Life in Pieces

When the entire Hughes family moves into John and Joan's home after their kitchen is destroyed, their presence creates chaos for Joan.

When Jen invites her boss, Paul (Andy Buckley), and his wife (Julie Chen) over to dinner to impress him, she and Greg can't remember his wife's name and scramble to avoid embarrassment.

When Heather finds a map to a time capsule she buried with her brothers as kids, they all set out to find it and dig it up.

When Heather, Clementine and Jen offer to save Joan from the stress of preparing the Thanksgiving meal, the free time leaves Joan even more frazzled.

When Tim and Heather go to an expensive dinner to celebrate their anniversary, they are determined to finish every bite of their 20-course meal.

When Heather tries to become Tyler's cool best friend, things take an awkward turn.

When Jen and Greg hire Clementine as a part-time nanny for Lark and invite her to join them for dinner, the waitress mistakes Jen for Lark's grandmother.

The holiday spirit is alive, well and wildly different for each member of the Short family

When Sophia asks Matt and Colleen about having children, an animated sequence featuring the whole family as farm animals reveals that they have been struggling to have a baby.

When Matt is in a hurry to get to the fertility clinic, each member of the family has a crisis that prevents him from getting there on time.

When Jen sings in Tyler's band, she gets caught up in the excitement and creates an awkward situation for him.

When Greg and Jen's crazy neighbors invite them to a party, Greg makes up a lie so they can get out of attending.

When Matt drives Greg to a job interview, they encounter a few bizarre obstacles that jeopardize getting him there on time.

Jen and Greg decide to take turns dealing with her annoying parents when they come to visit.

When Sophia feels like she is no longer the cutest kid in the Short family, she tries frantically to regain her status.

When Heather tells Sophia she has to get rid of her stuffed animals, Sophia stages a musical with them to see if she can change her mother's mind.

Jen and Greg go to great lengths to find the perfect babysitter for Lark.

When Jen is offered a custom painting as payment from a hot new artist, she is thrilled until she sees the final product.

The Short family's quirky history is revealed with stories of when Tim met Heather's family for the first time.

Tim and Tyler realize they are in over their heads when Heather tasks them with buying a bra for Samantha.

Jen and Greg learn a surprising piece of news.

Tim and Heather plan a surprise birthday party for Samantha, but the night takes an unexpected turn when Samantha doesn't come home alone.