when she grows up?

- Yes, we've talked about her being an endocrinologist.

- Really, she told me she wanted to be a history teacher.

- She's never said that.

- [Hazel] Maybe you didn't hear her.

- That just sounds so pedestrian.

- Oh, so fiddling around with glands would be exciting.

And by the way, by the way, I can buy you one.

This is for my granddaughter and me.

- Look, I know that Raven likes history.

Okay, but I also know my own child.

And she wouldn't have the patience

to deal with bad kids,

- And shouldn't that be her choice?

- No, actually, sometimes it's a mother's choice,

or prerogative to see farther than her child can see.

She's very smart and there aren't very many

African American women endocrinologists.

She could get into any hospital she wanted.

So, I think that would be a good choice for her.

- [Hazel] And I think, I'm gonna put it all on the table,

that you've been more concerned

about what's best for you.

- [Jayla] I am not.

Why doesn't anybody appreciate what I do for them?

- [Hazel] Why do you think?

- [Jayla] I don't know,

but I'm sure you're going to tell me.

- Always about the shopping and the Christmas trees

and the pomp and circumstance,

never about God's Christmas gift to us.

His unconditional love.

No matter what we say or what we do,

his love is unchanged.

Why can't you see that?

- I know what unconditional love it.

And obviously, I wouldn't love Raven any less

if you chose a different career

than the one I wanted for her.

- Unfortunately, I don't think she knows that.

[slow hip-hop music]

♪ Turn up, tonight, da da

[slow hip-hop music]

[Zane singing]

- Okay, I found a cheaper hotel but it's in Maryland.

- Don't worry about all that we're leaving tomorrow.

- But, tomorrow's Christmas.

- I'm going to get coffee.

- Look what you did.

- Dang.

- Oh my god, Raven's not in her room.

She's not in her room.

- Well, I'm sure she's somewhere in the house.

Let's go find her.

Raven!

- [Hazel] Raven, honey.

- I'm thirsty, you got some orange juice?

- I'll get you some water.

Can we just go to that store next door?

I can't breath in here.

- Girl, come on.

- [Destiny] Thank you.

- Come on.

Do you want something?

- Nah, I'm good.

- [Shanice] Okay, suit yourself

- Would you move, dang.

- [Shanice] Girl, come on.

- Anything?

- No, she's still not answering her phone.

- Can't believe this girl would snick out of this house.

- You think she just up and walked out of here

on her own two feet?

- No ma, kids don't walk nowhere these days.

If she went anywhere, she had to use my account.

She took GetThere,

to an address on Euclid Street, let's go.

- [Jayla] What the heck is on Euclid?

- [Morgan] Our daughter is on Euclid Street.

- [Jayla] Where my shoes?

- [Hazel] What's GetThere?

- Deshawn, Destiny?

- Where are they?

- Where'd y'all go?

- Miss Thang got thirsty.

- [Ed] Where's Deshawn?

- I don't know.

Deshawn?

- He said he was going to meet Raven.

- What?

- Well, he didn't say it, I read his text.

- Little girl, what I tell you about reading people's texts?

Read another text and see if you ain't,

I try so hard, lord Jesus, I try.

I don't I try, Ed?

What, no chipmunks don't read.

Don't look at your daddy.

You look at me.

What you, what did the rest of the text say, huh?

Reading texts you ain't got no business reading.

- [Ed] Val, come get a plate.

- Hold on.

- [Hazel] What is?

- I do not believe this girl.

She is so out of line.

- Well, what do you expect with everything

that's been going on?

- No mom, I agree with Jayla, this is unacceptable.

- Well, I guess I'll just stay back until she comes home.

- This boy better be at this house.

- Well, this'll be a Christmas we'll never forget.

- You will never let me plan another Christmas?

- Not a chance.

- This is the address.

- She came to this apartment?

Well, you know she's with that boy, call Ed.

- I don't have his number.

- Well, you know I don't have her number.

- So what now?

- Raven, Raven!

- Deshawn, Deshawn, Deshawn!

- Wait a minute, what are y'all doing back here.

- Have you seen Deshawn?

He's with Raven.

- I don't know what's going on.

