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Kody: PREVIOUSLY ON "SISTER WIVES"...
WHENEVER WE GET THE FAMILY TOGETHER,
I THINK IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO GO LOOK AT HOMES.
SO, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE FACT
THAT WE REALLY HOPE WE'RE IN HERE BY CHRISTMAS.
WE ARE SCARED BECAUSE THESE HOUSES --
IT'S A LOT FOR US.
THERE'S FOUR HOMES. THERE'S FOUR MORTGAGES.
I DON'T THINK THAT I -- MY SISTERWIFE'S CLOSET --
I DON'T THINK THAT I NEED TO BE IN THOSE PHOTOS.
CAN WE JUST TAKE THE PICTURES AND DECIDE AFTER?
WE'RE HERE. WE LOOK GREAT. I'M GONNA GET SWEATY.
I'M GONNA BE IN THE BACKGROUND, THOUGH, HUH?
GRUMBLING.
YEAH, ABOUT WORKING WITH ALL THESE WOMEN.
EITHER THAT, OR YOU CAN PUT YOUR BIG-BOY *** ON
[ LAUGHTER ]
Janelle: IT DEFINITELY FEELS LIKE I'M MORE SEPARATED,
ISOLATED FROM THE REST OF MY FAMILY
THAN BEING PART OF THIS BIG, LIVING, BREATHING ORGANISM
THAT IS THE FAMILY.
Kody: AND NEXT...
Meri: I DON'T KNOW.
MARIAH KEEPS ASKING, "ARE WE GONNA BE IN BY CHRISTMAS?"
I'M LIKE, "I DON'T KNOW." IT'S DRIVING ME NUTS.
SO WE NEED FINANCING AND FINISHED HOME TO HAPPEN
IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS.
JUST ONE. THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR.
THAT'S ALL WE NEED.
SEE, 'CAUSE RIGHT THERE IT'S DONE.
WHAT THE HECK ARE WE WAITING FOR?
Christine: WE'RE RESETTING EVERYTHING.
WE'RE GETTING BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.
BEING A SISTER WIFE WAS WHAT I WANTED MORE THAN ANYTHING.
I KNEW THAT I WASN'T BEING A GOOD ONE.
IN MY RELATIONSHIPS WITH MY CHILDREN AND MY WIVES,
I'VE FELT LIKE A FIREMAN.
YOU KNOW, I'M JUST PUTTING OUT FIRES.
I'M REACTING TO THINGS.
[ Voice breaking ] IT WAS HEARTBREAKING WHEN WE MOVED HERE.
[ Chuckling ] LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT THIS.
DAYTON, AURORA, AND BREANNA HAVE NOT SEEN THE HOUSE.
AND I REALLY NEED THEM TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE HOUSE
BEFORE WE GO TO MONTANA.
[ Crying ] SHE DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING FOR CHRISTMAS.
SHE JUST WANTS TO BE IN THE HOUSE.
[ SNIFFLES ]
Meri: I BELIEVE IN LIVING THIS LIFESTYLE.
IT JUST MAKES EACH OF US BETTER.
Janelle: I THINK WE HAVE SOMETHING REALLY AWESOME.
I WOULDN'T WANT ANYTHING ELSE.
Christine: I LIKE SISTER WIVES.
I WANTED THE FAMILY. I DIDN'T JUST WANT THE MAN.
Robyn: SEEMS LIKE DESTINY,
LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE ALL BEEN TOGETHER FROM DAY ONE.
Kody: LOVE SHOULD BE MULTIPLIED, NOT DIVIDED.
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OH, MY GOSH!
YES!
THEY'RE LIKE REAL HOMES.
Christine: OH, MY GOSH! THERE'S SO MANY TREES!
THEY ARE SO COOL.
WHEN WE SAW THAT THE LANDSCAPING IN THE FRONT YARDS WERE DONE,
THAT WAS SO COOL,
'CAUSE NOW IT'S LIKE SERIOUSLY REAL.
I LOVE IT. I LOVE THE FRONT YARD.
Mona: WE CAN START WITH CHRISTINE'S.
Christine: YAY!
TWO OF THE HOMES DO HAVE CARPET,
SO WE CAN GO INSIDE, BUT WE CAN'T WALK ON THE CARPET.
[ LAUGHS ]
OKAY, FIRST TIME WITH MY COUNTERS!
THE COUNTERS ARE IN. OH, MY GOSH.
[ Voice breaking ] IT'S SO PRETTY.
YEAH.
OH, MY GOSH.
Christine: WHEN I WALKED INTO THE KITCHEN
AND JUST SAW HOW BEAUTIFUL IT WAS,
AND THEN I'VE IMAGINED MYSELF
MOVING INTO THAT KITCHEN SO MANY TIMES
AND WORKING IN THE KITCHEN AND USING THE DISHWASHERS.
I JUST IMAGINED IT SO MANY TIMES, AND THERE IT WAS.
I LOVE YOUR TONE OF VOICE. IT'S LIKE YOU'RE DESCRIBING...
[Dreamily] THE PERSON THAT YOU LOVE.
WHILE IT'S DAYLIGHT, WE BETTER SOME OTHERS OUT, RIGHT?
OKAY.
YOU KNOW, HAVING THESE HOMES THAT WE'RE BUILDING
HAS BEEN A DREAM OF OURS.
AND THEY'RE ALMOST DONE.
BUT WE HAVEN'T ACQUIRED OUR FINANCING YET.
WE DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO MOVE IN,
BUT WE'RE PACKING ANYWAY.
WE'RE GETTING READY TO MOVE.
AND THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME
THAT WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER AS A FAMILY
OR CLOSE TO EACH OTHER IN TWO YEARS,
AND IT'LL BE THE FIRST TIME EVER
THAT ROBYN HAS BEEN CLOSE TO THE REST OF THE FAMILY.
Meri: IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
SO WHOSE SIDE OF THE YARD ARE THESE ON?
ARE THEY IN MERI'S YARD OR JANELLE'S YARD?
YEAH, 'CAUSE IF IT'S IN JANELLE'S YARD,
I AM NOT WATERING IT.
THAT IS HER RESPONSIBILITY.
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S REALLY COOL.
Kody: ALL OF THESE ROCKS WILL BE DOWN IN THE STREET.
I WAS WONDERING HOW THEY WERE GONNA SEPARATE
THESE TWO YARDS, ROBYN.
WOW. THERE IS SORT OF A WALL BETWEEN US.
Christine: CAN WE GO LOOK IN THE BACKYARD?
WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT -- THERE IS A WALL BETWEEN US, ROBYN.
[ LAUGHS ]
Kody: COME ON, LADIES. LET'S GO LOOK AT THE BACKYARD.
Robyn: OH, MY HECK! MY SLAB IS IN!
Christine: OH, MY GOSH! IT'S SO BIG!
OH, I LIKE IT.
WHEN WE WERE FIGURING OUT OPTIONS,
I CUT A COUPLE THINGS,
BECAUSE I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WANTED TO HAVE
A BIG PATIO IN THE BACKYARD --
SOMETHING THAT WOULD FIT THE WHOLE FAMILY.
LOOK AT THAT VIEW.
OH! I LOVE IT!
I LOVE IT.
THERE'S NO WAY TO GUARANTEE THAT IT'LL BE DONE BY CHRISTMAS.
NO, THERE'S NO WAY TO GUARANTEE THAT IT'LL BE DONE BY CHRISTMAS,
WHICH PUTS US IN A PLACE
WHERE WE NEED FINANCING AND FINISHED HOME TO HAPPEN.
JUST ONE. THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR.
THAT'S ALL WE NEED.
IT DEFINITELY WORRIES ME.
I KNOW THEY ALL WANTED TO BE IN BY CHRISTMAS,
AND I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING.
Truely: NO! I DON'T LIKE THAT.
