In an attempt to keep his family close, Ben invites everyone to dinner for his 30th birthday, an event which goes awry due to an ominous call from his wife.
Lydia tries to rally the family around Ben so that he won't have to spend his first weekend without Naomi alone, but Ben makes his own plans when he catches wind of what his family is up to.
When word gets out around the hospital about Stewart and Crystal, Lydia throws a party to show that she isn't affected by their relationship.
Lydia becomes jealous when it appears that the family dog Monty prefers Stewart's company and Oliver and Regina fight over who will set Ben up on a date.
Oliver is forced to sell his new high-tech apartment and move in with Ben after he breaches a confidentiality agreement concerning a starlet he did some work on.
When Lydia begins monopolizing Ben's free time so that she can avoid dating, Ben must make the decision to distance himself from his mother.
Stewart goes to his sons for advice after Crystal views an innocent gesture the wrong way.
The family attends the wedding of an old friend on the same weekend that Lydia and Stewart's divorce is finalized.
The family has Thanksgiving dinner together and reminisces about past disasters that happened on the holiday.
Lydia becomes jealous and fears she's being replaced when she sees Ben at dinner with Stewart's girlfriend Crystal.
Lydia invites a handsome man to the kids' New Year's party, not knowing that he is actually Crystal's father.
The family is trapped in a vacation cabin during a snowstorm and the men find a pregnancy test, but are not sure if it belongs to Crystal or Oliver's new girlfriend.
Oliver continues a relationship with an irritating woman just to prove to Ben that he's not shallow.
Valentines Day for the Barnes family loses it's romantic appeal because of some miscommunication and bad luck.