[Amy] Previously on Little People, Big World...
Are you ready? Go!
The older they get,
they're gonna start realizing
that the world maybe looks at them differently.
[Tori] I think it's our job
to protect their innocence as long as we possibly can.
Whoo!
[Chris] Rally time.
Oh!
[Amy] Ever since I've moved off the farm,
I kinda, like, feel disconnected.
You know, with half of it up for sale, it's like,
pumpkin season's lost its lure for me now.
I'm sorry that the house isn't going to one of the kids.
You just don't see very often a family farm.
-I think you should be there. -I don't know.
[exhales slowly]
My dad was getting more and more ill, and, um,
after putting up a very big fight,
um, he passed away.
[Caryn] Very nice that all of your kids flew there
to say their goodbyes.
That meant a lot to me.
We can all not get along for this, that,
or the other thing, but when it mattered most,
they all dropped everything.
I got a lot of work to do.
I mean, it is nice
to have it staged, no doubt about that.
Yeah, it makes a big difference
than walking in and it's kind of hollow and loud and...
[Matt] Right.
The north side of the farm's been on sale,
you know, on the market,
for just a little over three months.
Before we put the house on the market we had it staged.
I'm very happy with the way it came out.
I mean, it's a great little structure.
Big structure.
I mean, everything from the rugs to the...
She got a lot of really nice detail.
Just, you know, I just don't like paying the...
Already paying the outrageous insurance.
The staging is... you know, it's expensive.
It's monthly. There's a monthly fee for it.
Um, and the property, you know,
it's gotten some interesting attention,
but not nearly, you know,
as close as we would have liked it to come.
[Caryn] It definitely helps,
-but I don't know if... -Yeah.
...having it staged is, like...
the selling factor.
Yeah.
The year drags on, and it, um, hasn't sold yet.
You know, I'm probably gonna have to get creative
about how, um... how to move forward.
But in light of the fact that my dad passed away
and my mom is now on her own,
the house sale is not my, um, main priority at the moment.
So, I know you were anxious to get back down
and see your mom.
Are you thinking this week or next week?
Yeah, I'm thinking... I... yeah.
I'm just talking about a quick two or three-day thing,
and my sister's gonna come the following week.
I'm, you know, concerned about my mother a lot.
You know, my dad... With Dad passing,
I'm going back and forth to Arizona.
You know, obviously she's lost her life-long partner.
They've been married for 63 years or something.
So obviously that's tough.
But she emotionally seems to be doing great,
considering, you know, what she's been through.
I know she's in good hands.
Just, you know, just nothing like
getting your own eyes on the situation.
-Right. -And see, um, you know...
see how she's doing.
Towards the end when we knew things looked more dire,
it was really nice to, you know, to have Zach,
Jeremy, Molly, and Jacob all come down
to say goodbye to Pop in his final days.
Papa was very happy.
He told me that he didn't like any kind of, you know,
things going on, dramas in the family, and, um,
you know, that we needed to put things aside
and, um, get on with it.
So it was very nice to see everybody do that.
I think Dad, you know, kinda...
We didn't understand the extent
in which he was really helping her,
and part of it, I think, was that...
hey, it's like me with you.
You know, "Hey, you wanna help me get my coffee?"
If you're not there, I figure out how to get it on my own.
Right, it becomes routine.
-I just get it so you don't... -It becomes easy.
Because I'm there, and I can, and...
-Right. -So I agree with you.
So I think my mom...
I think she was a little bit spoiled by your dad.
And he said that to me, in some of his last words,
-"I spoiled her." Yeah. -Oh.
So yeah, that was...
I said, "I know you did,
and it's okay. We'll take over."
My dad did a lot for my mother.
Anything she needed, you know, he was always there.
And, um, growing up, I had
a lot of orthopedic issues,
and spent a lot of time getting surgeries
on my legs and hips.
And my dad was supportive through all of that.
It was very important to my dad,
some of his last words to me
were to take care of my mother.
And he, you know, really doted on her,
and took very good care of her.
So I take that very, very seriously.
I promised him I would.
Right now, her having something to look forward to
such as you coming, or your sister,
or any of the grandkids,
-that's what's gonna kind of keep her going. -I agree.
Do you wanna sit on this side?
This side or that side?
[Chris] That side.
Okay, I'll sit right here.
No, I'll sit right here.
That way. No. Yeah, I'll sit right here.
Or no.
I'll sit right over here.
That way we can look at each other, babe.
This heatwave that we're having here in Portland
has really hit me hard.
And I'm not gonna sit in a sprinkler.
