[Matt] Previously on Little People Big World...
[Tori] Say, say, are you in the beach?
Woo!
All right, you guys ready for Austin?
Oh, we're gonna be so busy.
My mom's throwing a fundraiser.
We unfortunately won't be in town for it.
We're not gonna move all that stuff, are we?
This has to go.
We're hosting a DAAA fundraising event.
The charity we're supporting
is Dwarf Athletic Association of America.
I need enough room for seven tables.
There's certain things that we need to get done
in a matter of, like, a week and a half, two weeks.
I wanna lay out tables. I wanna lay out chairs.
I wanna get a visual as to what else we may need.
It does feel like a lot to do,
a lot to accomplish in those two weeks.
Amy behind our backs
started giving instructions to my guys.
That really frustrates me.
She gave the guys instructions.
-No, I did not. -[Chris] No, she didn't.
[Amy] No, I did not.
Somehow the signal got crossed.
I had specific instructions
that were different to Amy, not to anybody else.
I just said, "Wait for me."
So, I don't know why all of a sudden
she's all Miss Deniability, you know.
The only one really that we don't see is Zach and Tori.
That is a huge shame.
[Caryn] I really don't understand
Zach and Tori's... You know,
"We will not come to the farm no matter what."
Except maybe when Zach needed to dump his trash.
But that's a different story.
Are the kids coming to the fundraiser?
You know, Zach and Tori said no.
I'm very disappointed, honestly.
There's been a lot of significant events
that we've had that they don't come to
and, um, that's the sad part.
You never get all that time back.
[upbeat music playing]
-[Caryn] Hello? -[Amy] Hey. Hi.
Hey. Um, they're wiping off these tables, aren't they?
-Yeah. That's part of the thing today. -Okay.
We're getting ready for the fundraiser for DAAA,
Dwarf Athletic Association of America.
And we're just a few days away and there's lots to do.
It's coming down to the details,
which details, you know,
weeks ago seem, "Oh yeah, we'll be able to handle it."
Well, now we're in, you know, chaotic mode.
We're gonna try and move it like, kind of, like here
so we can get another one here.
Got it. Okay. I like that.
[Amy] Caryn and I are beginning to set up
the tables and chairs.
Because there's definitely a few more people
than I had, uh, expected.
We're really trying to get the logistics right
in setting up these tables
in a way that people feel comfortable
but not overcrowded. You know?
And also to make sure we have enough chairs.
[Caryn] I don't know why the trash cans are in here.
Jeepers.
Whoa.
[laughs]
[Caryn] What?
[laughs]
Amy. Amy is a hoot.
I went into this event, just excited
to do something for a good cause.
And I suppose there was maybe a little worry,
you know, about working with Amy.
I think we've moved so far now beyond it,
but you always wonder.
And I think we've gotten closer
by doing events and working together.
And we can laugh and have good times.
And I would work with her again.
Maybe this one we can put across that way.
[Amy] Well, this isn't going here.
-Oh, it isn't? -What is this?
This is the...
[laughs]
-I mean... -[Amy] Oh, I see.
-[Caryn] I think. Right? -[Amy] Got it.
-I mean, this is-- -You're right.
You know, things were most definitely rocky,
you know, for myself with Caryn
because of what was happening between Matt and I years ago.
I mean, no one...
You know, I wasn't really a fan
of working with either one of them.
But, you know, time has passed,
years have passed,
and you find a place where you can move on
and, you know, I think it makes for a good team.
So, yeah, Caryn and I worked well together
because we want this to work.
None of us want egg on our face.
That's for darn sure.
[Caryn] I'd like to set up. I think--
[Matt] You guys have 32 wood chairs.
[Caryn] And how many silver?
And, I didn't count the silvers yet--
I think 35. So, we're right there.
You guys aren't gonna leave
those last two tables there, are you?
What?
Are those two tables gonna be there?
Everything's gonna be just like it is.
[Matt] That's tight.
[Amy] It is gonna be tight.
You should have pulled them over there--
No, that's the silent auction area.
I mean, did Chris seen this set up?
Okay, you tell me what we need to do.
Well, Chris wants 5 feet in between the table.
Well, that's probably not gonna happen.
[Matt] He wants 5-foot-6.
I think I talked him into 5 foot.
You know what? That's not gonna happen.
[Matt] Chris had super strong feelings about
exactly how the table should be set up.
I mean, from a space perspective
in between the tables.
We're gonna need more space.
If we're having 72 people, we're gonna need more.
We are limited to this space.
-So what is your idea? -I need more tables.
We're gonna need another table.
Where do you think we'll put 'em?
That's what we have to figure out.
It's simple math.
We can't say no, we've only got seven tables
and seven won't do it. No, seven won't.
I agreed with him.
I thought that more space would be a little bit better.