All I know is my granddaughter

she went to GetThere app, I don't know where that is.

And then Jayla, and my son went looking for her.

- He's still not answering his phone.

- Well, neither is she.

- [Valerie] So where are they?

- How do I know?

- Desho!

- Daddy fear.

- Okay, do you have a two of diamond?

- Go fish.

- Raven, has anybody seen my baby!

She light skin, got a big ponytail.

- [Ed] Stop, you are going to lose your voice.

Will you stop, you're going to lose your voice.

- If you hurt my baby, I got a gun.

I've taken self-defense classes, I will get you.

- Hello?

- Oh my god, Shanice, have you seen Raven?

- Raven's not here girl.

Deshawn went to go meet her.

- No, no, no, no.

She got a ride here, she's here.

- Well, they're not here,

so you're welcomed to come in, I mean.

- Honey, I'm really nervous.

- Calm down, look, they're together,

I'm sure they're fine.

Let's just go in, come on.

- Come on.

- I don't know how you can be so calm right now.

- Okay, would anyone like any water?

- I would like you to stop moving your leg.

[Zane singing]

♪ You take my breath away

♪ You make me love [mumbling]

- Whoa, Merry freakin' Christmas guys.

Um, I'm Zane.

Oh yeah, the boy that was here

said he was taking the girl to the museum.

The African American Museum.

- [Valerie] Museum?

[Zane singing]

- Valerie, just let us get up.

- Can you help me?

- Val, Val, Val,

- Are you kidding me?

- Val, Val.

- I got it, I got it, I got it.

- Jesus.

["Someday at Christmas," by Charles Garris]

♪ Someday at Christmas time

♪ Purely love will be on our minds ♪

♪ No wars, no living in fear

♪ Peace on earth we'll have right here ♪

♪ There's a way that we could start ♪

♪ Put a little love in every person's heart ♪

♪ Someday at Christmas time

- So did you see 'em?

- No, no it's way too many people in here man.

We need to tackle this in parts, all right.

We'll take the bottom have, y'all take the top,

'cause I'm scared of heights.

Break!

- I can't find my phone.

I think I might of left it in that car.

- Dang, oh, I got mine.

Let's take a selfie.

- Raven, what are doing?

- Dad, you got my note?

- There was note, what note are you talking about?

- No, there was, I left it on mom's laptop.

- [Jayla] Morgan! - She's always on her,

- Why didn't you call me?

- I just found 'em, she says she left you a note.

- What?

- She asked me to bring her here, I'm sorry.

Please don't be mad with us.

- Oh, you are in so much trouble.

- Wait, just.

- I don't care.

- I'm sorry, what?

- Wait, just listen, let's just do this in the car, okay?

- I told you that all I wanted to do

was come to the African American Museum.

And you ignored me.

Christmas is tomorrow, and we leave the next day.

You didn't even care how important this was to me.

I don't care if I'm in trouble.

At least I got to see it.

- Listen, just calm, please calm,

- No, no I will not calm down.

Raven, Raven, slow down!

- Well, that was enough adventure for one day.

- You can say that again brother.

Oh wait, I don't talk to snitches.

- Well, I'm just glad we got our kids.

- I'm hungry.

- Yeah well, I guess we'll go on back to the apartment then.

- My place?

- Yeah, your little place.

- Well um, you guys have a good Christmas.

- Yeah, Merry Christmas.

- You too.

- Enjoy the house.

All that room y'all got in there by yourselves.

- Your dad followed up about the phone.

They found it.

The driver's bringing it back now.

- Thanks.

Is there something you wanted to say?

If not, I'm going to bed.

- I wanted to say I'm sorry.

- [Raven] It's fine.

- No, it's not.

I should of made time to take you to the museum.

Your grandmother told me today

that you want to be a history teacher.

- Yeah.

- You never told me that.

- That's because I knew you'd think it was silly.

And I just didn't feel like defending it.

- I would've been surprised, yes.

And I probably would of asked you to reconsider.

- Exactly.

- And I would've been wrong.

Not only does your grandmother know you better than I do,

which kills me by the way,

but you trust her more.

And that's my fault.

I haven't been listening to you.

And I'm gonna do better, I promise,

about hearing you and what you have to say.