So I thought a kiddie pool would be kinda fun and cool,
and it works for me.
And we're gonna have a little cocktail hour.
Oh! [laughs]
-It's cold. -[Amy laughs]
Whoa. Yeah, cooled down real quick.
[Amy] Oh, yeah.
So have you, uh...
Have you heard, have they set, um,
a memorial service yet for Ron?
I haven't heard anything.
Were your kids very close with him?
Um, they know more about Matt's parents than mine.
[Chris] Really?
-Yeah, 'cause we live so much closer to them. -Oh.
You know, Matt just lost his father Ron,
and that's always a hard and sad thing.
But, um, regardless of what may be
some of the family drama and family dynamics,
I was just really happy that
the kids, on the spur of the moment,
were really able to go down there
and not only be there for their dad,
but, you know, maybe to see their grandpa, Ron,
you know, maybe one last time, and see their grandma,
you know, Peg.
How's Matt doing? Do you know?
[Amy] I don't know.
I mean, I texted him and said, "Hey, I'm so sorry and...
[Chris] Yeah, I did, too.
...you know, I'll be thinking of you,
and I'm just glad the kids were all able to go down,"
and, you know, stuff like that, but...
I mean, you know, it's not my place, really,
I don't think. I mean, he'll...
[Chris] Yeah.
Well, hopefully you and I are both
a couple decades away from that.
[Amy softly] Jeez, I hope so.
Even though we are turning the big 6-0.
I know, the big 6-0.
The big 6-0.
So are we on agreement of doing a little celebration
some time this month between our birthdays?
[chuckles] Yeah, I think we said we were
-gonna do that, yeah. -Okay.
I've told Chris that, "Yeah, sure,
we can have a joint birthday party for us
with all of our friends being there."
What Chris doesn't know is that I'm working on
a surprise birthday party that's just for him.
Speaking of, don't we have a thing this Saturday, right?
Yeah, well, no, it's Friday, August 5th.
-Oh, it's on Friday? -Yeah.
-And this is a surprise party? -Yeah.
-So is this a big one for him? -No, it's not.
The surprise birthday party,
which he thinks is for Art Fletcher,
is really for him.
We play pickleball with Art and Lisa Fletcher.
-No! -[Chris] Oh!
[Amy] I'm hoping by telling Chris that
we're going to a surprise birthday party
for Art Fletcher
that it will be, you know, the perfect cover story.
Yeah, she's having it at the Scotch Church.
-Oh, is that right? -Yeah.
-Oh, okay. -Yeah, she's been there and she likes that a lot.
-Yeah. -You know? Her and Art.
-Oh. -So yeah.
[Amy] When Chris threw a 55th surprise birthday party for me,
I was totally surprised.
[all] Surprise!
I wanted to share the special moment
for Chris's 60th birthday
like I felt when he did
my surprise 55th birthday party.
And I can't wait to see Chris's face
when he walks through that door.
[Chris] Well, do we wanna do ours there,
or would you rather do it here?
-I think here. -Okay.
I think here would be good.
[Chris] 'Cause we could do ours there.
[Amy] Yeah, but we've already...
You know, if we're going to that one for theirs,
-let's make it, let's... -Oh.
'Cause some of those people may come to ours, too.
-I don't know. -Okay. All right.
[Amy] I decided to throw the party at
Scotch Church Road Vineyard.
We have gone there often,
we hear a lot of local music there.
And, you know, at our wedding,
he always teased me about wearing a Hawaiian shirt,
so I thought I'd throw kind of a combined
motorcycle-Hawaiian theme.
I did invite the kids and the grandkids
to go to Chris's surprise birthday party.
But it's gonna be a long day,
late into the night,
and so, you know, I don't expect them to make it.
Yeah, so we'll know some people there, you know.
Other people, you know, we may not know,
but that's all right.
It's nerve-wracking. I find anxiety and just the...
the tenseness of it, the anxiousness,
and, "Gosh, will he find out, does he have a clue?"
Well, you know, Chris has a tendency
to just know things,
and so I'm really gonna have to work hard
to be able to pull this off,
and, um, you know, just really surprise him.
Think my biggest surprise party for you was your 55th.
[Amy] Yeah, I know. Like, "What?
"What in the world?"
So I think it's gonna--
See, I was still wooing you then.
Now we're an old married couple.
I know, I know. It's like, who cares?
Oh, talk about how things will change once you get married.
Oh, my gosh. No more wooing?
Babe, I can surprise you every day of the week now.
[chuckling] Right.
[Chris] I'll keep you guessing.
[Amy] Oh, brother.
[Matt reading]
Well, what do you say? Hey, buddy.