Chris definitely, you know, gets his foot dug in the sand
and very determined to, you know...
His vision is the best and the correct way,
similar to someone else.
Uh, but, you know,
you also have to learn to compromise.
We've got the... This and that set up.
At the last minute, we can look at it
and move stuff where it's too tight.
And we can move this table up a little bit, you know.
[Caryn] Don't try to do it by yourself.
It's slightly a little more crowded
than we would've liked, but we have so much room,
so we're gonna make it work.
We'll offset them a little bit, you know.
The reality is that Matt and Chris
will come in at the last minute
and there's not 5 feet
and they'll start moving stuff around.
And then just before the event,
Amy and I will look at each other across the room
and put them back where we want them.
That's how it works.
Where do you... Where do you want your table to be?
-In the back. -[laughs]
Good, you're in the wooden chair.
I think we'll do Chris's table here next to you
and Matt and I will be there.
[Matt] And there's a lot to do.
It's gonna be interesting.
I am trying very hard not to have an opinion
but, um, this is the point where the whole thing
could explode
and everybody could just lose it.
We'll see what happens.
-Oh, gosh. -Oh.
Are you kidding me?
[Caryn] Oh, dear.
-Oh, Lord above. -[Caryn] Okay.
[Amy] Thank God I stapled.
I hope it's not a sign of things.
[laughter]
[Caryn] Ugh.
[upbeat music playing]
[Zach] Uh, can you grab the whole thing like this,
-like I am? -Got it.
All right. You go first up the stairs.
You want me to just do it or you got it?
Well, no, that's not gonna make sense
because you have to be taller if you're in the back.
There you go.
Yeah. Yeah, I'll just go and do it.
The shop's a great addition to the property.
It gives us a lot of covered space.
The downstairs is gonna be like the work area, storage.
We got shelving in there where I can park the tractor
in the wintertime and the lawnmower.
And then the upstairs will also be storage
but probably more of like a play area, office.
Yeah. Tori's let me take the reins on this project
and I'm showing her what I've done so far.
-Wow. -Do we like this?
-Do you not? -I think we might need a rug.
-Hi. -Do you like this best?
[Zach] I think we got to cut this first.
[Tori] What is this?
-This is gonna be our bench. -[Tori] Oh.
Seemed like a good idea at the time.
I like this couch.
This was a good buy.
It's gonna show every little dust.
I know. That's what I'm already thinking about.
Lilah, you almost just slammed your brother with that.
Let's be careful please.
Lilah, just put that down.
And Lilah, can you hand us the directions?
Anything I built on the property
I'm definitely gonna consider, you know,
the kids and their abilities.
I want it to be fun for them.
What?
[Zach] Lilah, why are the lights off now?
LP modifications is just lowering the light switches.
So all the light switches are super low
instead of, like, your standard,
like, 3 feet or 4 feet or whatever it is.
Um, they're all down at, like, probably 2 feet.
Guys, that's the last time I put low light switches
-for you guys. -[Tori] I know that, babe.
You, like, went in hard on that too.
And then, uh, bathroom sink is pretty low,
as low as I can get it.
A couple of the windows, I lowered the...
Like the standard is, like, 3 feet or whatever.
A couple of the windows I lowered down to 2 feet.
Um, guys, our shop is almost done.
I know. What else do we have to do?
I think it's mostly the bathroom.
I think up here is completely done.
[Tori] Pretty exciting.
I like how deep this couch is.
No. I absolutely do not like that part of it.
Do you guys want to visit the Greenwalds in Idaho?
-Yeah, we're going to Idaho. -I can't wait.
It'll be fun to see the Greenwalds and catch up.
We're going to Idaho to see some friends, the Greenwalds.
We haven't seen them in a while
and they used to live here.
Tori grew up with them.
And, uh, they moved out to Boise
so we're gonna go see them.
And then, um, our trip to Austin, Texas
as with for the DAAA convention.
Jackson, are you ready to play DAAA?
Which two sports are you gonna play though?
Are you gonna...
[Zach] Yes.
A few days ago, Jackson was wondering
why his friends from here
couldn't play in DAAA sports, you know.
And I had to explain to him, well, they're not...
They don't have dwarfism, you know.
And then, "What's that?" "Well, you have dwarfism."
So, he is starting to connect the dots.
I think when he sees me talking to another dad.
And then he sees that, all his friends here
have tall dads.
And then, like, a couple kids on the soccer field
have pointed out that he's short
and he's noticed that.
This could be the year Jackson
kind of puts it all together.
You know, this is why we're going to DAAA and LPA.
But I think he's still very young
and not fully aware of why, you know.
To him, he still has an impression
that he's 6 feet tall.
And Tori or me will answer his questions
if he comes to us.
But we're not gonna make it too big of a deal.
Lilah, do you wanna do DAAA?
[Tori] Do you wanna play soccer next year?
