Jep and Jessica: Growing the Dynasty

Jep worries he’s put on weight since Jules arrived so he sets out to get back into his “ninja” workout regimen with his friend Dan. This creates an issue with Jep’s friend Nicky who had plans with Jep to play videogames. Jep and Nicky get into a debate about the merits of working out vs. being “country strong” and decide to settle their dispute with a series of workout and strength competitions. Meanwhile, Jess takes her friend Emily to the adoption office to help her sign up for foster care. They learn about an upcoming walkathon benefitting the foster care program, so Jess and her friends sign up, and the whole family ends up participating.

Jep and Jess are considering getting a new treehouse for the kids. However, the plans are put on hold when the kids are caught making a mess in the kitchen using Jep’s new blender that they were warned not to play with. The fate of the treehouse now rests on the completion of the kids sentencing: a day of work at Uncle Si’s house.

When Lily goes through her first breakup, Jessica wants to console her with a girls day out to help her get her mind off her troubles. Meanwhile, when Jep finds River the subject of his sisters’ dress-up game, he decides it’s time to take him on his first duck hunt along with Godwin and Martin. Together, the family helps Lily get through her heartbreak and helps River embrace a new love with duck hunting.

When Jep and Jess go into their yard to get some eggs, they discover their chickens have been killed by a hawk. Jess takes Miss Kay with her to buy some replacement chickens while Jep takes the kids to work to help them get their minds off the dead chickens that were like pets to them. While Jess and Miss Kay are shopping for chickens, Jess decides to surprise the kids and Jep with a new pet that will help them get over the death of the chickens, unbeknownst to Jep. Meanwhile, while Jep is entertaining the kids at the warehouse, they accidentally set off the security alarm, stranding themselves outside with a baby, a dirty diaper, and no diaper bag.

Jep and Jess are going on their annual, adults-only camping trip with their friends while Uncle Si babysits the kids. Jess and her friends decide to rent a fancy camper so they can “glamp” in style, but Jep and his friends want to rough it in a tent. When cold weather swoops in, Jep and his friends begin to question their decision to “rough it.” Back at home, the kids are unfazed as they watch a scary movie. Si laments how today’s kids are desensitized and takes the kids to a haunted barn, set to prove he can scare them the old fashioned way.

Jep is tasked with getting all of the kids to their dentist appointments while Jess is in Little Rock, pitching her jewelry line at Dillard’s. When Jules’ babysitter plans fall through, Jess is forced to bring him along to her business meeting. Meanwhile, even though Jessica warned against it, Jep takes the kids out for some fun before their dentist appointments, sure that he can fit everything into the day. However, when Jep encounters some unexpected delays, things take a turn for the worse.

Jep and Jessica homeschool their children but it’s Jep who might get sent to the principal’s office when a field trip goes awry.

Jep and Jessica attempt to flip a house for the first time but run into trouble when Jep tries doing the work himself.