Does it look great, or what?Įveryone out! Come on. The whole point of the vacation is that the whole family's together.Īll right. Lorraine's got a line on a place, so she and Charlie will come up in a couple of days and join us. Sun coming down Everything's perfect What if we ever missed Another day that time forgets What if we? What if we stayed like this?Ĭharlie and I are gonna drive up tomorrow. I'll go to the lake if Dad stops nagging me about not going to New York anymore.ĭeal! That's a dozen. Kyle and me will go anyplace that has our name on it.Ĭome on, dude. Had a conversation that we would discuss it much later when everybody can understand it.
Your middle name is Winnetka, and, Nigel, your middle name is Lake because you two were conceived in that house. How come Nigel and me are named after a house? Yeah, and I'm gonna be apartment hunting in New York in August.Īnd I wanna hang out with my friends this summer, dude. Your mom and I rented the big house up in Lake Winnetka.Īnd it's where we're gonna spend Labor Day. Okay, Charlie, you're conferenced in with all of us and Lorraine. We did have such good times there, huh, honey?Īnd you and I had alone time, which was nice. That's exactly why we should do it, Kate. Honey, it's such a great idea, but the kids are enrolled in summer school and Nora's pregnant. I could call Mike Romanow and see if the house is available over Labor Day. Go back to the lake, the whole family on vacation, just like we used to. Even when we were kids, this guy was like a.
That had to be the last time we were there.Įven if we never did beat the Murtaughs for the Labor Day Cup. Now they don't want to be seen with us in public.
Mike and me are competing at the skate park. Didn't Mom tell you that I'm spending the weekend at Beth's? I'm leaving in five minutes. Come on.ĭid everybody forget that touch football is a time-honored tradition here at the Baker family? What, you're working? What about the game? Well, at least you're gonna stay for the touch football game. I'm not gonna be at work all the time.Īnd whatever house we get's gonna have a room reserved for you guys in it. Well, I hope you have some help lined up.īecause, you know, with no family there, and you being a first-time mom, and, Bud, you're gonna be at work all day. I feel like I'm losing two daughters in one day. Maybe they thought it was the best way to break it to us. You're gonna be uncles no matter where we live. I've just been offered the vice presidency of a new advertising firm.ĭoes this mean we're not gonna be uncles anymore? Okay, my daughter Nora and her husband Bud.īud and I hope that our baby will be as cool and accomplished as you.Īnd, second of all, I don't mean to make this toast all about Bud and I, but we have some kind of big news. Lorraine, we are all so proud of you, for keeping your chin up and charging the mountain.Īnd for being a truly unique and wonderful person.Īnd for getting that internship at Allure magazine!Įven though I'm going to spend the entire summer trying to convince you that staying here in Chicago is much better choice for your future than moving to dirty, expensive, crime-ridden New York City.
Trying your best to bring the water to your eyes Thinking it might stop her From whooping your behind There she is!Īll right. Of course, there are always good times and difficult ones along the way.Īnd with 12 kids, you learn a lot of lessons.īut the one that you never get used to is that moment when you look your child in the eye and find yourself having to say the most difficult word of all, goodbye. Well, Tom and I were clearly very, very, very optimistic. They say that starting a family is an act of optimism.