Yeah?
[Zach] I'm excited to see how Jackson does. And...
But your sports... You're gonna do basketball
-and soccer too, right? -[Zach] I'll play, yeah.
And I'm gonna run the soccer tournament again.
I'm on the board of DAAA,
so I help out put on the games,
you know, I help out the whole week
setting up the different stuff.
I'm specifically in charge of the soccer day.
Uh, but then, you know, we run...
Since the board runs support for every other sport too.
Bummed at me missing my mom's fundraiser.
But DAAA's awesome
and I'm glad she's raising money for them.
-I think it'll be good. -Yeah.
[Zach] When my mom was initially planning the event,
um, that she was hosting for DAAA,
she told us about it.
We already had plans to go to Idaho,
which is unfortunate,
but my mom's gonna put on a great event, anyway.
Okay. This room just got really small really fast.
[Zach] I know. That... Even with this couch,
it got so small.
Oh, yeah. This will be my spot.
This, like, officially.
What? You sit on the couch.
You can find your own spot.
[Tori] That's a nice bench.
Yeah, this is cool.
There's still some work to be done, you know,
for the upstairs shop area.
Tori, you know, kind of let me handle
this entire project
and, uh, so it all falls on me if it doesn't turn out...
Tori could be a tough critic,
but I hope she likes it.
Will all the Legos come up here?
-[Tori] Oh, yeah. -Let's go.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah. We sure got a lot going on.
Once the shop's done, you know,
we're almost to a new school year.
Lilah's gonna start school this year
and, the kids are gonna be experiencing school
and making new friends and, you know,
there's gonna be challenges up ahead too,
that are, recognize, you know,
that they have dwarfism and how to overcome that.
And then also their potential medical needs.
But we're facing all that head on
and hoping to have a lot of fun.
Give them a lot of cool experiences
so they can look back on their childhood
and be like, "That was awesome."
Like, I think we're so blessed being out here.
It's just fun.
Like, I feel like we're creating a space
where our kids want to be
and where their friends want to be.
And that's all I can ask for.
That's what I really wanted.
[Lilah] Mommy, look. Watch.
[Zach laughs]
[Amy] Coming up...
[Matt] Have you heard back from Zach and Tori?
I hear they had other plans for this weekend, so...
Well, they were...
They planned to make other plans.
[Matt] And later...
So, right now it's about 2:30.
Caterers just arrived.
Nobody else is here.
If the timeline is going the way it is right now,
this is not gonna be good.
[upbeat music playing]
[Zach] Jackson?
Yeah.
[Zach] Let's get Mom.
[Jackson] Yeah! Wait for me!
Hey, come on, Mom.
[Jackson] Come on, Mom.
We're excited to show Lilah and Tori
the upstairs of the shop.
Jackson and me have been working hard on it
and it was our design, our build.
So, um, yeah, we're stoked to show them
and see if they like it.
[Tori] You ready, sis?
We're coming.
We're a little slow.
Oh, lots of dead bugs.
No way.
[Jackson] Oh, yeah!
Boom!
[Zach] What's your favorite part?
Lilah, what's your favorite part?
Um...
Oh, you like that you can turn the lights on?
Wait, babe, that's actually so rad.
Jackson, your Legos, dude.
Messy.
Wow.
It's very cool.
I don't know when it turned from a shop
to a clubhouse but, you know.
It's pretty cool.
-You guys, this is pretty rad. -Lilah, do you wanna play?
[Jackson] Three, two, one!
Wait, can you vacuum this?
[Zach] Well, no. You know, it slides like this.
How would you like...
I would staple, like, you'd have to staple it.
The shop was, like, fully Zach's situation
and I tried really hard to be hands off.
The soccer field was the first thing I noticed,
didn't see that one coming.
It's a hangout for sure.
I do not foresee myself using that space often.
I'm gonna be completely honest.
Which is totally okay.
But I think that that's the point.
Yeah. Totally encouraged.
But, babe, where's the storage?
-[Jackson] Uh... -Where's the storage?
Talking about the mattresses and, uh...
Ah.
[Tori] and all those extra pillows.
Where's all that going?
[Zach] We need another shop.
-We're gonna build another-- -We do not.
We're coming up here eventually,
enjoy this while you can.
The upstairs of the shop is great.
Not quite what I pictured with the storage
portion of everything, but it's great.
[Zach] Yeah, a lot of the stuff from the garage
in the house is going into the shop
to help Tori be able to park in there
and just kind of clean out that space.
Yeah. Wow.
This is a little ridiculous.
[Zach] It's a little ridiculous.
When did it turn into, like, a house?
[Zach] I don't know, Tori.
When did it turn into an extension of the house?
[Zach] When I was a kid,
I found the farm to be a nice refuge.
I was, like, you know, I can kind of hide away
just 'cause that's my personality,
but then also having dwarfism
and you're kind of hiding away
from the world a little bit.
