Lincoln spoke to the viewers while making something.

Lincoln: The key to the perfect anniversary present for your parents is simple: know your audience. And since my folks love what I bring to the table, I make them the same thing every year: this awesome coffee mug!

He raises a "coffee mug" which doesn't look complete.

Lori: Coffee mug? I thought it was a paperweight.

Lynn: Paperweight? That thing is definitely a pencil holder.

Lisa: Negatory. Clearly it's a bust of German philosopher Immanuel Kant.

Luan took her turn in her gag glasses.

Luan: We'll I Kant even tell what it is! Hahaha!

Leo: Kinda looks like a sad and sweaty rhino.

All the other sisters walk in the scene to their brother as Leo goes to get a drink.

Lola: Clearly no one can figure out what that thing is. No wonder Mom and Dad just throw all your old gifts in the attic.

The girls gasp at what Lola just said as Leo did a spit take, and Luna covered the wannabe princess' mouth to shut her up.

Lincoln: (flabbergasted) WHAT?!

Lincoln then raced out the room seemingly heading down to the laundry room.

Leo: *sighs* Lola! Seriously?

Leo gave her a stern look.

Luna: We weren't supposed to tell him that, dude.

Lola: What? You think Mom and Dad want another one of those things?

Leo: Still, you didn't have to be that blunt.

...

In the attic. Lincoln is looking around for evidence of what Lola just said.

Lincoln: Lola must've been messing around with me. Mom and Dad love my paperweights. I mean, coffee mugs.

He then notices a box.

Lincoln: What's this? "DO NOT OPEN!" Okay.

He opens it and finds that Lola was indeed telling the truth and gasps.

Lincoln: It's true... Mom and Dad do hate my gifts!

Luna and Lucy meanwhile are looking at the mug that Lincoln worked so hard on. With Leo waiting with them.

Luna: You know... If you turn your head to the side and squint, it almost looks like Aunt Shirley.

An image of Aunt Shirley shows up and a scream of horror is heard upon her appearance.

Leo: Oh hey, ha! It kinda does.

Lucy: Or an inflamed liver.

Lori: When he's this pathetic, it takes all the joy out of making fun of him.

Lincoln: (insulted) I CAN HEAR YOU!

Loud Sisters: WE KNOW!

Leo: Guys! Come on, give 'em a break will ya'? He's only got one day to scramble something together thanks to you torpedoing his original plan.

Lincoln facepalms in anger.

Lincoln: Mom and Dad's anniversary is tomorrow. What am I gonna do?

He sat down on a box that caused a flash to occur. He examines it and finds Dad's old camera and finds out there's still some film in it.

Lincoln: Oh, I think an idea's developing!

He walks backwards and falls down the stairs.

Lincoln: I've figured out the perfect present for Mom and Dad!

He holds up camera

Lincoln: Ta-da!

Leo: Huh, what do you know. I haven't seen that old thing in a while.

Lana: You're giving them Dad's old camera?

Lola: Wow! You are cheap.

Lincoln: No! Not the camera. A photograph of all of us!

Lori: Why use that old thing when you can just use a cellphone?

Lincoln: Because that would be like painting the Mona Lisa with a crayon."

Leo: He's got you there sis. Wouldn't you rather have Da Vinci paint you and Bobby in a flattering way instead of Lily capturing the truth?

Lori rolled her eyes at her brother's quip.

Lori: Wow. This may be the year you don't fail miserably and crush Mom and Dad's souls.

Lincoln: (sarcastically) Thank you for the vote of confidence. Everyone, to the backyard!

SCENE CHANGE

Everyone was gathered in the backyard. Lincoln is focusing the camera to make sure everyone, the pets included, all stayed perfectly in the frame.

Lincoln: Okay, that's it. Leni, scooch to the left.

Leni moves to her right which is Lincoln's left.

Lincoln: Your other left.

Leni gets it right.

Lincoln: Perfect! Someone grab Lily.

Lucy grabbed her and put her back in position.

Lincoln: Thank you. Good. Just gotta set the timer, and...

He sets it and joins the others in the shot.

Lincoln: Everybody, say cheese!

Loud Siblings: (while holding big smiles) Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...

The camera still hasn't gone off.

Lynn: (holding her smile) When is it gonna flash? My jaw's cramping up!

Loud Siblings: ...eeeeeeeeeeeeee...

Lincoln: (holding his smile) Give it a second!

Loud Siblings: ...eeeeeeee...

Lori however just gives up.

Lori: Yeah, I knew he'd blow it.

She got out her phone.

Lori: Let's do selfies instead.