TRUELY, WE'RE GONNA PACK BOXES TODAY.
CAN YOU BE MY HELPER?
Aspyn: SO, ME AND MY MOM ARE KIND OF STRESSING
ABOUT THINGS TO DO BEFORE WE MOVE,
LIKE WHAT TO PACK AND STUFF,
SO HER AND I WROTE UP A LIST OF STUFF TO DO.
WE'LL SLOWLY START CHECKING STUFF OFF,
BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S NOTHING, REALLY.
MYKELTI, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA PACK UP TONIGHT?
DON'T DO THIS, PLEASE!
I'M JUST KIDDING! I'M GONNA GO PACK MY ROOM!
WHEN THOSE GO ON, YOU GET RIDICULOUS.
I'M KEEPING THAT UNTIL YOU PACK UP A BOX.
IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD TO HAVE MY DAD AWAY FOR SUCH A LONG
BECAUSE WE DON'T GET TO SEE HIM VERY MUCH.
AND, LIKE, IT'S HARD,
'CAUSE EVERYBODY LIKES TO SEE MY DAD,
BUT NOBODY CAN.
DAD DOESN'T HAVE TO, LIKE, DRIVE TO HOUSE TO HOUSE.
HE CAN JUST JOG TO HOUSE TO HOUSE.
I'M NOT SLEEPING BECAUSE I'M TOO NERVOUS.
I'M TOO NERVOUS. YOU DON'T KNOW.
YOU DON'T KNOW.
UNTIL YOU GET THOSE KEYS IN YOUR HAND,
IT IS STILL NEBULOUS.
Robyn: AND WHEN CHRISTINE'S UP AT NIGHT WORRYING,
I AM RIGHT THERE WITH HER.
YEAH, IT'S STRESSFUL.
WE'RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER,
AND IT'S LIKE, IF ONE OF US DOESN'T QUITE MAKE IT,
AS FAR AS THE HOME LOAN IS CONCERNED,
IT'S LIKE WHAT DO WE DO?
SINCE YOU GUYS ARE GONNA HAVE SEPARATE ROOMS,
WE NEED TO SEPARATE YOUR BOXES.
A FEW WEEKS AGO, I ACTUALLY WENT INTO A LAWYER'S OFFICE
TO REQUEST MY NAME BEING CHANGED FROM SULLIVAN TO BROWN.
IT DEPENDS ON THE TIMING.
I REALLY WANT TO BUY MY HOUSE IN THE NAME OF BROWN --
ROBYN BROWN, WHICH IS REALLY COOL.
AND THEN, WHEN I'M DONE,
FOR CHRISTMAS, I'M GONNA WRAP IT ALL UP,
AND I'M GONNA GIVE IT ALL TO KODY FOR CHRISTMAS.
ALL RIGHT. IN YOUR BOXES.
Robyn: DON'T FIGHT, GUYS.
HEY. YO. YO, YO.
SO, LET'S SEPARATE STUFF INTO YOUR DIFFERENT BEDROOMS.
DAYTON, AURORA, AND BREANNA --
THIS IS THE YEAR THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GO SEE
THEIR BIOLOGICAL FATHER IN MONTANA.
AND THAT'S RIGHT WHEN I'M SUPPOSED TO --
COULD POSSIBLY BE GETTING MY KEYS TO MY HOUSE
AND THE LOAN GOING THROUGH.
AND SO THERE'S A LOT GOING ON, AND I --
JUST A LOT OF -- A LOT OF STRESS.
I WANT BOTH OF YOU TO GRAB A BIGGER BOX AND TAPE IT UP.
GOT MINE.
THE HOMES WE'RE TRYING TO BUY WILL BE MY FIRST ACTUAL HOME.
THIS LAST RENTAL WAS
PROBABLY THE NICEST PLACE I'VE EVER LIVED IN.
I'VE BEEN BASICALLY MOVING FROM PLACE TO PLACE
FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
UNLIKE MY SISTER WIVES,
I HAVE ACTUALLY NEVER LIVED WITH THE REST OF THE FAMILY
IN THE SAME SPACE BEFORE.
NOT LONG AFTER KODY AND I GOT MARRIED,
WE ACTUALLY HAD TO MOVE TO NEVADA
TO PROTECT OUR KIDS AND TO PRESERVE OUR FAMILY.
SO OUR DEADLINE JUST GOT PUSHED UP
BECAUSE WE FOUND OUT
THAT A TABLOID CAUGHT WIND OF THE FACT THAT WE'RE MOVING.
AND WE'RE SCARED, SO...
UM...
[ Voice breaking ] THIS IS NOT THE AMERICA THAT I LEARNED ABOUT
WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL.
THE HOUSES...
AS MUCH AS I BELIEVE IN THE DREAM,
I HAVE HAD A LOT OF DISAPPOINTMENT IN MY LIFE,
AND SO I AM CAUTIOUS.
AND I DON'T WANT TO PROMISE SOMETHING TO MY KIDS
I CAN'T DELIVER.
I DON'T MAKE PROMISES I CAN'T KEEP.
SO WITH MY KIDS,
I ACTUALLY DON'T TELL THEM WE'RE GONNA GO SOMEWHERE
OR DO ANYTHING OR THAT SOMETHING'S FINAL
UNTIL WE'RE ACTUALLY JUST ABOUT TO WALK OUT THE DOOR.
JANELLE AND I, ONCE IN A WHILE, WHEN WE GET ROMANTIC,
IT SEEMS JUST SLIGHTLY AWKWARD.
ARE THESE EVEN?
THE THING THAT YOU LOVE THE MOST ABOUT YOUR WIFE
COULD ALSO BE THE THING THAT MAKES YOU CRAZY.
OH, THIS BEDSPREAD STINKS.
I MEAN, [SNIFFS] NOT LITERALLY.
IT'S JUST IT'S -- [ CHUCKLES ]
WELL, YEAH. I MEAN, LIKE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE AFTER --
WE'VE HAD THIS BED 10 YEARS.
HERE. GRAB THAT.
IT MIGHT BE NICE TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T...
HAVE TO BE BUCKLED TOGETHER.
[ CHUCKLES ]
LIKE WE COULD ACTUALLY SLEEP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BED. WOW!
LET'S GO GET OURSELVES A NEW BED, THEN.
ALL RIGHT.
SO IS THAT WHAT YOU AND I HAVE AGREED ON?
WE'RE GONNA JUST GET EACH OTHER A BED OR A BEDROOM SET?
I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE.
YOU CAN'T THINK OF, LIKE, TONS OF AMAZING THINGS
YOU'D LIKE TO GET ME FOR CHRISTMAS?
YEAH, I'M ALWAYS AT A LOSS.
I KNOW THAT YOUR OTHER WIVES
HAVE THESE REALLY CREATIVE, AWESOME THINGS
THEY'RE GIVING YOU FOR CHRISTMAS, BUT...
REALLY? I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY'RE GETTING ME.
LET'S GO. LET ME GET...OKAY.
THEY'RE ONLY OPEN FOR ANOTHER HOUR.
LET'S GO.
JANELLE AND I HAVE HAD A RELATIONSHIP
THAT FINDS ROMANCE IN VERY PRAGMATIC THINGS.
AND SO, ONCE IN A WHILE, WHEN WE GET ROMANTIC,
IT SEEMS JUST SLIGHTLY AWKWARD.
NOW, HERE'S THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT SHOPPING THIS FURNITURE --
I DIDN'T FEEL AWKWARD AT ALL BEING HERE WITH HER.
SO, LIKE, THIS ONE IS VERY, VERY POPULAR.
IT'S CALLED THE ELLINGTON.
AND IT'S GOT A 10-YEAR WARRANTY. IT'S A VERY GOOD MATTRESS.
I GUESS IT WOULD BE A MATTER OF TRYING IT OUT
AND SEEING HOW WE LIKE HOW IT FEELS.