I think Jackson's a lot more social
and he prefers to be around people.
Lilah and Josiah might be different.
But we're definitely creating a property that,
you know, they can express themselves
and do the thing and they feel very safe in.
And they can, yeah, be themselves here,
um, without worrying about, you know,
any outside world nonsense.
I remember when we finished up, like,
on the farm or whatever, anything, anyone growing up,
anything was...
Like, this was exciting, you know?
And then this is where we'll hang out
for, like, the next month.
Every time there's somethin' like a new building
in the Cowboy Town or something like that,
that always just fun.
Jeremy, let's have an alpha war.
-Do you wanna fight? -Oh, shoot.
Zach, refill.
-Oh. -Oh!
I know the first time the pirate ship came,
we were probably six or seven.
You know, it's fun, it's new, it's exciting.
Yeah, it's cool that, you know,
we can give our kids similar cool experiences like that.
I enjoy property
and having the kids have space
and I grew up on property
and that's the kind of lifestyle I want to live.
Mom, your office is gonna go right there in my...
In my...
And dad's office is gonna go over there.
[Zach] I actually think Mom's office
with her computer should go there
because that one has less sun.
Hmm. Yup.
-Babe... -[Jackson] But, but--
what are we gonna put in our room then?
If we get rid of that desk with the...
That's what I'm saying, Tori.
We can't make every room fancy.
That's what we're doing.
Now we have this place a fancy.
"We can't make every room fancy,"
says the guy who built a whole other house.
The downstairs isn't quite done.
I can park my tractor in there but, um,
I'm still building out my, like, workshop,
workbench tool area.
Super excited to be building projects in there
and start just tinkering with stuff and learning.
And I want the kids to be able to play in there too
and be able to interact with stuff
and just tinker and explore and kind of mess around.
Let's call it the upstairs shop.
[Jackson] Okay. Actually--
[Zach] Lilah, what the...
Mom breaking the sheet rock?
[Jackson speaking]
What do you do on the indoor soccer field?
[Zach] What?
-Yeah. [laughs] -Slide tackle.
[Zach] Lilah, are you playing in the clubhouse?
[Lilah] Yeah.
Lilah, what do you wanna bring up here?
Um...
What are you gonna bring up here?
Something pink.
All right. Let's go.
We do need some pink up here, don't we?
Let's go call our architect.
[Zach] The rest of the summer is pretty busy.
My mom's fundraiser for DAAA is coming up
and I hope it goes well.
And we're gonna finish up the shop
and then get ready for our trip to Idaho.
All right, let's go, guys.
-We're building another one. -[Tori] Right.
[Zach] Jackson, let's start planning.
[Tori] No, this is perfect. We'll see you guys later.
-Bye. -[Zach] Jackson.
Jackson, do you wanna start building another shop?
[Jackson] Yeah.
[Amy] We're gonna bring a couple of umbrellas.
[Matt] Okay. That's a good idea.
[Amy] To provide some shade...
-[Matt] Yeah. -[Amy] for the auction.
I mean, we could put the auction here,
but I don't know.
I just wanted people to always see it
as they come out because this is shady.
But this is, like, too out.
It's the day before the, you know,
the big DAAA event.
And Matt and I are just going over the auction.
Aren't we raising money again?
How does it... How does the...
[Amy] I'm hoping live auction.
That's gonna be the last thing.
-I get to be last? -[Amy] Yeah.
Great.
I think you're gonna be doing what you do.
Oh, yeah! Hey!
Attention everybody! Gather around!
-That's what you're gonna do. -Hey, come on everybody
for the final finale.
I also knew where Matt can excel at
in the live auction,
Matt will never shy away from an opportunity
to be in the spotlight.
And I was okay with that
because this is for a great cause.
[Matt] Have you heard back from Zach and Tori?
I hear they had other plans for this weekend, so...
[Matt] Well, yeah.
-[laughs] -[Amy] you know.
And they were... They planned to make other plans?
I think they made sure they had a good alibi.
[upbeat music playing]
[Matt] Have you heard back from Zach and Tori?
I hear they had other plans for this weekend, so...
-Well, yeah. [laughs] -[Amy] you know.
[laughs] And they were...
They planned to make other plans?
[Amy] Well, maybe, but--
[Matt] I think they made sure they had a good alibi.
Uh, I don't know. I don't know.
I just... I just know they're not gonna be here.
Well, whatever it is,
I think they should have been here
-for this to support you. -Yeah.
[Matt] To support their organization.
-I mean, it's funny that... -[Amy] Yeah.
see Little Jackson and Lilah kicking the soccer ball around
and then go to the convention last year.
-[Amy] Yeah. Yeah. -And then not have them support...
-Yeah. -you in this fundraiser.
