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Michael is dragged on an unwanted family camping trip, which proves more enjoyable than he expected.

The Patterson family drives into the driveway and unloads the Christmas tree (and accidentally hits the family dog in the process). Once inside, John, Michael, and Elizabeth stand the tree up, only to find out that it is too tall.

It's Halloween, and Michael is having trouble with a bully named Brad, and Farley keeps getting himself in trouble, causing him to eventually run away. But when Michael gets caught in a tight spot, Farley shows up and proves he's more than just a "good for nothing."

An uninvited guest attends Michael's Valentine's Day party.

Michael is frustrated that he has his license, but isn’t allowed to drive the family cars. Michael and Gordon go in together to buy a used fixer-upper, thinking it's a guaranteed babe magnet. It has the opposite effect, continually breaking down - and straining their friendship. Elly has booked April’s birthday party over at the Burger Bin, but she comes down with the flu and has to ask Michael to take April and look after the party, leading to some lessons about life and friendship.

Elly thinks she can handle bringing April to work with her, but the library has never before seen such destruction. April is very different from the other Patterson kids: the characters look back at Elly’s pregnancy and the circumstances around April’s birth during a freak winter storm in the early hours of April 1st. Now that the older kids don't need them as much, John and Elly realize that, even though April is a handful, she’ll still grow up way too fast.

The Patterson family learns the true meaning of Christmas when Lizzie loses her stuffed bunny.