With all the kids, I'm redoubling my efforts
to just check in on them all as often as possible.
Look at that little Josiah!
[Tori] Are you a little chunker dude?
[Zach] When we see my dad,
sometimes things can be awkward,
but that's what's to be expected
with where our relationship's at.
But it's sometimes better just to, you know,
just keep the peace.
[Amy reading]
-Oh, my gosh. That looks so cute. -Yeah!
-I love it! -[Amy] Hey Lisa.
-Yes? -Hey, Ame.
I have a feeling you guys are gonna run out of time.
I showed up, I was looking at,
you know, what was done and I'm like,
people are gonna be showing up in a couple hours, like,
we have a lot to do, I think.
[Jackson speaking]
My Dad's here?
[Matt] Well, what do you say?
Hey, buddy.
Did your dad tell you Grandpa was coming?
Hi Lilah.
Zach wanted me to come out and check out his bridge.
He's proud of it,
and I'm proud of him for making it happen.
Tonight I'm going to Arizona,
and, uh... To see my mother,
but Caryn is not going with me on this trip,
just 'cause I'm gonna go down there,
check on my mom, come back.
It's not really that far to go right by Battle Ground,
and see the kids before I go to the airport.
You look awfully like you've gotten big.
Gonna give Grandpa a little hug?
Just a little one?
Oh, that's a big one!
[Zach] When we see my dad,
sometimes things can be awkward,
but that's what's to be expected
with where our relationship's at.
But it's... You know, he's family,
so we're all family, and we're...
Yeah, we're gonna be happy to see him.
Where's, um, little Si?
He's crying.
[Zach] Look at that. So you pull it like this.
He's having a day.
Oh, he's having a day.
Usually he's super chill, but today he's a little off.
[Matt] Yeah.
Feeling reflective on my dad passing away,
you know, processing and all the good memories, and, um,
with all the kids I'm spending...
I'm redoubling my efforts to just sort of
check in on them all as often as possible.
Oh, yeah, I see a stake here. Is this for...
Is this a stake...
This is our garage build.
Oh, my goodness.
[Zach] The next project I want to start for the house
is a big workshop garage.
Yeah, we got plans drawn up
and we're excited to get started.
So, you just pulled up to the garage door.
The staircase goes like this.
So there's actually gonna be a bathroom
-right here under the stairs. -Oh, my goodness.
-This is gonna be... -But you walk over, upstairs,
this will be a deck that kind of looks out over it.
[Matt] I'm very happy that Zach is,
you know, taking on the interest of building things,
because I think it enables him
to, um, really do projects on his own.
You know, his own speed, his own level,
his own, you know, property.
It's like a blank slate, you know?
Have you got your building permits?
-[Zach] No. -[Tori] He's working on it.
[Zach] We're working on it.
Yeah. I'm going through... I've already submitted mine
and it takes... It took eight weeks.
'Cause after you've filled out the form,
and then I went and paid the fee
and they said, "Okay, now that you're in the system,
it takes 12 to 16 weeks."
[Tori] This is for your house?
Well, yeah, this is for the grading permit
before the house can even get submitted.
-[Tori] Dang. -So it's been, um...
[chuckles]
Well, I'm still waiting on permits.
There's sort of this lock-jam at the county.
So hopefully, um, in the spring now.
I'm essentially a year behind, once again.
But right now I am just being patient
and focused on what I can focus on,
and hoping that the county
sort of gets their ducks in a row.
Wow, doesn't that look good?
[Tori] Just be careful cause it's...
Nothing is...
-Screwed down. -Yes.
Okay, got it.
-Walk in the middle. -Yeah, walk in the middle.
-We've already had a couple... -Okay, I won't even walk on.
Probably look at it. Wow. Jackson!
You got your very own bridge? I'm glad you put...
put big, heavy beams
so the tractor can go right across it, huh?
I've been working on this bridge for a while now,
and I'm excited that it's almost done.
It's cool being able to show a project that I've done
on my own property, by myself.
I know he's into bridges,
and he's done a lot of bridge builds himself
over the years.
So I know he's, like, interested in something like this.
This is super nice.
When that water's flowing,
this bridge is gonna be the bomb.
Zach in this scenario, feeling the satisfaction
of owning a project, I'm happy that Zach's
developing his own memories.
It reminds me a lot of the memories that he had
as a kid. I think he's replaying them out.
You say hi.
-Hey. -He's a little grumpy.
-Are you grumpy today? Oh, you... -Can you say hi?
-[Tori] Hi! -[Matt] No? Hi!
-You smile? -Do you remember me?