But I... Disappointing to me
to see them not support your thing.
Yeah. I can't get stuck on that.
I know.
I'm disappointed.
I thought maybe at least Zach would come,
um, down with Jackson.
Um, so it's disappointing.
I don't get upset about that kind of stuff.
Zach and Tori are going to be away.
I think everybody gets to set their own priorities in life.
Um, I'm sadder for Amy than I am for me.
I'm kind of used to keeping the space and the distance.
I think Amy,
this was something that she conceived.
I think it's for the benefit of Zach
and Jackson and Lilah and Josiah.
So, for them to have a different priority,
that's their choice.
You can't cry over that. So, you've got people...
Everybody has to make their own choices
with their own priorities.
They have other plans this weekend and so...
They made other plans. [laughs]
I don't know. They have other plans.
-I have... Yeah. Okay. Yeah. -Yeah. They...
-Yeah. That's fine. Hey, it's just... -They have other plans.
If... If it had been any other event,
you know, but it's something
that's so near and dear to them,
-it's hard to, um... -Yeah.
hard to comprehend, you know.
He does a lot for DAAA, so...
But anyway, it... It would've been great
if they were able to come.
-They're not, so we move on. -[Matt] Yeah. Yeah.
You know, it would've been great for Zach,
Zach and Jackson or the whole family to come,
but I held this...
The weekend before we were all leaving
for Austin to attend the DAAA games
and, you know, the LPA National Conference.
So, they had another thing already scheduled and planned.
And I know he had a lot of stuff
to get ready for DAAA.
So, um, it's all good. It's all good.
And, you know, hopefully, whatever happens in the future
between, you know, Matt and Zach,
hopefully, you know, they can move on.
They're adults
and it's something for them to work out.
-Okay, well it looks like it's coming together. -All right.
-Yeah, I think so, too. -I'm proud of you
for putting this all, I mean--
Well, it took a team.
I mean, you get the place ready.
-Yeah. Yeah. -And we have Chris and Caryn
that helped tremendously.
Hey! Hey!
Well, that's... Hey!
Hey, you got a little one, too.
-Yeah. -Look at that guy.
He doesn't want to be inside.
Bring your grandchild to work day.
You taking a nap, kiddo?
He's tired. He's super tired.
You know what? Can I take a nap?
[laughs]
[upbeat music playing]
Okay. There you go, Daisy.
Oh, I got treats! Fruit and donuts!
-Woo! -[Amy laughs]
Really? I was so hoping I had put them separately.
It's a day of the fundraiser for the DAAA,
Dwarf Athletic Association of America.
And some of the things that we still need to do
is set up the auction tables.
We still need to set up the tables
where everyone's going to be sitting.
Putting up some signage
'cause it's kind of a windy day.
Make sure the bar is set up.
Make sure the games are set up.
I gotta set up the bocce ball court
so, you know, these first three,
four hours is boom, boom, boom
but we have to pull it all together.
You need another hand.
We need someone smarter than ourselves.
[laughs]
It's so fun having my parents here to help out.
I was surprised in the end when we briefly mentioned it
to my parents, we happened to be in Arizona,
I don't know, a month or two before the event.
And they both immediately said,
"Well, we want to support that.
We want to be there.
We think that's a really great organization
that we don't know a lot about,
but we want to be supportive of you and Amy
and the life and the kids."
And so that... It was very special to us.
They came into town to support the event
and they're jumping in wherever we need them.
Do you have this table set up
-with a tablecloth? -Nope.
[Amy] We got to finalize setting up these tables.
Okay, put a blue one on each of the tables.
You know, it's always that final day,
all the last minute details.
And so, I'm not even 100% sure what they are,
but I know there's a lot of things to do.
One, two, three, four, five, six.
I'm feeling excited. I'm ready.
I think it's coming whether we want it to or not
or we're ready or not.
Everybody's gonna show up,
so we'll make the best of it.
Ah!
Need a chair?
[Roger] Is the height okay here?
[Amy] Oh, I think so.
Well, it's for all of you guys.
Hi, Daisy. Hi.
You know, there's always these things,
it's the same with pumpkin season,
that this event...
There's always things you can't set up
-until the last minute. -Yup.
You know, there are garbage cans,
you know, the wind is blowing.
Decorating, tables, you know, and it's a lot of work.
It's a lot of effort.
[upbeat music playing]
Oh, this is a good one here.
Oh, I like that one. Let's get that one.
[Matt] I'm trying to figure out this bocce ball court.
Amy, did you have the bocce ball layout?
[Amy] Oh, yeah.
[Matt] You want me to try to get the guys to...
[Amy] Yes, please.
The guests, they get a set of tickets
and, um, they could use their tickets to play games.
So Caryn has set up this really fun like,
um, sort of, ring toss with wine bottles
where you throw the little ring on the bottle.