God baby, if something had happened to you today.

- It's okay mom, nothing happened.

- But it could of, and I haven't been here for you.

And I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.

- Mom, it's okay, stop.

It's my fault, I shouldn't of left like that.

- Did you have fun at least?

You like Deshawn don't you?

Is this the first boy that you've really liked?

Good, thank god [chuckling].

More listening, less talking.

God, I'm just not ready for you to grow up.

In fact, you wanna go downstairs and make some sugar cookies

to leave for Santa?

- [chuckling] No, I'm tired.

- All right, I'll go downstairs by myself.

Just be making cookies in the kitchen alone.

Solo, if you change your mind.

Good night.

- Good night.

I love you.

- I love you.

- Okay, there we go my king.

[both laughing]

- I don't know what's gotten into Raven.

- Honey no, now don't be so hard on yourself.

You know, I have to admit though,

Jayla and I have our differences,

and we get on each other's nerves.

I have to say, the two of you

are doing an excellent job raising Raven.

- Thank you momma.

- You're welcome, it's true.

And besides, there's no, you know,

there's no formula to parenting.

- You got that right.

[both chuckling]

But I do have.

- What are you two doing?

- Having fun.

- Making paper ornaments for the tree.

- Yeah, poor thing is so pitiful and empty

we decided we're gonna put something on it.

- Wanna help?

- Sure, let's see here.

How to make paper ornaments.

- [Ed] You do not need instructions, okay.

- But yours looks so good.

- That's because my brother and I used to make

paper ornaments when we were smaller.

Mom and dad had a tree

and then we had a separate tree

that we would fill with paper ornaments

because somebody didn't want us messing up her tree.

- Oh really?

Someone was concerned about presentation.

- Now, is my cue to leave.

Yes, goodnight son.

Goodnight Jayla.

- Goodnight.

- Move them buns over.

All you have to do is grab the scissors and paper,

- Let's see here.

I need a protractor.

It's not, I need, it's not perfect.

- Just cannot help yourself, can you?

See, now it has personality.

[chuckling]

- Whatever, I don't like this.

I'm gonna make sugar cookies.

What are you doing?

- Dancing with my wife.

[Jayla chuckling]

- Hey, thank you for tryna talk to my sister.

Your gifts were always so thoughtful.

- Sorry it didn't work out babe.

- Oh, it's okay.

- I miss this.

- What, dancing?

- No, us.

This whole year almost went by without us

spending time with each other.

- I smell chicken and mumbo sauce.

- Veggie chicken.

- Morgan Mitchell, you oughta be ashamed of yourself.

- I know what it said, it's,

I ordered it, it said veggie,

it said chicken and mumbo, but I thought it said,

- [Jayla] I know real chicken when I smell it.

- Oh, it's cold, where we going?

- Be patient, be patient.

We gone be warm in a second.

- I know, but it's freezing.

- I know, just give me a minute.

Can I do what I'm doing.

- Ah, yes.

- Would you just let me do what I do?

- Okay.

Oh my god.

- You know I wouldn't let you down all right.

I could not let you down

because of what this means to us and our family.

Our very own star.

And, I also wanted to say that I'm extremely thankful

to be able to spend another with my family and my kids.

And, I'm really happy to be able to spend this time

with my little sister.

And that's all due to my extremely sexy, thoughtful wife.

- I'm so extremely thankful for a husband

who loves his family so very much.

And I'm thankful that we kept our house

even though we endured a terrible storm.

And I'm thankful for our children

with kind and loving hearts like their daddy.

- That's like they momma.

They get it from they momma.

You know that's right.

[bright music]

- Wow, chef stop by this morning?

- You are looking at her.

- Get out.

- Mm-hm, but thankfully I did confirm one

for Christmas dinner tonight.

- Baby, this looks absolutely amazing.

- Why thank you.

I had to show Hazel

that's she's not the only one who cares about this family.

- Mm, good morning.

Ooh, this smells like dancing food.

- Yes, let me get your chair.

- Good, you cooked?

- I did.

You know, I hate to admit it

but Valerie might have been on to something.

I really enjoyed getting up and cooking breakfast

for you guys today.