You didn't have your eyes open, huh?
-[Matt chuckling] -[Tori] Is his eye all gross?
-Hi, little cute guy. Hi. Hi. -Say hi? Can you smile for Grandpa?
He's giving me a little smile.
[Tori] I know.
[Matt] How is he interacting good
with the brothers and sisters?
[Tori] Oh, he's obsessed with them,
especially Jackson.
Let me hold him for one second.
How heavy is he?
Is he more than I can handle?
I don't think so.
[Zach] He's pretty strong. He's stronger than, like,
I think Jackson or Lilah.
Yeah, actually, he looks strong. Hey.
[Tori] Can you smile?
A-da-da. Yeah.
See, look. You just look huge right now.
Are you just chilling with Grandpa?
[Matt chuckles]
[Tori] Are you just hanging out?
"I like it better when Mom holds me
-and I get to stare at you." -We just needed Grandpa!
We just needed you to come over.
We needed Grandpa to be here so we weren't so grumpy.
[Matt chuckles]
[Tori] That's what it was.
-He just staring at you? -Yeah.
-[Tori] He knows Mom, that's for sure. -Yeah, I'm sure.
He knows Mom and Dad.
-[Matt] Mmm-hmm. -And Jackson.
Lilah he's a little more like, "Are you gonna come at me
-or, like..." -[chuckles]
[Tori] He loves her, but...
Oh, that'll change.
He's a little like, "Oh, where are you coming at me from?"
Look at that little Josiah.
[Tori] Are you a little chunker dude?
Josiah's starting to get very alert,
and he's becoming like a little human
and he's, um... He's just healthy and looks, you know,
just looks like he's ready to take on the world.
I think he's gonna give Jackson a run for his money.
[Amy reading]
I've got lookout watching the window.
They're not showing up.
What is your ETA, please?
We've got this barn full of people
and it's hot, and we keep saying, "They're almost here.
-They're almost here." -"They're coming."
I can't believe his little... his little arms,
his little hands. He looks like he's just
ready to start playing out here.
I mean, doesn't he look like he's ready to start playing?
[Zach] Oh, yeah, he's gonna be crawling
before any of the other kids.
-[Tori] Oh, yeah. -I believe it.
[Zach] And walking.
[Matt] She's cute in her little dress,
but she's a farm girl but she has her little dress.
Oh, yeah. She's a farm girl.
They sit in the rock pile all day and they'll just...
-Like, what are they doing? -What are they doing?
[Matt] That's just where they wanna be.
-[Tori] A bunch of knuckleheads over there. -[Matt] On their own.
It's nice that everyone makes the effort
to come up and see us.
And I am thankful that all of the grandparents,
Zach's parents, my parents,
everybody wants to be involved in the kids' lives,
and that's all that matters.
[Matt] Well, I'm gonna catch the late flight
and, um, bomb up there.
-[Tori] Yeah, tell Honey that we're thinking of her. -Yeah, I will.
I'm going to Arizona to see my mother.
You know, wanted to just make sure
she has what she needs down there,
um, in terms of support.
There's nothing like having your eyes on the situation,
um, you know, beyond just talking on the phone.
It meant a lot to him
that you came down there at the last second,
so I know that for sure.
He asked one time,
"Have you heard from Jeremy or Zach?" or, you know...
Yeah, he was pretty excited
-when everyone walked in. -[Matt] Yeah.
[Zach] My dad told us that Papa wasn't doing well,
and, yeah, bought a ticket and left the next morning.
It's hard to see him go, yeah, it's hard to see him go.
He was a very active papa, he was a very active grandpa.
He, uh, loved his grandkids,
his great-grandkids.
But he's in heaven, he's in a better place,
and he's, um...
Yeah, it was hard to see him in pain, so, like,
definitely don't wanna see such a positive guy like that,
um, hurting.
Is Honey, like...
And, like, sorry if this is overstepping,
but is Honey, like... Is she, like, good?
She is. I'd say she is.
-[Tori] Okay, good. -Yeah, yeah.
I think Honey is handling it as well as anyone,
but I'd still think
you have a partner for 60-something years,
when was the last time they spent time away from each other?
Like Papa traveled or something.
-Yeah. -Like, I don't remember,
you know what I'm saying?
So like, they've slept next to each other
in the same bed, woken up together,
you know, for the last, what, probably 20, 25 years?
So yeah, I think she's doing really well, considering.
Hey Jackson, come down here please!
Grandpa's leaving.
-Lilah, come here! -Come on guys!
[Matt] I just go in, you know,
with love in my heart, and you just sort of try to find
common ground and conversations
that you can both agree on and enjoy talking about.