And, um, there's going to be a bocce court.
Bocce is close to Amy's heart because Amy always plays
in the bocce tournaments at... With DAAA.
So she wanted people to kind of have that experience.
Yup.
Yeah, I believe we make these
-20 feet is plenty... -Okay.
but I can go a little bigger, okay?
And we don't need six.
I was just gonna make him four.
-Okay. -So like two people
-can play against two people. -Okay.
Bocce ball, you know, that's one of the more popular
sporting events, uh, at the DAAA.
There's, you know, they have basketball and soccer and...
But bocce ball is one that, you know,
even people with different disabilities
and different mobilities like myself can play, you know,
so Amy and I have teamed up on that over the years.
We may adjust them and then fill in accordingly,
-say, "Hey." Okay. Yeah. -[Amy] Oh, yeah, get a visual.
-Okay. -So you got this?
Your wish is my command.
Thank you!
Do we have more jars?
Yeah, we... No, that's all the jars.
-There's one more there. -One more there.
Oh, crap, we don't... This is all the jars I have.
[Chris] I'm going to go back to the house, hon.
I picked up some more frames,
so I'll finish doing up the display.
-All right. -And then load up the car
and bring what I can back.
And you're going to get two more coolers?
[Amy] Yes.
I'm just focused on getting
as much as I can get done before things kick off.
So, I'm not having fun yet.
This is a... It's kind of stressful.
It's just, uh, things seem to always take longer
than they're supposed to,
and some last minute stuff comes up.
If you could get as many mason jars
that do not have our little heart thing on them,
like in the cupboard there,
there might be a few in the pantry.
I'm just focused on trying to get, uh,
everything accomplished, um, in time.
All right.
[Amy] Coming up...
Where's Amy?
She's MIA.
[Deb speaking]
I'm kind of worried
about Amy when she gets here.
[Caryn] I mean, it's...
People are going to be here in 15 minutes.
We're not ready.
[groans]
Pretty soon I'm going to lose it.
[upbeat music playing]
Okay. Let's figure out this table situation.
All right.
-Are we going right? -Yup, we have to.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
[Deb] Do you need my help?
-Hey, Deb. -Good to see...
You're looking great.
-Thanks, you too. -You look great.
Hi, I know. I'm so sorry.
I didn't say hi to my baby Daisy.
You know, when I do a charity event,
Deb has helped a lot.
Deb is great at events like this
and we both work well together.
So, I'm glad Deb's there.
It is not the most glamorous of jobs
but I don't think all of these were cleaned.
[Deb] Okay.
[Matt] I'm always amazed
at how easy that stuff is for you.
[Deb] All right, one table down.
Tons to go.
[Amy] At this point, I feel a little behind.
Is everything going to be set up in time
before everyone actually arrives?
Come on.
I... I want people to feel like we're ready for them.
A lot of information is here.
Where is our raffle tickets at?
Well, Chris got them somewhere, so...
Okay. Well, you go run--
You know, he likes to dial...
Dole it out as time permits. I don't know.
-Okay. -But I gotta go.
Go.
Mommy is just getting stressed out, isn't she?
Yes, she is.
We got as far as we could for right now,
but I still have to do just a few more errands,
but everyone needs to also go home and get ready.
We're all gonna meet back here about 2:00, 2:30
to finish setting up
and hopefully we'll get it all ready
and set to go before everyone arrives.
[Deb] I can help you guys.
Tell me when you're ready and I'll put the top stuff on.
So right now it's about 2:30, caterers just arrived.
Nobody else is here.
I don't see Caryn, Matt, Amy, or Chris.
The event starts like at 3:30, 4:00.
This is so crazy!
We still have to do tables.
We still have to get other locations ready,
like the bar, the catering area.
I mean, all this stuff still has to be done.
It's like... Yeah.
-Hi! -How are you?
Look how cute you look!
How cute are you?
-Seen you forever. -I know, I know.
-It's so good to see you. -It's so good to see you.
-Hi, how's it going? -I'm the only one here.
-I see that. -Yeah.
I've got a list of names that Amy gave me
-of who's here. -Okay.
Just mark off. And it's not in alphabetical order.
[laughs] Okay.
And all I have is a paper copy?
-Yes. -Hello!
-Okay. -Yeah. And I think--
-Oh, don't you look cute? -Oh, thank you.
-Look at... Check... -Amy's not back?
No. Nobody... Yeah.
I've been here and--
Oh, my gosh.
Okay. Wait. What are we doing?
Oh, the tables looks nice, Deb.
I'm gonna... Let me finish the tables.
If you can find that folder
with Amy's notes in it,
-I don't know where it went. -I thought she was gonna...
She told me 2:30.
Um...
[both chuckles]
I cannot believe that nobody's here.
When I rolled back in,
I just figured everybody would already be there,
doing all their last minute stuff.
