As Eve comes home on leave from the Air Force Academy, she and Mandy have an argument over politics. Mike's advice to Ryan backfires.
Mike struggles with dealing with his father's death. Mandy tries to help Kyle get ready for his new job at Outdoor Man.
Mike becomes in charge as Ed decides to retire. Mandy and Kyle try to have a baby, but Mandy is unsure she's ready to be a mom.
Mike and Chuck's attempt to prank Joe on Halloween backfires. When Kristin, Ryan, Mand, and Kyle hold a seance, they get in trouble with the law.
Mike works hard to impress the father of a foreign exchange student from Hong Kong that Vanessa wants to board. When Boyd invites a girl over, Kristin and Ryan try to show her that they're cool parents.
When Vanessa's overbearing mother, Bonnie, comes for a visit, things take an unexpected turn when she and Ed get along well. Mandy and Kyle are outsmarted by Boyd when they babysit him.
Mandy decides to make a career shift after her fashion designs are rejected by a big company. Vanessa has regrets of her own about her past career choices, and Mike tries to help them both.
After Mike hires him in HR, Kyle finds himself in a tight spot when Joe and Chuck want to file a complaint against Mike. Boyd asks Ryan and Kristen to look after his friend's dog.
Mike tries to think of the best Christmas gift for Ed. When the kids are too busy to do Christmas activities, Vanessa tries to remind them of their family holiday traditions.
Mike and Ryan learn to work out their differences as they go with Boyd on a fishing trip. Mandy and Kyle play detectives to solve an old murder.
Mike tries to bond with the foreign exchange student Jen, as it seems that they have nothing in common. Chuck and Kyle play a little joke on Ed.
The girls struggle with keeping themselves busy when Mike and Vanessa take them to the family cabin where he challenges them not to use their phones for the weekend. Jen shadows Kyle at work for her school assignment.
Mike and Joe are outdoing each other after Chuck asks Joe instead of Mike to be his best man in the ceremony to renew his wedding vows with Carol.
Ed wants to do some adjustments in the security system at Outdoor Man while Chuck is away with Carol. Jen is mad from the constant arguments between Kristin and Mandy.
Vanessa secretly ruins Mandy and Kyle's efforts to look for an apartment. Mike is impressed by Ryan's good business approach.
Mike suggests that Boyd does real exploring by climbing mountains, but Kristin thinks it could be risky. Ryan offers Mandy and Kyle to rent them an apartment but he has a list of tasks he wants them to fix.
Mike realizes that he made a mistake after he brings Ryan to a poker game with Ed, Joe, and Chuck, as he asks the guys to open up about their emotions. Jen gets help to ask a guy for prom.
Mike and Vanessa are shocked when Ed tells them that he and Bonnie are engaged, especially with Ed's previous divorces. Mandy and Kyle misuse their new home's security system.
Reverend Paul encourages Kyle to take his place after he was impressed by his speech at the adult Sunday school group. Eve is upset to see her sisters making Jen do all the work at home.
Mike tries to help Mandy with her business by making her attend a meeting with a hard-hitting sales rep. Ed asks Kyle to transcribe his life story, which is not as exciting as he claimed.
Mandy and Kristin are furious after finding out that Vanessa wrote a poem to Jen who is going back home. Chuck challenges Mike for a pinball game.
Mandy and Kyle struggle to move out of the Baxter home and into their new apartment, and Mike encourages them to be strong. Ed and Chuck try to ditch Boyd's school fundraiser.