Oh, man, it was so good to see you, okay. Okay.
-[Jackson] 'Kay. -[Matthew] And, hopefully, I'll see you again soon.
You got berries on there.
Caryn cheering me on, you know,
I think, at the same time Zach and Tori moved away.
She's taken a little half step back
to continue to develop my relationship
with all my kids, my grandkids.
And so that's... I think that that's working for now.
-[Deb] Hello. -[Lisa] Hey, friend. We made it.
Oh, my goodness.
-Oh, my gosh. -[Deb] You ready for this?
-Another event. [chuckles] -[sighs] My car is loaded.
Amy's telling Chris they're going to a surprise birthday party for their good friends
Art and Lisa Fletcher.
So, they're gonna show up thinking it's all for somebody else,
and Chris is gonna walk in and it's gonna be for him.
-[Lisa] So, this is all table. -[Deb] Table.
We're gonna have to figure out how to tape these down,
she wants one of these at each table.
Okay, let's put those out.
Sixty years ago, what happened then?
I think it's wonderful that she's doing this for Chris.
-And, I hope, he is gonna be so surprised. -I know.
-I hope he is too. I hope nobody spilled the beans. -I hope not.
-Oh, my gosh, that looks so cute. -Yeah.
-[in sing-song voice] I love it. -I love it.
-Okay, good job. -One thing down!
-Twenty things to go. -Twenty? How about 100.
-[Amy] Hey, Lisa. -Yes, ma'am.
[Amy] I have a feeling you guys are gonna run outta time.
I showed up, I was looking at, you know, what was done.
And I'm like, "People are gonna be showing up in a couple hours."
Like, "We have a lot to do," I think.
-Okay, so... -[Amy] Remember guys, it just needs to be hung up.
[Deb] We know, we're doing it, hello.
I just told Chris I'm going to the bank. The bank does not take 3 hours. [chuckles]
And, I don't want him to get the suspicion
that something is going on, this is odd,
you know, for Amy.
I didn't start getting nervous until she showed up.
-Because this stuff stresses me out the older I get. -[Deb] I know it does.
-But we got this. -It stresses me out.
-[Deb] We got this, girl. -[Lisa] Yeah.
I felt under stress trying to keep this a secret from Chris.
[Deb] Hold on, Amy. [chuckling]
-Hold on to those balloons. -[Amy] We've got a tangled mess.
I felt like everything that was coming out of my mouth was,
oh, dear, it's kinda like lying.
It's like, how do you just lie right in front of him?
Just so... It feels so horrible.
-[Lisa] Look how great it looks. -No, I think it'll look good.
-[Lisa] Oh, my gosh. -See, the whole Hawaiian stuff just compliments.
-[Lisa] Yes, and it just puts color. -See, that's cute.
-[Lisa] I love that. -No, that's very good.
I know, in the end, things are all gonna fall into place.
And, I could not make this surprise birthday party happen
without the two of them.
So, I'm very thankful, very grateful that they were willing to help me out.
And, be a part of the fun time.
Okay, I think we're done.
-Are you okay with this? -[Deb] I think we're done, looks great.
I think I was under so much stress and pressure to make it perfect.
My thinking is, if I can actually pull this off...
I think it'll be a miracle.
I just can't wait to say, "Surprise!"
-[Deb] All right, girls. -[Lisa] On to the party.
[Amy] Coming up...
[Tori] One, two, three!
[Tori] Ooh, that's a good stroke.
Jackson, great job swimming, dude.
[Tori] Whoa, Dad, this is a steep spot.
-Yeah, I got it. I got it. -You got it?
-You sure? -Yeah.
What's been your favorite thing to do this summer?
-You're a swimmer guy, now. -Yeah.
-Not at lakes. -[Tori] Why not?
-[Tori] Put your shirt on. -Lilah, are you gonna go swimming?
-[Lilah] Mama. -Yeah, you're gonna go swimming with Mama.
Oh, okay, got ya.
Yeah. Okay.
-[Zach] Jackson, are you gonna go swimming out there? -Jackson, you gonna swim?
-I'll come out as far as I can with you. -[Zach] Is it freezing?
Its... Oh! There's a fish.
-There's two fish right there, look at them. -[Zach] See, go fishing.
-You and sis. -I have my swimsuit on.
-Yeah. -I'm gonna get wet today.
I'm not getting wet today.
[Zach] Ahhh!
[Tori] Go, sis. Yeah, girl.
[Zach] Gonna swim across?
[Tori] Jackson, go, dude.
Are you doing that on purpose?