- I cannot wait to dig in, mom, this looks really good.

- Wait, you're gonna eat

before you open your Christmas presents?

- Yeah, I wanna eat with you guys.

- Well okay.

- And these are adorable.

- Oh, thank you, just a little presentation.

- Let's say grace first.

Lord, bless this food.

And the hands that prepared it.

Lay grace on Jayla's head,

that she didn't over spice the food.

Or, make it salty.

Lord, please, please tell us

that the food will be moist and not dry.

And Lord, please remind us that it's the thought that counts

and that Jayla, sweet Jayla, tried, amen.

- [All] Amen.

- All right.

- Shanice, do you have more than one pan.

- We don't cook a lot sis.

- Okay, it's okay.

I'll whip up an omelet, and you got oatmeal.

- Why don't we just go out to eat.

- It's Christmas morning.

No one is open.

- Somebody got to be open out there.

- No, it's okay baby, I'll whip up something.

- Haven't you learned anything from your best friend Jayla?

- Okay, don't make me hurt you on Christmas.

- Holidays are for luxuriating and relaxing.

Come on, it's gotta be a diner open or something.

- Ooh, sounds good to me.

I'm bout to go get dressed.

- Yeah, I want some bacon wrapped

chicken sausages or something.

- Okay, but sodium and Viagra baby?

- Everybody's breakfast area isn't quite perfect.

[chuckles]

- This is so good.

- Thank you.

You know, I'm gonna just run upstairs and get dressed.

I just have to run to the store really quickly

and get some Asprin.

- You okay, I can go.

- Oh, no, no, no, I'm fine, enjoy, please.

- It's delicious, for real.

- [Ed] She out did herself.

- Hey, there's Miss Jayla.

- Well how long you let the woman stand out there?

Uh, it's cold outside

she may have something important to say.

I'ma roll the window down.

- Hey, Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas to you.

- Here.

- It's already open?

- Get well soon?

- They were out of Christmas cards.

- Okay, well we're leaving.

- No, no, no, no, no, please, please,

come to Christmas dinner with us.

There's a chef, he's bringing lots of food.

- Ooh, that sound like fun.

- [Jayla] Please.

- [Deshawn] Let's go, yeah, let's go.

- No.

- We hungry though.

- No, we are enjoying the family day with the family

on this day.

Merry Christmas.

We're leaving now.

- Val, Val, don't, Val.

Val, Val, Val, Valerie, Valerie, don't do, Valerie.

♪ Go tell it on the mountain

♪ Over the hills and every where ♪

♪ Go tell it on the mountain

♪ That Jesus Christ is born

- [Ed] Her voice cracked but it's still impressive.

- Pull off.

- Val.

♪ Deck the halls with boughs of holly ♪

♪ Fa la la la la, la la la la

♪ 'Tis the season to be jolly

♪ Fa la la la la,

- Ooh.

- Oh my god.

- You done killed the girl, you killed her.

You done killed the girl.

- [Deshawn] Is she alive.

- You okay, can you move?

♪ Don we now our gay apparel

♪ Fa la la la, la la la, la la la ♪

- Please stop.

- Okay.

Look guys, I'm sorry.

I know, that this hasn't been

the best holiday for your family,

but it would mean so much to us if,

it'd mean so much to me if you had Christmas with us.

We could go caroling.

- If you promise to lip sync.

[both chuckling]

- 'Cause your voice cracked like 90 times, I swear.

- I thought I really hit it on that last note.

- Merry Christmas.

- Oh, thank you.

- Okay, thank you son.

This is for you, yes.

Hi.

- Hi guys.

- [Morgan] Hey.

- [Hazel] Oh my goodness.

Merry Christmas.

Hi.

- [Valerie] Hi.

I know, Merry Christmas.

Oh, nice to see you.

- Listen, I just wanted to,

I owe you an apology man,

for breaking the man code.

- Eh, I'm sorry I got you caught to man.

- No, you didn't get me caught.

It was actually her sister.

A big misunderstanding.

- Yeah, I mean, whatever you end to.

You know what I mean, I'm not asking.

- No, I'm not into anything.

It was her sister, I'm a good husband Ed.

What are you talking about?