YEAH, LAY ON IT. THAT'S WHAT IT'S HERE FOR.
NONE OF THE OTHER WIVES ARE INVOLVED.
THIS IS JUST JANELLE AND I.
BUT WE'RE CONNECTING ON A REALLY SWEET LEVEL
ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S VERY SPECIAL,
AND EVEN INTIMATE TO US, IN THIS BEDROOM SET.
OH, GOD. THIS IS REALLY NICE.
Man: IT'S PRETTY COMFY, ISN'T IT?
THIS IS A LOT NICER THAN WHAT WE'RE SLEEPING ON RIGHT NOW.
Kody: WE HAD A REALLY NEAT EXPERIENCE DOING THIS TOGETHER.
IT WAS ACTUALLY VERY INTIMATE. IT WAS VERY HEARTWARMING.
KODY, LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS ACTUALLY --
IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT...
I MEAN, THIS IS, REALLY, HONESTLY...
THIS IS LIKE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.
THIS IS MAKING ME GIDDY. I'M EXCITED.
SEE, I LIKE THIS ONE.
KODY, EVEN IF WE WERE TO USE THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE
AND PUT IT ON LAYAWAY AND JUST GET IT IN THREE MONTHS
FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY OR SOMETHING,
WE'LL GIVE EACH OTHER A PICTURE OF IT FOR CHRISTMAS.
HEY.
Janelle: THIS IS OUR 20th ANNIVERSARY HERE,
AND SO WE SORT OF FIGURED
THIS WOULD BE CHRISTMAS AND ANNIVERSARY.
BECAUSE THE BUDGET'S TIGHT, WE JUST DECIDED, WE SAID,
"OKAY, THIS WILL BE CHRISTMAS, ANNIVERSARY, AND BIRTHDAY
FOR EACH OTHER FOR THIS WHOLE NEXT YEAR."
'CAUSE WE WANT THE BEDROOM SET REALLY BAD.
YEAH.
WE'RE ABOUT TO DO THE FINAL WALK-THROUGH ON ALL FOUR OF THE HOMES.
BASICALLY, IT'S A CHANCE FOR US TO CORRECT ANY MAJOR HICCUPS.
I'M HOPING EVERYTHING'S DONE PERFECT AND RIGHT,
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO DELAY MOVING IN
OR OUR FINAL FINANCING ANY FURTHER.
THIS IS MY SISTERWIFE'S CLOSET HEADQUARTERS.
AS WE'RE WALKING THROUGH THE HOUSE,
LOOKING AT EVERYTHING,
I'M FALLING IN LOVE MORE AND MORE AND MORE WITH THIS HOME.
YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO OWN A HOME, HUH?
YEAH. ALWAYS.
YOU KNOW, WHAT I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT THIS OVEN
IS THAT IT'S CONVECTION.
THAT MEANS I CAN HAVE FOUR THINGS COOKING ALL AT ONCE,
AND THEY WON'T BURN, AND THEY WON'T OVERCOOK.
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL ENOUGH THAT YOU DON'T NEED TO BE ABLE TO COOK.
WELL, GUESS WHAT, SWEETHEART?
IF YOU WEREN'T SO PICKY, I COULD COOK FOR YOU.
[ Chuckling ] OH, OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, KIDS. HEY, LISTEN UP!
I HOPE YOU GUYS, OUT OF RESPECT FOR US
AND THE HARD WORK WE'RE DOING TO GET INTO THOSE HOMES,
THAT YOU WILL HELP US WITH THIS PROJECT
ON THE FAMILY MISSION STATEMENT.
BUT THIS SUMMER, WE GOT TOGETHER WITH SOME FRIENDS OF OURS,
THE DARGERS, WHO ARE ALSO A POLYGAMIST FAMILY,
AND THEY HAVE A FAMILY MISSION STATEMENT.
WE ACTUALLY SAT DOWN,
WROTE A FAMILY MISSION STATEMENT.
WE HAD SET A KIND OF A PARENTING STYLE.
WE CHOSE IT TOGETHER. WE READ BOOKS.
AND I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A FAMILY MISSION STATEMENT
WHEN YOU HAVE A FAMILY AS BIG AS OURS,
WITH AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE HAVE,
AND THEN GOING ALL OF THESE SEPARATE DIRECTIONS.
AND AS OUR KIDS ARE GETTING OLDER,
I'M PANICKING A LITTLE BIT, THINKING,
"DID WE TEACH THEM ENOUGH?"
Kody: AS WE MOVE INTO THESE NEW HOMES,
WE FEEL THE NEED TO ACTUALLY ESTABLISH OURSELVES AS A FAMILY,
PUT IT ON PAPER.
AND THIS MISSION STATEMENT, I THINK,
IS THE PERFECT THING FOR OUR FAMILY TO DO.
SO I HAVE THESE QUESTIONNAIRES.
I WANT YOU GUYS TO BRAINSTORM.
PICK ONE QUESTION
AND BRAINSTORM ON IT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA WRITE DOWN
EVERYTHING THAT YOU PUT ON THERE --
ALL OF YOUR GOOD IDEAS --
AND WE'RE GONNA POST THEM UP ALL AROUND US.
WE CAN SEE ALL YOUR AMAZING IDEAS.
"WE ARE COLLECTIVELY AT OUR WORST
WHEN WE DON'T LET HUNTER TAKE CHARGE."
[ LAUGHTER ]
HUNTER PUT THAT AGAIN!
ALL IDEAS ARE GOOD IDEAS -- EVERY SINGLE ONE.
WE'RE NOT GONNA SHOOT DOWN AN IDEA.
WE'RE NOT GONNA LAUGH AT AN IDEA.
WE'RE JUST GONNA BE SUPPORTIVE OF IDEAS.
SO, DID ANYONE DO NUMBER ONE? RAISE YOUR HAND.
"RESPECTFULLY, WE RESPECT EACH OTHER."
"KIND."
I LIKE RESPECT EACH OTHER.
"KIND AND PLAYFUL."
PRAYERFUL!
PRAYERFUL. SORRY.
Christine: ALL RIGHT.
COLLECTIVELY, WE ARE AT OUR WORST...
"COLLECTIVELY, WE ARE AT OUR WORST
WHEN WE ARE APART AND SELFISH."
OKAY! MYKELTI.
"I THINK WE ARE AT OUR WORST WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER."
WHO PUT THAT?
I PUT "TOGETHER," BECAUSE WE'RE LOUD.
THAT'S ON "THINKING OF OURSELVES."
HOW ABOUT -- I'M JUST GONNA PUT, "WHEN WE'RE LOUD AND OBNOXIOUS."
OH, MY GOSH.
WHAT ARE WE DOING? THIS IS SO TEDIOUS.
OKAY, 'CAUSE WE CHOSE PLURAL MARRIAGE BECAUSE WE WANTED --
I MEAN, ME, I WANTED EVERYBODY'S INPUT.
I LIKE THE IDEA
OF JUST NOT RAISING KIDS HOW I WOULD RAISE THEM.
OKAY, ASPYN, WHAT'S NUMBER NINE?
UH...
WHAT DOES IT SAY?
"WHAT WOULD WE LIKE PEOPLE TO SAY ABOUT OUR FAMILY AS A WHOLE
IN 30 YEARS?"
WHAT IS IT?
"THAT WE HAVE CONSTANTLY STAYED CLOSE."
OH, MY GOSH. THAT'S SO SWEET.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
WHEN MERI AND I GOT MARRIED, WE DIDN'T HAVE A PLAN.
AND I THINK IT WAS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND 13 YEARS AGO
THAT I FELT LIKE I WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE --
THAT, AS A HUSBAND AND AS A FATHER,
I DIDN'T FEEL WELL ABOUT OUR SITUATION,
AND I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE I WAS DOING GOOD.