You think Dad can swim all the way across?
[Tori] You okay?
Lilah, be careful. Look it though, there's a... Look at this right here.
-[Zach] Can you stand? -There's a big rock right here.
[Zach] Can you touch the sand?
Great job swimming, dude.
[Tori] Are you all done?
Yeah, yeah. Jackson, great job swimming, dude.
When Jackson first started swimming lessons,
I don't know, he's always been into it.
He's just always been hesitant to, like, actually dive in
and, like, learn how to swim.
She's scary near water because she'll just go.
One, two, three!
Whoo-hoo.
Show me what you did at the lake. What did you do?
Okay, show 'em. You stood up and you went
one, two, three!
-Ma! -Jump!
-Mama. -Into Mama.
Jackson, what'd you do at the lake?
Just do this.
Do it. Yay! Now look at your hands.
Now look at 'em.
Ooh, that's a good stroke.
High five, dude. Jackson, great job swimming, dude.
You know what Lilah likes?
The snacks.
And do you do?
Yeah. Jackson, what are you building?
Do you say, you got a lot of work to do?
[Tori chuckles softly] Yeah.
[Zach] Yeah, that was great with my Dad visiting,
-showed him the bridge build. -Yeah.
It was nice just to visit.
Like, a pure visit, not talking about anything else really.
Yeah, it was good.
[Zach] The visit with my Dad was nice, where we talked about the bridge.
Like, we want a relationship and everything.
We want him to be able to have a relationship with his grandkids and all that.
You wish things didn't go the way that they did.
But it's just cool for him to be up here and see the family,
and then just no business talk,
no anything, then, yeah, we just go about it.
He got to see what, like, we get to see a lot with Josiah...
-Yeah. -...that sometimes other people miss out on.
'Cause he was smiling and happy.
Huh? You like seeing grandpa.
-[Josiah coughs] -Sorry
-[Lilah fussing] -You still whiny?
-Yeah. -Are you trying to talk more?
-Yeah. -[Tori] What's wrong?
-What's wrong, honey? -Yeah.
Pee-pee?
[Lilah babbling]
-Snack. -[Zach] Snack?
[Lilah] Yeah.
-Okay, you go find another snack, okay? -Yeah.
Uh, she's talking a lot better.
But she's still... I'm waiting for her to like...
Like, put three, four, five, six words together.
Well, I'd just like to hear her personality a little bit more.
-I'm, like, excited for that. -I want it...
I can't wait till it gets to a point where her words are, like...
She's like, "Oh, wait,
-this actually works better than whining." -Oh, yeah.
Like, "I'm less frustrated with Dad when I can actually explain what I want."
-Right, right. -But she has gotten better.
A lot of people ask us about Lilah, and ask us about, like,
"Are you worried that she's not talking?"
She's definitely behind.
But, you know, we've talked with her pediatrician
we've, like, "Like, do we need to go to speech therapy with her?
Do we need to do all this extra stuff?"
And it's just, at this point, we're just not concerned about it.
Do you want sandwich?
-Yeah. -No sandwich, you already had a sandwich.
Do you want cheese?
He offers her a sandwich, she says, "Yes,"
then he goes, "No, you can't have a sandwich."
Daddy is so silly.
[Deb] Hi, Brandy.
-How are you? -[Deb] Good, how are you?
-We did have a lot of last minute tweaking. -A lot.
-Little, you know, tying things up. -Hanging things.
-[Deb] Yep. - A lot of things.
And then, once we got to the point where more people were showing up
it's like, "Okay, we're done."
-[Lisa] Yeah. -We just gotta call it good,
-and move forward. -Right.
Okay, everybody, listen up.
We're about five to 10 minutes away from Chris and Amy getting here,
so just have fun, drink, get a little snack.
-Well, I've got lookout watching the window. -Mmm-hmm.
- Lisa's got people to quiet down. - Crowd control.
Crowd control and we're waiting.
They're not showing up.
Yeah, it's 6:00 o'clock, nobody's here.
-They're not here. -You know, what's Amy doing?
And I keep thinking, "Why is she so late?"
-Well, obvious, she's always late. -Of course, she's always late.
What is your ETA, please.
We're got this barnful of people and it's hot, and we keep saying,
"They're almost here, they're almost here."
-[Deb] They're coming. - They're coming.
Then, I get this text that Chris wants to change his pants.
-Oh, Jesus. -And so, now,
we've got all these people waiting in a hot barn,
and Amy's texting me that Chris doesn't like the pants he has,
and he has to change them.
And we're like, "Can you just get the pants on so we can get the party going?"
Just get here, everybody's ready.
