When Jack and Annie decide to give the kids more responsibility, Duncan and Kimberly are sent on a trip to the grocery store, only to end up in Mexico.

Duncan starts racing stock cars to get away from his mom, but it turns out they make a great racing team. Jing demands a room renovation, so she can secretly spend more time with Kimberly, while Jack struggles with the project.

Annie battles the city mayor for the town's prestigious Oakie Award, when she refuses to remove the parking boot from the Mayor's SUV. The rest of the family grapples with the fallout from Annie's struggle, when the Mayor retaliates.