AND FOR MOST OF MY LIFE,
IN MY RELATIONSHIPS WITH MY CHILDREN AND MY WIVES,
I'VE FELT LIKE A FIREMAN.
YOU KNOW, I'M JUST PUTTING OUT FIRES.
I'M REACTING TO THINGS.
AND MOVING INTO THESE NEW HOMES
WILL BE LIKE REORGANIZING OUR FAMILY.
THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO STOP REACTING LIKE A FIREMAN
AND ACTUALLY START BUILDING OUR LIVES LIKE AN ARCHITECT.
HI, MERI. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HI, AGAIN. WE READY TO ROCK 'N' ROLL?
WE'RE READY. I THINK WE'RE READY.
IT WAS VERY EXCITING.
CHECK THE CEILING.
AND THEN YOU HAVE EXTRA PLUGS IN HERE.
ARE THESE EVEN?
THERE'S THESE TWO LIGHTS
THAT COME DOWN OFF OF A CHAIN OVER THE KITCHEN COUNTER --
THE ISLAND.
AND MERI STEPS IN
JUST AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR WALK-THROUGH,
AND SHE SEES THAT THEY'RE OFF.
AND SHE'S PUTTING IT OUT TO DANNY,
AND DANNY'S LIKE, "OKAY. WE'LL CHECK IT."
YEAH, THEY LOOK LIKE LEVEL, AS FAR AS THAT GOES, MERI.
THIS ONE STILL SEEMS HIGHER TO ME.
HOW OFTEN ARE YOU GONNA STAND THERE STARING AT IT?
YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE THING ABOUT MARRIAGE --
THE THING THAT YOU LOVE THE MOST ABOUT YOUR WIFE
COULD ALSO BE THE THING THAT MAKES YOU CRAZY.
BUT I THINK IT'S HIGHER BECAUSE IT'S JUST SLIGHTLY ANGLED.
IT COULD BE.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO ANY BETTER, MERI.
ALL RIGHT. SO, WHEN WE WALKED IN
AND I WAS STANDING OVER THERE BY THE ISLAND IN THE KITCHEN,
AND I LOOKED OVER AT THE MANTEL, AND I SAW THAT IT WAS NOT LEVEL,
I MEAN, I COULD TELL RIGHT OFF.
YOU GONNA LAY IT ON ME?
I CAN TELL THAT GOES UP.
LISTEN, YOU'RE KILLING TIME, MAN.
I'M GOING IN THIS ROOM,
I'M GOING IN HERE, AND I'M INSPECTING.
YOU CAN SIT HERE AND SQUABBLE ABOUT
WHETHER IT'S OFF 1/13 OR 1/24 OF AN INCH IN 6 FEET.
I'LL BET YOU A MARBLE WON'T EVEN ROLL ON THAT.
IT'S NOT LIKE I'M TRYING TO BE PICKY
OR JUST FIND FAULT WITH EVERYTHING AT ALL.
I MEAN, WE ARE -- WE'RE PAYING FOR THIS HOUSE.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO LOOK AT THESE THINGS
EVERY DAY WHEN I WALK IN.
IT'S JUST GONNA DRIVE ME NUTS.
THIS IS KIND OVERWHELMING LOOKING AT THIS HOUSE,
AND I HAVE A HARD TIME ACCEPTING IT
BECAUSE, IN A WAY, I DON'T FEEL LIKE I DESERVE IT.
OKAY, SO THESE ARE OUR STANDARD DISCLOSURES,
AND I'LL GO THROUGH THEM QUICKLY WITH YOU.
THE UTILITY TURN-ON --
WE JUST ASK THAT, ONCE YOU CLOSE ON THE HOUSE,
THAT YOU TURN THE UTILITIES INTO YOUR NAME
WITHIN FIVE TO SEVEN DAYS.
YOU KNOW, IT SHOULDN'T TAKE THAT LONG.
WHEN IS THAT GONNA BE?
WOW.
WELL, MARIAH KEEPS ASKING, "ARE WE GONNA BE IN BY CHRISTMAS?"
I'M LIKE, "I DON'T KNOW,"
AND SHE'S LIKE, "ARE YOU SERIOUS, OR ARE YOU JOKING ME?"
Kody: WE DON'T KNOW.
WELL, ALL OF THOSE DOCUMENTS THAT YOU JUST SENT IN
HAVE TO BE REVIEWED NOW.
SO, THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
WELL, MY MOM'S COMING THIS WEEK,
AND SHE'S GONNA BE HERE FOR THE WEEK,
AND SHE'S PLANNING ON HELPING ME MOVE, SO...
WE WANT TO MOVE WHILE WE'VE GOT THE HELP.
YOU WON'T BE THIS WEEK.
I'M JUST TRYING TO BE REALLY HONEST WITH YOU.
BUT IT COULD BE LIKE MONDAY NEXT WEEK?
NOBODY'S OPEN MONDAY.
IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE MONDAY.
WE'RE NOT GETTING IN BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
NOT THIS HOUSE.
SO...WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO BE IN BEFORE CHRISTMAS AT ALL,
AND THAT'S FOR SURE, RIGHT?
NOT YOU.
[ Crying ] MARIAH JUST KEEPS TELLING ME
THAT SHE DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING FOR CHRISTMAS.
SHE JUST WANTS TO BE IN THE HOUSE.
[ SNIFFLES ]
I WAS UPSET THAT YOU WERE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING
FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE GLASS HALF EMPTY,
BUT I UNDERSTAND
THAT LIFE HAS GOTTEN HARD HERE IN LAS VEGAS.
Janelle: YOU KNOW, MONA HAD CALLED
AND SAID THAT SHE WANTED TO MEET WITH EVERYBODY.
SO THEY'RE COMING OVER TO MY HOUSE,
AND MONA IS GONNA COME TALK TO US.
WE'RE ALL SUPPOSED TO START HEARING ABOUT OUR HOMES
AND WHETHER THEY'RE GONNA CLOSE OR NOT.
AND SO I THINK EVERYBODY IS REALLY WORRIED.
I'M PRETTY SURE THIS IS ABOUT THE HOMES,
SO WHY WOULDN'T WE BE MEETING WITH MONA ABOUT HOMES?
WELL, WE'RE JUST RIGHT ON THE EDGE NOW.
ANYTIME SHE'S COMING TO MEET WITH US --
IT'S A 50/50 -- EITHER IT'S GOOD NEWS OR BAD NEWS.
THERE'S NO OTHER --
SHE WOULDN'T GO OUT OF HER WAY TO MEET WITH US UNLESS IT'S --
BAD NEWS!
Mona: SO I WANTED TO COME OVER
AND TALK TO THE BROWNS A LITTLE BIT,
SHARE SOME GOOD NEWS AND SOME NOT-SO-GOOD NEWS
AND SEE HOW IT GOES.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, I NEEDED TO TALK TO SOME OF YOU.
MERI, AS YOU KNOW, YOU AND I SPOKE BRIEFLY.
I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO GET YOU IN
BY CHRISTMAS.
THAT HASN'T CHANGED.
Meri: I REALIZED HER PURPOSE OF BEING THERE.
SHE WAS LETTING US KNOW WHO WAS AND WASN'T GONNA BE
GETTING IN THE HOMES FOR CHRISTMAS.
AND I FOR SURE WASN'T.
WELL, EVERYBODY HERE
HAS BEEN WANTING TO GET IN BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
UM...AND I'M JUST NOT SURE THAT'S POSSIBLE.
SO, YOU'RE THINKING THAT --
WILL ONE OF US BE IN THE HOUSE BY CHRISTMAS?
I...THINK SO.
ACTUALLY, I NEED TO BORROW JANELLE AND KODY RIGHT NOW.
BECAUSE YOUR DOCS ARE AT TITLE, AND WE CAN GO SIGN.
