Cheryl finally snaps from her loss of sleep due to being up all night with the twins and Jim is forced to take care of the children. When he realizes Jonathan's special Christmas snowman blankie has gone missing, he immediately blames the older kids for losing it. The kids' guilt causes them to comply with Jim's requests to complete the household chores. But when Jim realizes the blankie was with him the entire time, he and Cheryl are able to take in the best of both worlds, kids completing chores and sleeping babies; which doesn't last for long.