[Lisa] Wait, no, I need her ETA.
We'll probably leave here in about five to eight...
-Oh, wait. -Please.
-Here we're getting all upset about Amy being late... -Yeah.
-...'cause she's always late, and it wasn't even Amy. -Yes.
-So, Chris, don't follow suit with Amy... -Right.
...and take her bad habits.
[laughing]
Ooh, he's learning some things from her.
[Deb] Hey, guys! Wait!
-They're here! -[Lisa] They're pulling in!
They're here, you guys. Quiet! Shh, shh, shh.
Quiet.
Guys...
Ryan's gonna open the door shortly. I'll let you know, Ryan.
Shh!
All right, guys, they're slowly walking up. Quiet.
Walking up to the venue, I mean, I really got, like, nervous.
I have not pulled this off yet,
until I see the look on his face and is he actually surprised?
[Deb] Hey, guys! Wait!
-They're here! -[Lisa] They're pulling in!
They're here, you guys. Quiet! Shh, shh, shh.
Quiet.
Guys...
Ryan's gonna open the door shortly. I'll let you know, Ryan.
Shh!
I hope Chris will be surprised and love it.
And not be shocked and, like, you know, "Why'd you do this?" You know.
Or something like that.
But I hope he will appreciate it.
And love it, and be surprised, and enjoy it, and just have fun.
All right, guys, they're slowly walking up.
One,
two, three, four,
five, open the doors, Ryan.
[Lisa] Surprise.
[all] Surprise!
[all cheering]
Happy Birthday.
This is for you, babe.
Come on old man Marek.
I bought a birthday present for Art.
[all laughing]
And you would have liked it.
He'll take the present.
[Amy] Happy Birthday.
Are you surprised?
I... [scoffs]
I did not see this coming.
[Lisa] Good job, Amy.
Seriously, you didn't suspect?
-[Deb] What a day. -Come on.
[Lisa] The lying.
This was a huge surprise, I really had no idea.
[Art] Thanks for coming to my birthday party.
So, you know what? I told Amy I got this pickleball paddle, you know, for you.
And I'm going, "I wanna give him my old one, I really like this one."
-So I'm keeping it damn it. -There ya go, happy birthday!
You made it so darn hard.
[imitating Chris] "Oh, let's have a combined birthday party."
And I felt so bad 'cause I was unenthusiastic.
-[Chris] Uh-huh. -And I'm like, "God, this one."
I know, she was like, "Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah."
You know, and I was talking to him, "Well, see if Macy Garden's available."
"I'll call Macy Garden." [imitating Amy] "No, no, I'll do it.
I really, honestly, thought when that door opened
that it was for the wrong person.
I kept waiting for the clapping to stop
for people to realize, "Oh, it's you."
And then... But the clapping and everything kept going,
and then I started looking around--
And then I went this is for you.
And then I started seeing faces that Art didn't know.
[chuckles] You know?
Oh, yeah, so, it was a huge surprise.
I honestly had no clue.
Oh, thanks Lisa.
-Wow. -We pulled it off, right?
Oh, my God!
All of this stuff, all that I had to go through,
just to make sure that he was surprised and knew nothing.
And if he... But he didn't know.
So it was totally a surprise, I loved it.
It was well worth everything and, yeah.
I love you, babe.
You sneaky little devil.
But I lied so much! I'm like... Oh, my God!
Now I'm gonna be second guessing you all the time.
-Oh, like I do you? -[both laughing]
[Chris] I'm just amazed and surprised how well she did.
She, uh, definitely catered the party to me.
I mean, the motorcycle theme.
And then, a chance to wear a Hawaiian shirt,
you know, I'm always looking for that opportunity during the summer.
So, I thought that was pretty clever.
[Amy] I tried to pick the food that you like.
Mac and cheese, wow.
And then, I did chicken because chicken.
Chris loves his meat and potatoes.
So, I tried to pick things that, you know, he would enjoy.
[Chris] Oh, the food was great.
Everyone else seemed to like it,
got a lot of positive comments.
It was perfect.
You coming up here.
-Thank you. -[Tammy] I love you, happy birthday.
[Chris] Thank you.
I was shocked the see my sister there.
Um, you know, she lives 6.5 hours away, she still lives in Idaho.
So, that was quite a shocker, a very nice surprise though.
[Rick chuckling] Happy birthday, bro.
Chris loves surprises.
And he will...
He will, absolutely, be talking about this for years.
Hello people, friends, and even family.
I just really wanna thank you all for coming out here to celebrate
- this wonderful guy that... -[all cheering]
came into my world six years ago.