[ Laughing ] RIGHT NOW.
BECAUSE, BY SIGNING TODAY
AND DOING YOUR WALK-THROUGH IN THE MORNING --
OH, I SEE SOMEBODY OVER THERE WITH A BIG OLD SMILE.
Christine: I'M SURE HE WAS WONDERING.
MY KIDS ARE ALL EXCITED -- THE OLDER ONES, ESPECIALLY.
'CAUSE THEY HAVE FELT THE LOSS SO SIGNIFICANTLY
OF HOW IT USED TO BE FOR US.
I'M SURE YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOURS.
YES. YES.
SHE'S CLEAR TO CLOSE.
NOW WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE DOCS.
LIKE 100% CLEAR TO CLOSE?
LIKE THEY'RE GONNA...
Kody: SO, SHE'S APPROVED.
IT'S JUST CLEARED FOR CLOSING.
YES.
YEAH, YOU WERE WORRIED ABOUT THAT, WEREN'T YOU?
AND STACY SAID TO TELL YOU GOOD JOB.
SO, THERE'S A GLIMMER OF HOPE,
'CAUSE I WAS PRETTY SET THAT IT WOULDN'T CLOSE AT ALL.
BUT THERE'S NOW A GLIMMER OF HOPE THAT IT WILL.
SO, DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MINE?
OKAY.
WE ARE GOING TO TITLE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4:00
TO SIGN YOUR DOCS AND EVERYTHING.
WHAT?! REALLY?
Kody: SO TODAY JANELLE, TOMORROW ROBYN.
CHRISTINE'S APPROVED.
Christine: YAY!
Meri: I WAS SITTING THERE AT THE TABLE,
LISTENING TO ALL THIS AWESOME NEWS ABOUT THE HOMES, YOU KNOW,
AND SEEING EVERYBODY BEING REALLY EXCITED
THAT THEY WERE BE GETTING IN THEIR HOMES REALLY SOON,
JUST HAVING TO TRY TO HOLD IT ALL IN --
HOLD IN MY EMOTIONS.
OKAY?
I'M SORRY, MERI.
IT'S OKAY.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN, HONEY.
IT'S OKAY.
[ Crying ] I KNOW HOW HAPPY YOU ARE.
I'M REALLY [SIGHS]
NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING TO TELL MARIAH.
[ Crying ] MARIAH JUST KEEPS TELLING ME
THAT SHE DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING FOR CHRISTMAS.
SHE JUST WANTS TO BE IN THE HOUSE.
[ SNIFFLES ]
AND IT WAS LOOKING SO GOOD, YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, IT WAS LOOKING LIKE WE WERE...
THAT YOU MIGHT BE FIRST.
...THAT ROBYN AND I WERE GONNA BE THE ONES TO GET IN,
AND NOW I'M LIKE DEAD LAST, AND...
[ SNIFFLES ]
AND THOUGH WE STILL HAVE CHRISTMAS IN THE HOMES,
WHICH IS AMAZING NEWS,
THIS IS JUST KIND OF MARIAH'S LAST WISH.
Kody: THIS IS THE THIRD WALK-THROUGH
THAT I'M DOING THIS WEEK.
I'M RELIVED TO BE DOING IT WITH JANELLE NOW,
'CAUSE I KNOW SHE'S NOT VERY PICKY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SO, AFTER GOING THROUGH WITH MERI
AND HAVING HER, YOU KNOW, KIND OF CHECK EVERYTHING,
THIS MIGHT BE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.
Man: JANELLE AND KODY, WELCOME TO YOUR NEW HOME.
THANK YOU.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT HOW THE KIDS ARE GONNA REACT TO THIS HOUSE,
THAT'S WHERE I GET A LITTLE GUSHY.
[ Voice breaking ] IT WAS HEARTBREAKING WHEN WE MOVED HERE.
[ Chuckling ] LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT THIS.
[ SNIFFLES, SIGHS ]
ESPECIALLY WITH HUNTER --
WHEN WE MOVED HERE, HE WAS SO DEVASTATED.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
HE SHUT DOWN ON US.
IT WAS HARD.
I WANT TO GO UP IN MY ROOM. THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO.
WHAT -- AND JUST SIT AND NOT LIVE LIFE?
MM-HMM.
I DON'T WANT A --
WHY DO WANT TO JUST FOLD HERE?
WHY DO YOU WANT TO JUST GIVE UP ON IT?
'CAUSE I DON'T CARE.
Janelle: I THINK IT'S KIND OF COOL
TO HAVE HUNTER NOW FINALLY SO EXCITED ABOUT SOMETHING
THAT, ALL OF A SUDDEN,
EVERYTHING'S COME FULL CIRCLE IN LAS VEGAS.
AND WE HAVE THIS GREAT LIFE NOW,
AND THE HOUSE IS EVIDENCE OF THE GREAT LIFE THAT WE HAVE.
THEY STARTED TO REINVEST IN THEIR LIFE HERE
AFTER A SHORT TIME.
HUNTER GOT TO PLAYING FOOTBALL.
HE DECIDED TO RUN FOR STUDENT COUNCIL,
AND HE'S CLASS PRESIDENT OF THE SOPHOMORE CLASS.
AND HE'S HAD SO MUCH SUCCESS THAT HIS LIFE IS BACK ON TRACK,
BUT PART OF THAT IS THIS DREAM OF THIS HOUSE.
KODY SEEMS TO DEAL WITH EACH WIFE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.
IT SEEMS LIKE HE'S VERY SERIOUS WITH JANELLE --
NOT BUSINESSLIKE SERIOUS, BUT JUST KIND OF MATTER-OF-FACT.
HE'S VERY JOVIAL WITH CHRISTINE.
HE'S ACCOMMODATING FOR MERI,
AND I SENSE THAT HE DOESN'T ALWAYS AGREE WITH HER.
AND THEN ROBYN --
IT'S LIKE THE HONEYMOON IS STILL ON.
AND THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE NEWLYWEDS STILL,
AND YOU CAN SEE IT.
THIS HAS BEEN A VERY INTERESTING EXPERIENCE --
VERY INTERESTING.
HI, SWEETIE! HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
THANK YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO.
Christine: I FEEL BEYOND BLESSED THAT WE HAVE THESE HOUSES.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL, AND IT'S NEW, AND IT'S PERFECT.
Kody: YOU GOT TO GO IN FIRST, CHRISTINE.
ALL RIGHT.
Christine: OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS,
I'VE REALLY FELT THE SEPARATION IN OUR FAMILY,
IN OUR FAMILY CULTURE.
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT WAS FALLING APART.
OH, IT'S SO NICE.
IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE SO FAR APART
THAT GETTING BACK TOGETHER AGAIN JUST ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN.
AT THAT POINT, OUR ONLY OPTION WAS
TO EITHER GO WITH HOMES THAT WERE SEPARATE
AND FAIL AS A FAMILY,
OR POTENTIALLY BEING MORTGAGE POOR.
I MEAN, WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS DETERMINE WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT.
I KNOW. AND SO I CHOSE MORTGAGE POOR.
I WAS UPSET THAT YOU WERE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING
FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE GLASS HALF EMPTY,
WHICH WASN'T YOUR NATURE.
BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAD BEEN HERE A VERY LONG TIME,
AND THAT LIFE HAS GOTTEN HARD HERE IN LAS VEGAS.
WE'RE NOT THERE ANYMORE.
YOU'VE BEEN TOLD YOU'RE GONNA CLOSE ON THIS HOUSE
IN TWO DAYS, CHRISTINE.
YES. [ CHUCKLES ]
ALL YOU'RE DOING IS REMEMBERING THAT EXPERIENCE
AND SAYING HOW LUCKY WE ARE NOW.
Christine: OKAY, REALLY? CLOSE YOUR MOUTH WHEN YOU CHEW!