I haven't seen hide nor hair of Chris or Amy yet.
They're nowhere to be found.
Oh, and I left my phone.
So I'm completely stressed out.
I was like, "Uh, where's everybody?"
Okay. We found the folder, Deb.
[Deb] Oh, good. Good.
And I think these are going to go outside.
So we will have...
Yeah, extra the flowers, definitely.
[tense music playing]
What time is it, Terri?
-[Terri speaking] -[Deb] 3:06.
[woman speaking]
[Caryn] 3:30.
Okay.
So she brought more mason jars.
Where were the extra flowers?
I don't even know where the extra flowers
are at this point?
[Deb] If she was here, we could ask her.
-And where's Amy. -[Caryn] She's MIA.
Okay. Okay.
Can you please remind me,
next time when she says, "I'm in-charge,"
look, "So, okay, that's very nice of you
-but we'll be in-charge." -[both laughs]
There's a little bit of lack--
[Caryn] I'm... I am very surprise
that they're not here though.
Well, yeah, they're not here 'cause Chris,
I wanted to organize the whole,
you know, in and out...
Okay. Well, I can't stay here and chat
'cause I have things to do.
[Matt] I'm surprise she's not here.
Um, hello? You know?
Matt's like, "Where is everybody?"
Where is everybody?
I'm all ready to go.
But with Amy, I'd say particularly
is you stay in your lane.
The only time you wanna go in someone else's lane
is if, you know, they're headed to go off a cliff.
And then the lanes get blurred and the lines are disappearing
because it's just get it done,
it doesn't really matter who has ownership
or who didn't do this or, it just had to be done.
[Karen speaking]
[Caryn] You know, she was supposed to bring
all the liquor out here
so it's not in one of these, uh, coolers?
People are gonna be arriving soon
and, um, it's crazy. I mean I'm...
Pretty soon, I'm gonna lose it.
I've been the calmest one in the whole thing.
Caryn's all wound up.
I don't think Chris is here either.
I got a number of things to go over with Chris
so these people are AWOL and, um, we're on our own.
[Deb speaking]
[sighs] I'm kind of worried about Amy
when she gets here.
Amy has a tendency to procrastinate
and that's putting it mildly.
So if the timeline is going the way it is right now,
this is not gonna be good.
It will not be good.
[Caryn] I mean, it's...
People are gonna be here in 15 minutes.
We're not ready.
[groans]
[upbeat music playing]
Well, where's Amy?
-[Caryn] She's MIA. -Okay. Well--
I can't stay here and chat
'cause I have things to do.
Well...
We didn't really have a day-of schedule.
I knew that people were gonna start arriving at 3:30
and I knew that we wanted to come in
and do a bunch of work in the morning,
try to get home, get a shower,
and get fresh, and then come and be there
when people arrive.
[groans]
It didn't quite work out like that.
Now where the hell does this go?
Oh, my God.
Well, at least the barn looks cute.
[Matt] Okay. I...
I think Amy just arrived.
[Deb] We're coming to help you.
-[Amy] Oh, hey. -[Kristin] What do you need?
-[Amy] Hey, girlfriend. -[Kristin] Hello.
-[Deb] Hi. -[Kristin] Hey, let's go.
-[Amy] Oh, listen. I'm so... -Come on.
-I am so excited you're here. -It's gonna be fun.
-My goodness. Oh, no. -Let's do this.
I don't even have any pens.
I wasn't exactly happy with myself
that I didn't arrive when I wanted to.
Because I decided to go back home to get ready
instead of finding a place on the farm to get ready.
So that made me a little bit later than I wanted to.
So I felt bad
'cause I wanted to be there before the caterer.
I don't like being late
when I'm asking people to help and volunteer.
Are the... Is the caterer here?
Of course, they were here on time.
[Amy] Okay. I know, I'm... I ran late.
I was here on time. Nobody was here.
[Amy] I really wanted to be there.
You definitely apologize
because you gotta acknowledge that
that ownership is on me, not Deb.
But, you know, she kind of knows me
and what I do and how I do it.
I wanna not make her upset
and... But Deb is very quick to move on
and say it's all good.
We're here to put on a good event.
-Okay, Kristin. -[Kristin] Yes, dear.
[Amy] Oh, you showed her my folder?
-[Kristin] Well, yes. -Oh, this... Is this yours?
-No, that's yours. -Oh, okay. Good.
-[Kristin laughs] -Ah.
Uh...
[Kristin groans]
This was just my idea.
So when they come in...
They have paid? Anyone that...
Sorry, I did not alphabetize these.
-Uh-huh. -Anyone... I know.
Oh, my God.
What happen to the balloons?
[Deb] The air.
Well, one is not...
[laughs]
[Amy] Are you the bartender?
I am. And Amy, I found the...
I found the stuff in the wine box.
