I'm thankful for my beautiful grandchildren, including the... the very lucky kids that are soon to be adopted by two wonderful parents. I'm really thankful for that too. That is really inspiring stuff, you guys. Well done. Yeah, about that. Actually, we... Yeah, we've decided together not to move forward with the foster thing. Yeah, we just realized we hadn't thought it through properly, so... Yeah! Jesus Christ. This is great news. I mean, we were all being supportive to your faces, but... Yeah. We all thought you were out of your minds. I never said anything, but I'm thankful to hear this. What? Why? - Ellie, let's not. We're holding hands. - No, no, no, no. I would be thankful to know why you all have a problem with this. - Hey, I never had a problem with it. - I think it's smart. Have a couple kids without the pregnancy and the hormones and the... the rage. - Stop talking. - Ellie. All I'm saying is that we're thankful that you and Peter are gonna experience having the love of your own beautiful children rather than... - Rather than what, Jan? Just spit it out. - Hell, I'll say it. Rather than just rolling the dice with the offspring of some criminal or drug addict. To be honest, we were worried about our real kids' safety... - What? - ...were they to hang out with your kids, if they're... Damaged goods? When I was growing up, a lot of people thought I was damaged goods too. Pete, we're not talking about you, man. We're talking about crack babies and kids who have been sexually harassed. "Sexually harassed"? What do you mean? Their parents made lewd comments? - You know what I mean, wiseass. - Open your stupid eyes.
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I'm Pete.
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Like, four... - Four? - ...teen. Fourteen? Oh, my God! - I knew before we got married, okay? - That's the point. We don't have a year-long engagement on this thing. If we say "yes," they're in our house next week. Did you feel a cosmic connection? No, I didn't feel a cosmic connection. I felt like I was... I felt like I was babysitting other people's kids. I agree. - With what? - With you. With me wanting the kids or not wanting the kids? - Whatever you want. - That's not an answer. Then just give me 14 months to think about it. How 'bout that? Come on.
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- Lookit! A bed and a bunny! - What do you think? I love the bunny 'cause she has a skirt. - Whose toys are these? - They're yours to share. Yeah. Lego! Can I put my bears in there? - Sure. - Of course.
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All right! First try!
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Good night, buddy.
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Since Lizzy's mom has been keeping up with her reunification steps, the judge changed your .26 hearing to a Change of Circumstances hearing where he'll decide if the kids are ready to reunite. Nice. Really nice. No, this is... You weren't gonna share that with us? We've been dealing with all of this shit! I mean, the tantrums, the messes, the attitude. I have played 150 games of Candy Land with Lita. You ever play fricking Candy Land? - It's brutal! - It's very dull. We're making connections. Okay? I just taught Lita how to ride a bike. Juan and I bonded over Rocky III. And now Mom's ready to reunite? Pete, Ellie, I understand your frustration. But we all need to keep in mind that until the kids are adopted, the primary goal of the system is family preservation.
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What am I gonna look like? - You're gonna look like a beautiful princess. - Oh! Do I look like a flower? Hey. Hey, hey, buddy. - Mom. Hey, kids. - Oh! Hi, honey! Hey. Mom! No, no, no. It's totally washable. - It's, um... - That's a Sharpie.
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Slow down.
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Hi, honey. Here we are. Come in, look around. This is Meatball. A Christmas tree? Does that mean Santa comes here? - Yeah, every year. - Yay! - So, you guys are rich. - What? Ri... No. We're not rich. I mean, we're doing okay. Well... When we got this house, it was a dump. That's what we do. We renovate houses. Ellie did all the design work. Actually, everything is from swap meets and flea markets, and it's not that expensive at all. - That's crystal! Sorry. Oh, my God. - I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Uh, I shouldn't have left this out. You guys want to see your rooms? Come on. Let's go check out your room.
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All right, look.
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Oh, no. Oh, God!
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- Can you help me? - Yeah. - Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! - Look at this, Lita.
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- Yeah, sure. - Yeah, of course. - Of course. I mean, that's... - Yeah. Cool. Thanks. - Yeah. - It's cool. Great. Okay. Thanks. You, uh...
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Hi. I'm Ellie. Nice to meet you.
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Hey. I'm Ellie. - This is Carla. She's... - Their mom.
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Hi. Hi, Mom.
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Bad, bad, bad! Don't talk back, you little beaner! Oh! Uh... I don't think that's... You know what? She picks up that stuff off the TV. - Yeah. - Oh, don't give me the look.