YOU'RE NOT A COW.
MARIAH IS REALLY HAVING A ROUGH TIME.
I JUST WANT TO SLAP
WHOEVER IS DOING THIS STUPID UNDERWRITE OR WHATEVER.
Kody: IT'S AN ELEMENT THAT WE'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR
FOR A LONG TIME IN OUR FAMILY.
Janelle: OKAY, SO MONA IS GONNA BE HERE IN 10 MINUTES WITH THE KEYS.
AND I HAVE THE KIDS. THE KIDS KNOW.
OKAY.
AND THEY'VE ALL VOTED TO STAY THERE TONIGHT.
IT'LL BE LIKE A HOTEL.
THEY'RE GONNA MOVE IN A SUITCASE.
I CALL THE ROOM
FURTHEST TO THE END OF THE HOUSE IN THE HALLWAY.
I DON'T THINK YOU GET TO CALL THE ROOM.
MOM AND I WILL BE ASSIGNING THE ROOMS.
NO, BUT WE ALREADY DECIDED THAT -- ME AND GARRISON.
YOU GAVE THEM A PASS ON THIS?
THEY HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO IT.
DO YOU KNOW MOST OF THE WARS IN HISTORY
HAVE BEEN OVER TERRITORY?
[ CHUCKLES ]
THIS IS THE FIRST TANGIBLE STEP IN CREATING THIS NEIGHBORHOOD
THAT WILL BE OUR NEW LIVING PLACE.
THESE ARE YOUR HOUSE KEYS, OKAY?
YAY. WOW.
I KNOW.
THIS IS A BIG MOMENT!
YEAH, I'M EXCITED.
WE'VE BEEN TWO YEARS SEEKING THIS MOMENT.
WE JUST CLOSED ON OUR HOUSE. WE GOT THE KEYS.
WE CAN MOVE IN NOW. WE OWN IT.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIMING. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON.
I WANT TO SPEND THIS NIGHT WITH THE KIDS IN THE NEW HOUSE.
WE'RE CELEBRATING JOSEPH SMITH'S BIRTHDAY
AND HAVING A FAMILY DINNER TONIGHT.
AND SINCE JANELLE HAS THE KEYS TO HER HOUSE,
I THOUGHT HOW PERFECT TO PUT THE WHOLE PARTY THERE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT?
ACTUALLY, WHEN YOU FIRST SUGGESTED IT,
I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT.
I MEAN, IT REALLY IS KIND OF A COOL WAY
TO MARK THE OCCASION OF MOVING IN.
OKAY, REALLY? CLOSE YOUR MOUTH WHEN YOU CHEW!
TAKE A BITE. CHEW. SWALLOW.
TAKE A BITE. CHEW. SWALLOW.
OKAY? YOU'RE NOT A COW.
MY FAMILY, WE GREW UP
ALWAYS CELEBRATING JOSEPH SMITH'S BIRTHDAY.
HE'S THE FOUNDER OF OUR CHURCH.
AND SO WHAT WE USUALLY DO IS, WE JUST HAVE A NICE DINNER,
TALK ABOUT THE PROPHET JOSEPH SMITH A LITTLE BIT,
AND THEN I USUALLY GIVE EVERYBODY A GIFT.
OKAY, MOM, IS THIS THE TIRAMISU?
NO, THE TIRAMISU IS IN THE FRIDGE.
[ BABY BABBLING ]
Gabriel: WE'RE JUST PACKING UP EVERYTHING NOW.
I AM EXCITED TO MOVE!
Janelle: THERE IS SOMETHING NICE
ABOUT BEING AT THIS STAGE OF MY LIFE
WHERE MY BOYS ARE ALL TALLER THAN ME,
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GABRIEL.
AND GABRIEL MAY NEVER BE TALLER THAN YOU.
TONIGHT I'M JUST GONNA MOVE ENOUGH FOR THE KIDS
SO THAT WE CAN SPEND THE NIGHT.
WHAT JANELLE AND I DECIDED TO GET EACH OTHER
FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR WAS A NEW BED.
AS WE AGREED, WE'RE GONNA BUY THE MATTRESS FOR EACH OTHER
FOR CHRISTMAS.
WELL, WHAT'S GREAT IS,
I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO PICK UP THE BED, AS WELL,
'CAUSE I'VE GOT ENOUGH MONEY TO DO THAT, ALSO.
AND THEN I CAN SET UP THE BED.
THAT'LL BE KIND OF A SURPRISE FOR HER TONIGHT.
AND THIS WILL BE KIND OF AN EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
YEAH, THIS WILL BE A TOTAL SURPRISE FOR JANELLE.
OKAY.
WHOO.
THAT KEY TURNS SMOOTH.
I'M NOT ALLOWED TO GO IN. CAN I GO IN?
NO.
WE ARE FRANTICALLY NOW GETTING READY FOR DINNER.
I MEAN, I'M FRANTIC AT MY HOUSE,
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW YOU HAVE A SLEEPOVER,
HOTEL-STAY KIND OF THING FIRST NIGHT IN YOUR HOUSE.
WHAT DO YOU TAKE?
BUT I'M NOT WORRIED,
BECAUSE IT'S LIKE I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT DINNER.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A COORDINATION NIGHTMARE.
CAN WE DO 6:45?
I'M HAPPY FOR JANELLE, BUT...
[ SIGHS ]
SEE, 'CAUSE RIGHT THERE, IT'S DONE.
WHAT THE HECK ARE WE WAITING FOR?
I'M SO LIKE...
[ SIGHS ]
BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
YEAH, RIGHT.
MARIAH, DID WE GET THE TABLE LEGS OUT?
CAN YOU UNLOCK THE CAR?
HONEY, WE'LL GET IN THERE. WE'LL GET IN THERE.
WE NEED TO GET THIS STUFF OUT OF YOUR CAR.
IT'S A LITTLE DISHEARTENING,
AND MARIAH'S REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME WITH IT TODAY,
JUST BEING HERE AND SEEING US ALL IN THIS HOUSE
AND JUST HOPING SO BAD
THAT WE COULD BE IN THE HOUSE BY CHRISTMAS,
AND WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
I JUST WANT TO TO SLAP
WHOEVER'S DOING THIS STUPID UNDERWRITE OR WHATEVER.
[ Chuckling ] WHAT DID YOU DO?
THAT INITIAL "AHA" IS HOW YOU DETERMINE,
"WELL, DO YOU LIKE THE GIFT OR NOT?"
THE ONE THING I WANTED IN MY LIFE
WAS MY CHILDREN TO IDENTIFY AS SIBLINGS.
Janelle: IT'S LIKE IT'S ALWAYS AN ANTICIPATION --
"WHAT IS CHRISTINE GONNA DO THIS YEAR?"
IT WAS THE MOST FUN PRESENT I'VE EVER GIVEN -- EVER.
MY YOUNGER KIDS ALL THINK
THAT WE'RE HAVING DINNER OVER AT JANELLE'S RENTAL.
AND THEY'RE LIKE,
"WHY ARE WE HAVING DINNER OVER AT JANELLE'S HOUSE?"
Meri: ALL RIGHT. WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
WELL, WE DECIDED
THAT WE PROBABLY SHOULD NOT HAVE DINNER HERE TONIGHT.
WE SHOULD PROBABLY DO IT OVER AT JANELLE'S NEW HOUSE.
WHOO!
[ CHILDREN CHEERING ]
OH, NO! COME ON! COME ON!
SEE HOW BIG THAT ENTRANCE IS?
OH, MY GOODNESS!
OH, PERFECT! YEAH!
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
WE SLEEPING HERE TONIGHT?
YEAH!
RIGHT THERE ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE FIRE?
I WOULD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I'M LIKE, "WELL, KIDS, YOUR BEDROOMS ARE ALL UPSTAIRS.