-[Amy] Okay. -We gotta get some
a big pitcher to mix it in.
[Amy] Um, well we were bringing one.
Yeah.
[Amy] But, you know, Chris is...
He should've been here by now.
[laughs]
[Amy] I'm gonna get the box of white wine.
[Karen] Okay. Thank you.
Is it chill already or no?
-[Amy] No. -[Karen] Okay.
Okay. That should've been taped.
-[both] It was. -[Amy] Oh.
Um, where do we...
Do you know where Chris wanted the potting thing?
[Amy] Uh, no.
[Caryn] He thinks he can show up 3:30
when everyone else is showing up?
[Deb] Chris is getting a D-minus.
Yeah, I gotta go get the white wine for the bar.
[Deb] Well, can we help you?
[Amy] Uh, I'll just carry the box.
Okay. The rodeo's happening.
The show is on.
Okay.
[Amy] People are arriving already
and he's not even here.
Chris was running a little late
and I was really like,
"Why are you running late?"
Like, he's never, rarely ever late.
-[woman] Hello. -[Amy] Hi, you guys.
-[woman] We're doing well. -[Amy] Good.
-Thanks for coming. -[woman] Thank you.
[Caryn] I'm pretty stressed at the moment.
People are arriving.
I don't think we're quite relaxed and ready
but, that's how it goes.
[woman] Hi.
-How are you? -[man] I'm good. How are you?
There's Caryn.
[Matt] Tell me what's going on?
-Nobody's calm. -[Caryn] Nobody's calm?
Are we ever calm?
[laughs]
I was all too happy to sit back
and sort of watch the disaster unfold.
[Caryn] Out of the four people hosting,
two of them are stressed out,
one is completely missing,
and there's Matt on his scooter horse.
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da.
[upbeat music playing]
[Caryn] Okay. We are missing a basket.
[Amy] What are we missing?
[Caryn] We're missing your bocce ball set.
He's got the bocce ball and it goes with the weights.
[Caryn] And then, I don't have the Taste of, um...
-Tuscany? -[Caryn] Yeah.
-Oh, and I need a [indistinct] -[Amy] He'll be bringing it.
It's like, okay, everyone thinks that I'm late,
which is true, I am late,
like, 15 minutes late often,
but when it comes to stuff, you gotta be at...
Where's Chris? Where's Chris?
I have a number of questions for him.
I don't think I was hypocritical at all.
I already knew that I was late.
Deb was mad. I... Yeah, you have the right.
Slightly late to the game but Chris was late.
People were arriving. They were here.
I'm assuming Chris is bringing all his little,
um, buckets or whatever.
Yup, and, you know...
Chris is running a little late but, you know, I think
Amy has had her history of being late for sure.
So I'd cut him a little slack.
[Caryn] Is Chris actually not here?
Hey Ame, the Italy basket, is that here?
Unless Chris is bringing it,
it should better have been here.
We gotta move this potting bench.
I know. I don't know where it goes, I'm kind of, uh--
[Amy] Well, we're putting it at the end like we decided.
-[Caryn] Right there? -[Amy] I guess.
All right. Let's do it.
[Amy] You know, let's get this stuff off.
-[Deb] Hi, you guys. -Hi.
Guests are starting to arrive
and I didn't see that we had really completed
that side of the auction item set up,
and Chris had a few items for that.
The shooting gallery isn't completed
and fully set up.
Plus, the bar area,
I think he was still bringing some ice
and other items,
so we need him, like, now.
Uh-oh, windy.
Ugh, can we tape this somehow?
What is this?
It's like I'm late usually all the time,
but when it's critical, you got to show up.
It's like I'm not sure where my husband is.
[blows raspberries]
I'm stressed.
[narrator] Next on Little People, Big World...
[Deb] Hi, you guys.
The event has started
but Chris isn't here yet.
Auction isn't set up.
Everyone's a vital part
but at this very moment of time,
Chris is the most vital.
Is Chris actually not here?
Oh, I could just smell the blackberries down here.
[Zach] Growing up on a farm and spend a lot of time outdoors
and I definitely want that same experience for our kids.
Lilah, put your blackberries in here.
[Matt] I'm always hopeful that Zach and Tori
will bring the kids around and, you know, if not,
the kid that will be coming around,
you know, later in life, you know.
[Zach] No one's holding grudges.
No one's intentionally not going to the farm.
There's just no interest.
That ship all sailed.
[Amy] I don't think they'll ever look at it
as that father-son
bonding relationship type of thing, no.
That's too bad.
[Matt] They've said they want space.
We're two years into it and it's always sad
when you don't get to see your grandkids
and somebody can't seem to build a bridge.
When it comes to my dad, like, I might even it out
but everything will be healed.
It's just... It'll be different.
[Amy] Families go through tough times,
rough times, hurtful times, bad times,
but we're still a family.