- Yeah, you a good husband.

With a fine sister in-law, it's cool

whatever you wanna do brother.

- Are you serious right now?

- Yeah, I'm very serious.

- Ed, I am a good husband.

That was my wife's sister.

- Let me ask you a question.

- I'm listening.

- You think she fine?

- I don't know if she's fine Ed,

I don't look at her like that.

Do you think she fine Ed?

- You trippin' man.

[chuckling]

- [Morgan] What kind of stuff is going on

in that Russel household anyway.

- You know, I still can't believe that my mom

let you post that video.

- I know, she said she didn't care if I posted it,

as long as I put a link for her skincare products.

- Let me see it again.

[laughing]

- She's crazy.

- Oh my god.

That's ridiculous.

What's the matter?

- Nothing.

- Did you take that from the rink?

- Yeah, I would of,

I would of been really upset if I never saw you again.

[bright music]

- Hi, and you are?

- Hey girl, Miss Jayla, you remember my roommate.

Zane come on.

- Oh yes, come on in.

The more the merrier.

[bright music]

- I missed you.

- I missed you.

- [Both] I'm sorry.

- Come on, come in, come in.

Well, aren't you the best Christmas present ever.

Oh, and what is that?

Oh, that's nice.

- When is your international chef gonna get here.

- Don't even start.

He just canceled, everybody's canceling.

- No, I'm telling you I can do this.

A vegan pig.

The pig been eating nothing but roses.

- I don't think you can do a vegan pig, it's,

- Sure you can, hypoallergenic, nut free,

the pig got no allergies.

Put him in some collard greens,

it's gone be so good.

- [Jayla] That's not what hypoallergenic means actually.

- He's, no rashes.

You know what, I appreciate the sentiment.

- Thank you, I wasn't even gonna say a word.

You just look hungry.

- I think I would of been able to tell but,

- It's okay, but I have to tell you,

Christmas turned out really good.

- It did didn't it.

- Considering, but we got all our traditions done.

- Well, your traditions but yes.

- Well, it was my traditions, it was.

You don't have any.

But we got them all done and,

well except the caroling.

But I'm happy.

- I'd like to take you somewhere after dinner.

How about it Val.

- Sure.

- Okay.

- Let's go.

- All right.

- Come on.

- Get in this kitchen together.

- [Valerie] That's right the one you took over.

What in the hell is?

- [Ed] This neighborhood looks pretty dangerous.

- [Morgan] It's gone be all right.

- [Hazel] So where are we?

- This is my old neighborhood.

We grew up in this house right here.

- Bet she wasn't a bougie vegan back then

- I can hear you.

- [Ed] It smell like bologna out here, it do.

- Our mom loved Christmas.

We didn't have a lot but we had a lot of love.

- Which is why I thought this would be

the perfect place to spread some love and joy.

- That's good, I couldn't agree with you more.

- Well, this is a great time to bless this street

with some Christmas cheer.

Are y'all ready.

- [Hazel] Yes, I agree. - Okay.

- 12 Days.

- 12 Days.

- That's my favorite.

- Okay, that's a good one.

♪ On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me ♪

♪ A partridge in a pear tree

♪ On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me ♪

[inharmonious singing]

- 12 Cornish hens.

- It's got feathers, right.

- You disrespectful, it was 12 days

everybody knows it.

Is there a song that y'all know how to sing?

- Yep, jingle Bells.

[arguing]

- Hey, hey, hey, hey, why don't we just let Zane sing?

- 'Cause she be high all the time, that's why.

She gone forget the words.

- See, that's why he lost his job.

- Let her try, let her try.

♪ The first Noel, the angels did say ♪

♪ Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay ♪

♪ In fields as they lay keeping their sheep ♪

♪ On a cold winter's night that was so deep ♪

♪ Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel

♪ Born is the King of Israel

♪ Noel, Noel

♪ Noel, Noel

♪ Born is the King of Israel

[slow piano music]

[upbeat Christmas music]

- [Kids] Merry Christmas

- [Girl] Hey what do you guys want for Christmas?

- [Second Girl] I want a hoverboard.

♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪

♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪

♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪

♪ And a Happy New Year

[upbeat Christmas music]