GO CHECK THEM OUT."
WELL, THEY'RE JUST SPREADING THEIR WINGS IN THE HOME.
[ CHILDREN SCREAMING ]
THIS IS MY ROOM!
WHOO!
[ LAUGHS ]
Kody: OKAY, SAVANAH.
YOUR BEDROOM CAN BE CLOSED LIKE THIS.
OR YOU COULD BE LIKE THIS
FOR WHEN YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WHAT DID YOU DO?
Hunter: WHOA! WAIT! IT COMES WITH A BED?
THE HOUSE COMES WITH A BED, YEAH.
IS THIS YOUR BED, MOM?
THIS IS ACTUALLY MOM'S CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO ME
AND MY CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO MOM.
WOW! HONEY, THAT'S AWESOME.
THIS IS THE ONE THAT WE WANTED SO BADLY.
YES, IT IS.
IT'S LIKE A LAYAWAY THAT I DON'T HAVE TO PAY.
I JUST PAY AS I WANT TO PICK THEM UP.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT EVERY HUSBAND LOOKS FOR IN A RESPONSE
WHEN HE'S TRYING TO GIVE A GIFT THAT GETS THAT "AHA."
WOW, SWEETHEART.
SO, WE'LL BE ABLE TO SLEEP HERE TONIGHT,
AND WE SHOULD GET A COUPLE LAMPS INTO THE HOUSE.
SO WE'RE GONNA PUT THIS BED TOGETHER TONIGHT,
AND WE'RE GONNA SLEEP IN IT.
AND WE'RE IN A BRAND-NEW HOME, AND THAT'S FINAL.
IT IS SO AWESOME!
IT FEELS LIKE IT'S US.
IT'S AN ELEMENT THAT WE'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR
FOR A LONG TIME IN OUR FAMILY.
SO THIS IS VERY EXCITING.
THIS IS THE FIRST OF OUR FOUR HOUSES.
SO, THIS IS VERY EXCITING.
IT'S SOMETHING TO BE VERY GRATEFUL FOR.
Christine: IT WAS PERFECT.
THE KIDS FINALLY, FINALLY, FINALLY ARE ALL TOGETHER.
AND THEY'RE REALIZING THAT THEY'RE IN THESE AWESOME HOUSES,
THEY FINALLY GET TO MOVE IN,
AND JANELLE'S KIDS GET TO STAY THERE TONIGHT
IN THAT HOUSE.
HEY.
THE REASON WHY I CHOSE
THE PRESENT THAT I DID FOR ALL OF THE KIDS
IS BECAUSE IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH OUR MISSION STATEMENT.
YOU CAN OPEN IT WHEN I PASS IT OUT TO YOU.
THAT'S FINE.
OKAY, MARIAH.
IT'S LIKE IT'S ALWAYS AN ANTICIPATION --
"WHAT IS CHRISTINE GONNA DO THIS YEAR?"
I MEAN, IT'S CRAZY, AND IT'S ALWAYS A LOT OF WORK.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE KEEPS COMING UP WITH THE IDEAS.
BUT THIS YEAR IT WAS OVER-THE-TOP.
IT WAS OVER-THE-TOP. IT WAS AWESOME.
ASPYN -- I THINK.
AND SO I TOOK THE MEANING OF EACH OF THE KIDS' NAMES
AND THEIR BIRTHDAYS
AND COMPILED ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT EACH ONE OF THEM
AND DESIGNED THIS PAPER
AND JUST TRIED TO GET THEM SO THEY WERE MOST LIKE THEM.
AND I FOCUSED MOSTLY ON THE POSITIVE
FOR EACH ONE OF THE KIDS.
YOU HAVE A NATURAL GIFT FOR MUSIC
AND OTHER FIELDS OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
THAT'LL BE ACCOMPLISHED AS LONG AS YOU PRACTICE.
YOU ARE VERY SPONTANEOUS IN MAKING DECISIONS
AND IN YOUR EXPRESSION.
IT WAS JUST KIND OF TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF,
"THIS IS WHO YOU ARE, AND THIS IS WHO I SEE YOU ARE."
WE'RE RESETTING EVERYTHING.
WE'RE GETTING BACK TOGETHER AGAIN,
AND IT'S TIME TO MAKE A BIG INVESTMENT ON WHO WE ARE
AND WHO THE CHILDREN ARE AND WHO THEY DECIDE TO BE.
YOU'RE INSPIRATIONAL, YET PRACTICAL,
WHICH HELPS YOU LIFT PEOPLE AND INSPIRE PEOPLE.
THE ONE THING I WANTED IN MY LIFE
WAS MY CHILDREN TO IDENTIFY AS SIBLINGS,
NO MATTER WHAT MOTHER THEY CAME FROM.
AND SHE TOOK THAT AND MADE THAT OUR MANTRA.
SO, IT WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL TO SEE IT MANIFEST HERE,
AS WE'RE IN OUR HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME.
LIFE IS GOOD,
AND I LOOK TO THE HEAVENS, AND I SAY, "THANK YOU, GOD."
SWEETHEART, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE PACKING,
NOT PLAYING WITH SOLOMON!
Meri: WE'RE JUST IN LIMBO. WE HAVE NO IDEA.
AND THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING ABOUT IT.
BEING A SISTER WIFE WAS WHAT I WANTED MORE THAN ANYTHING.
I KNEW THAT I WASN'T BEING A GOOD ONE,
AND IT WAS A REALLY GOOD WAKE-UP CALL.
Meri: IT'S REALLY COOL THAT JANELLE WAS ABLE TO GET INTO HER HOUSE,
AND CHRISTINE AND ROBYN, THEY'VE ALL SIGNED.
AND IT'S PROBABLY GOT TO BE REALLY NERVE-RACKING FOR THEM
TO KNOW THAT THEY'VE SIGNED,
BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET IN.
'CAUSE TODAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR FIVE DAYS.
IT'S REALLY KIND OF FRUSTRATING FOR ME.
RIGHT NOW, I'VE JUST KIND OF STARTED PACKING.
AND WE'RE JUST IN LIMBO. WE HAVE NO IDEA.
AND THAT'S WHAT REALLY FRUSTRATING ABOUT IT.
Robyn: AURORA!
[ SIGHS ] BOXES EVERYWHERE.
SWEETHEART, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE PACKING,
NOT PLAYING WITH SOLOMON!
ARE WE LEAVING, TOO?
YES, WE'RE TRYING TO LEAVE IN THE NEXT HOUR!
YES.
OH.
WHERE DID YOU MISS THAT?
WHAT I NEED YOU TO DO -- LOOK AT ME. FOCUS.
I NEED A CHANGE OF CLOTHES FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
IN THIS BAG.
I NEED SEVEN SHIRTS IN THIS BAG.
[ SIGHS ]
WE GOT TO TAKE THE KIDS UP NORTH SO THAT THEY CAN GO TO MONTANA.
I'M TORN BETWEEN GETTING ON THE ROAD
SO THAT WE HAVE SAFETY AS WE'RE TRAVELING.
BUT THEN ALSO WAITING TO SEE IF, SOMEHOW, BY MAGIC,
I GET MY KEYS TODAY.
CAN I TRUST YOU TO GET THIS DONE RIGHT NOW?
OKAY, 'CAUSE WE GOT TO LEAVE AS SOON AS DAD GETS HERE.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO?
REALLY? I'VE RECORDED?
THANK YOU SO MUCH, JOSHUA.
OKAY, SO I SHOULD BE GETTING KEYS TODAY?
MERRY CHRISTMAS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HE JUST SAID TO ME ON THE PHONE, "YOU'RE A HOMEOWNER."
THAT'S WHAT HE JUST SAID TO ME.
[ CHUCKLES ]
DAYTON, AURORA, AND BREANNA HAVE NOT SEEN THE HOUSE.
