Brother and sister Matt and Maggie thought they had it all, until Maggie's husband leaves her and her three kids, and Matt gets kicked to the curb in New York by his long time partner. They turn to their parents for help.
Matt's NY past is catching up, along with the further past of Kenny being his son. Nikki meets the eccentric neighbor Bethany. Maggie begins her hunt for work.
Nikki and Bethany need help with a school Bake Sale to raise money for the Science Fair, unfortunately Uncle Matt is the only Adult available to help. Maggie finds her new job.
Annie isn't making many friends in her new school, Matt devises a plan for her to enter the town Beauty Pageant to put her on the popular girls radar. Bethany over hears a conversation about Kenny.
After a year of Maggie's husband missing a flat tire puts her back in the dating scene. Maggie's date doesn't go well with Kenny. Matt discovers a secret that Kenny has been hiding form Maggie and his sisters.
Maggie learns the truth about Kenny's late night calls she decides order is needed in the house. Kenny ditches the family and disappears while Matt and Maggie get locked in the basement and remember a teen party they went to.