And I just wanted to kickoff our first year of marriage, his birthday,
and just let him know how special he is.
I tried to get as many people here as I could.
You got your poker buddies, you've got your sister here,
you've got a lot of my friends that are now your friends.
And, babe, I love you.
Happy 60th birthday.
And, um...
You know, I don't know, you just mean everything to me.
And I just hope you're happy, and you were surprised,
and all of that other good stuff. [laughing]
- Anyway. -[Lisa] Speech, speech.
-[Chris] Thank you. -[all cheering]
[Amy] For me, you know, being his first wife and only wife
he and I will have a very short time together,
compared to being married since you've been in your 20s
and till you die.
So, I wanted to start off, you know, us both turning 60
and, hopefully, it's a little special coming from his wife.
Well, I wanna thank everybody that did show up.
This is, uh... Really was a huge surprise.
I really, truly, feel blessed. Not only that you all are here,
but, um, never...
[chuckles softly]
Never would've thought that I'd, uh, [voice shaking] be lucky enough
to have a woman that would do something like this.
-[all] Aww! -[all applauding]
So, best birthday ever. Thank you all. Thank you, my love.
-I love you. - I love you, too.
Unfortunately, one of the downsides of getting older is it's, uh,
gets a little harder to keep those emotions in check, so.
Yeah, sometimes I may show emotion when I really don't want to.
Aww, but, babe, everyone wants to see that.
-That makes you human. -No, no.
-It makes you human, but yet strong. -No, I don't like seeing it.
-Oh, brother. -I don't like showing it.
So, thank you all for coming. Tammy, did you wanna? Okay.
-Before I end this, I'll have her come up. - [all cheering]
So, we had a pretty, um, adventurous upbringing. I'll say that.
Let's say adventurous.
It's a good word.
But there was one thing that I was always sure of, and that was my brother.
[voice shaking] I 'm so happy for you, Chris.
I love you so much.
I hope you know how much you've always meant to me and you always will.
And I'm so grateful to Amy.
It's a marvel to watch you, Chris.
To watch you having joy in your life,
and love in your life, that you have never had
until you met Amy.
This is all because of her love for you.
And we see it, Amy. And we love you, thank you.
-Happy birthday, big brother. -[all applauding]
I was pretty surprised when my sister got up and, um...
and did her speech.
[Tammy] You know I love you. I love you so much.
[Chris] Thank you. That was real.
[Tammy] I am so happy for you. I just love you so much.
[Chris] I was...
I was really touched by the things that she said
that I had never heard from her before.
-And, uh, yeah. -Aww.
It got to me.
♪ Happy birthday to you♪
♪ Happy birthday dear Chris♪
♪ Happy birthday to you♪
[all cheering]
-Thank you, thank you. -[Rick] Make a wish, make a wish!
Not only was it... You know, it's an awesome birthday party.
I mean, it's definitely the best surprised birthday party I've ever had.
But, um, I...
- I don't know. It just... - It makes you feel good.
Well, it does.
I mean, you know, I just...
I appreciate everything you do.
And then just all the work and the effort that you did on this
just blows me away.
-You're just... -Well, you're worth it, babe.
You're worth it.
Just I'm... A day like this I'm...
-reminded why we're married. -[both chuckle]
Or, you're so happy you asked.
-I absolutely. -All right.
-Never had a day where I wasn't happy. -Oh, good.
You're gonna be a hard act to follow.
-No, no, no. -[Chris chuckles]
I love you, babe.
[Amy] Next on Little People, Big World...
You don't yell that much, but.
-I don't yell ever. -Oh, I wouldn't say ever.
You don't give me any credit for anything.
-No, Tori, I give you credit, I'm just saying-- -You do not though.
This is an issue in our marriage currently.
I'm exhausted. I'm, literally, pouring from an empty cup.
And everybody wants something from me. I'm sleeping upstairs tonight.
Oh, did I tell ya? I texted Matt this morning.
-He's been wanting to talk to us about pumpkin season. -Oh, yeah.
Are you up for doing what you usually do?
I have to...
get my head around it.
Because of everything that went on, I mean, it's changed so much.
It kinda lost its appeal.
It's like I'm at a strangers place now or something.
Where do you wanna eat at?
Oh, I go down at the Garden Cafe, I think, is the best.
Yeah, been a couple weeks since my dad passed away,
so I've come back to kinda check on my mother again.
-Our life is gonna be different. -Mmm-hmm.
Dad made a big impact on a lot of people.
My dad set a great example for all of this grandkids
and I'm gonna do my best to, you know, follow in his footsteps
and honor his memory.