AND I REALLY NEED THEM TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE HOUSE
BEFORE WE GO TO MONTANA.
HI, SWEETHEART.
HI.
I CAN'T. I'M TIRED.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, ROBYN.
I'M REALLY TIRED.
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT'S BEEN A BUSY COUPLE DAYS.
NOW I GOT A 16-HOUR DRIVE TO DO, YOU KNOW?
ARE WE GONNA SHOW THEM THE HOUSE?
WELL, MONA SAID SHE'S GONNA MEET ME OVER AT THE HOUSE AT 3:30.
I'VE GOT TO GET THEM IN THE HOUSE.
THEY'VE GOT TO SEE THE HOUSE.
SO BUT WE'RE OVER THERE AT 3:30?
OVER THERE AT 3:30.
BUT THAT MEANS WE GOT TO LEAVE HERE AT 3:15.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET A DECENT START ON THE TRIP,
BECAUSE OF HOW BAD THE ROADS COULD BE.
I'M GONNA RUN TO EACH WIFE'S HOUSE, SAY GOODBYE.
THEN I'M GONNA TAKE OFF AND LEAVE THIS WITH MERI,
'CAUSE HER CAR HAS NOT BEEN WORKING VERY GOOD.
IN PLURAL MARRIAGES,
SOMETIMES YOU'LL GO WITHOUT ROMANCE A LITTLE BIT,
AND SOMETIMES YOU'LL GO WITHOUT COMMUNICATION,
AND SOMETIMES YOU'LL GO WITHOUT TIME.
THERE'S SACRIFICES THAT WE MAKE, ESSENTIALLY,
IN THE RELATIONSHIP.
SO THERE IS A REAL BALANCING ACT
WHERE YOU KIND OF HAVE TO TUNE IN.
AND I'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO SAY GOODBYE TO EVERYBODY.
I'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE TIMEFRAME.
ROBYN'S TRYING TO SHOW HER HOUSE TO THE KIDS BEFORE WE GO.
WE'RE BUSY, AND WE'RE INVOLVED.
AND I HATE TO SAY THE WORD, BUT WE MAKE SACRIFICES
SO THE RELATIONSHIPS CAN ALL BE NURTURED AS NEEDED.
THIS IS OUR BACK PORCH. YEAH, HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS?
ALL RIGHT.
WELCOME HOME.
GUESS WHAT, KIDS?
THIS HOUSE IS OFFICIALLY OURS RIGHT NOW, THIS MOMENT.
OH, YEAH!
SHOW US THE VICTORY DANCE.
[ CHUCKLING ]
IT'S OURS NOW. MONA'S GOT THE KEYS RIGHT HERE.
I DO!
YEAH.
WE GOT TO TELL THE KIDS, "THIS IS OUR HOUSE."
OH, NOW IT'S REALLY OUR HOUSE.
MAKE OUR KIDS CRAZY.
[ GASPS ]
OH!
HAVE YOU GOT ANY WORD ON CHRISTINE YET?
ACTUALLY, I JUST GOT IT.
AND WE'RE GOOD.
YEP. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
IT WAS LIKE, "OKAY, THIS IS IT. THIS IS OUR HOUSE," YOU KNOW?
AND I WAS SO EXCITED,
'CAUSE IT WAS LIKE, "OKAY, THIS IS PERFECT.
THIS IS PERFECT."
AND I'M LIKE, "OKAY, LET'S LOAD UP IN THE CAR AND LET'S GO."
AND THEN MONA WAS LIKE, "WELL, KODY,
CHRISTINE'S JUST GOT HER KEYS, TOO."
AND I'M LIKE, "UH..."
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
ARE YOU EXCITED?
IN PLURAL MARRIAGE, IT'S LIKE THIS FINE BALANCE
BETWEEN YOUR NEEDS VERSUS YOUR SISTER WIVES' NEEDS.
AND IT MAKES A SUCCESSFUL SITUATION
IF YOU CAN LOOK OUT FOR YOUR SISTER WIVES
AS MUCH AS YOU WISH THEY'D LOOK OUT FOR YOU.
OKAY. [ CHUCKLES ]
ENTER IN YOUR NEW HOUSE, CHRISTINE.
OH, WOW.
[ CRIES ]
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
OH, THIS IS GREAT, ISN'T IT?
WELL, I GOT TO THE HOUSE, AND THERE MONA WAS,
AND I GOT THE KEYS.
IT WAS JUST THE BEST DAY EVER.
[ CHILDREN SHOUTING ]
COME HOME!
HI.
THIS HOUSE IS FINALLY MINE. WE GET TO MOVE IN.
AND WE GET TO BE TOGETHER AGAIN.
AND IT MEANS SO MUCH JUST TO HAVE EVERYTHING
WORKING BACK TOGETHER AGAIN AND TO REALLY BE A FAMILY AGAIN.
IT HAS BEEN A LONG, LONG TWO YEARS.
Girl: MOM!
CONGRATULATIONS.
OKAY, KIDS! COME GIVE ME A HUG. I'M LEAVING.
I GOT TO GO AWAY FOR A DAY.
WHEN MY WIVES SUPPORT ME
IN THE RELATIONSHIP I HAVE WITH MY OTHER WIFE,
IT MAKES IT SO I CAN BE A ROCK STAR.
OKAY. GOODBYE.
BYE. WE'LL SEE YOU.
WHEN WE'RE ALL TOGETHER,
I LEARN THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
BEING A SISTER WIFE WAS WHAT I WANTED MORE THAN ANYTHING.
AND, YOU KNOW, I KNEW THAT I WASN'T BEING A GOOD ONE,
AND IT WAS A REALLY GOOD WAKE-UP CALL.
WHEN I WENT THROUGH MY HARD TIMES,
WHAT IF I WENT TO SOMEONE, AND THEY HELPED ME GET OUT?
WHAT IF THEY HELPED ME LEAVE MY FAMILY?
AND WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY.
AND IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
AND, GOD, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN AWFUL TO GIVE IT UP.
I THINK THAT, SOMETIMES, PEOPLE LOOK AT OUR LIFE,
AND THEY THINK OUR LIVES ARE OUR HARDEST DAY, EVERY DAY.
AND THAT'S NOT WHAT IT IS.
WE HAVE A HARD DAY EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE --
A DAY WHEN WE JUST WANT TO RUN.
BUT ALL OF THE REST OF THE DAYS ARE GOOD.
AND THERE'S BLESSINGS THAT MONOGAMOUS WOMAN OUT THERE
WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND -- NEVER.
Kody: NEXT TIME ON "SISTER WIVES"...
I FEEL BAD 'CAUSE, LIKE,
EVERYONE'S IN THEIR HOUSE, BASICALLY,
AND WE STILL DON'T EVEN KNOW ANYTHING.
MARIAH'S EMOTIONS ARE REALLY ALL OVER THE PLACE.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS?
I'M PISSED OFF!
I CRINGE SOMETIMES AT MERI AND MARIAH'S RELATIONSHIP.
IT FEELS LIKE IT'S MORE ABOUT YOU,
HOW YOU NOTICE THAT SHE'S UPSET.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S...
WELL, LISTEN. JUST FORGET ABOUT IT.
I'LL HANDLE IT, OKAY?
ALL RIGHT? I'LL TALK TO HER.
MAYBE MERI'S BEING DRAMATIC. SOMETIMES YOU JUST DON'T KNOW.
IT'S YOUR TURN TO OPEN A PRESENT.
I NEED YOU TO OPEN THAT.
IT'S FROM ROBYN.
ROBYN'S PRESENT WAS PROBABLY
THE BIGGEST SURPRISE I'VE EVER HAD.
[ ROBYN CHUCKLES ]
IT SHOCKED AND AWED ME.
Christine: OH, THAT IS TOO COOL!