Leni followed her example and got out hers.

Leni: Totes!

Lincoln: No, wait!

Lori and Leni took a selfie with Lincoln getting caught by the flash and feeling dazed from it.

Lincoln: DOI!

Luan: I nose just what this picture needs.

She puts on her gag glasses and laughs as Leo chuckles.

Lincoln: Come on, Luan. You can't wear those in the photo.

Luan: Oh, don't be such a Groucho.

She laughs and squeaks a fake cigar. Leo chuckled at her pun.

Leo: You hit it right on the Marx Luan.

Luna pulled out her guitar.

Luna: What this photo needs are some tunes.

Lincoln: No, no, no, no, no. Photographs don't have-

Luna played a loud chord and blew Lincoln away.

Lincoln: -SOUND!

Lola: You're ruining the picture! Maybe you should take off that gross hat.

Lana: *gasp* How dare you? Leo gave me this hat! Maybe you should take off that gross face!

Lana threw mud at her but Lola ducked and the mud hit Lincoln instead.

Lincoln: (seeing a naked Lily) Lily! Where is your diaper!

The photo shoot goes out of control with the girls and pets being themselves. Leo just stood with his arms behind him and smiled, being indifferent to the chaos around him.

Lincoln: GUYS, PLEASE! CAN WE ALL JUST SETTLE DOWN?!

The camera finally snapped and took the picture.

TIMESKIP

Lincoln was looking at the photo that was taken with worry.

Lincoln: Look at us. We're like a vision of insanity. I can't give this to Mom and Dad.

He holds up the coffee mug.

Lincoln: That's worse than Aunt Shirley. Argh! I mean, my coffee mug! I gotta give them a better picture.

He then got an idea.

Lincoln: The perfect picture! Time for a do-over.

In Lola and Lana's room. Lola was working on her face.

Lola: Mirror, mirror in my hand. Who's the prettiest in the land?

Lana then emerged from their closet covered in mud.

Lana: Not you, once Mudzilla gets a hold of you!

Lana roared and Lola reviled in horror. Until Lincoln sprayed Lana with the hose.

Lana: (coughs) Hey! You washed off my mud!

Lola: Ha ha! You got spray-

Lincoln sprayed her too.

Lincoln: Perfect!

Lola: "Hey! You washed off my makeup!"

Lincoln: Good news, guys! We're taking another family photo!

Lola & Lana: But we already did one!

Lincoln tied them up with the hose and dragged them back into the backyard.

Lincoln: Stay right here. And no more mud or makeup.

Lola & Lana: WHAT?!

Lincoln: Thank you for understanding.

The twins pouted. Then Lincoln was back inside, talking to Lily.

Lincoln: Look. I'm all about self-expression, but this new picture needs to be perfect, so I'm gonna need you to keep your diaper on.

Lily babbled

Lincoln: Thanks for understanding.

He puts her diaper on but then she took off said diaper and threw it at Lincoln.

Lily: Poo-poo.

Lincoln: Let's just put a pin in this for now...

Lisa was working on her studies.

Lisa: If the hypotenuse of a right triangle is the mean proportional between segments, then-

Lincoln: Hey, Lisa! We're doing another family picture. How about we lose the glasses and do something with your hair?

He fixes up Lisa's hair in different styles such as a shaggy wild do, an afro, and even a horned style until he settles on her normal style.

Lincoln: Or just lose the glasses.

He took her glasses and now she was blind.

Lisa: But, Lincoln, my astigmatism!

She tripped down the stairs.

Leo: LISA?! Are you okay?

Lisa: I'm okay! It's just a hairline fracture!

Leni: Did I hear we're taking more photos? Yay!

Her shades then dropped over her eyes

Leni: Uh-oh. Guess we'll have to wait till after the solar eclipse.

Lincoln looked exasperated and removed her shades.

Leni: Whoa. You're like a wizard. Or a weatherman.

Lincoln got an idea of switching the glasses around and gave Leni Lisa's glasses.

Lincoln: Maybe you should wear these for the picture, Leni. They make you look... um... even smarter than you already are.

However, she was actually now blind.

Leni: Wow! Thanks!

Leo: No Leni wait-

She tripped down the stairs.

Leo: Huh, OOF!!

Leni: I'm alright! I landed on Leo.

Leo: (groans) Why am I always the fall guy?

Lincoln facepalmed and helped Leo drag the two blind opposite minded sisters to the retake.

Lincoln: Okay, just stay here.

Then he headed off.

Leni: But...

Lincoln: Here's some ice packs and a bandage!

He tossed them to his blind sisters who were both still waiting, unaware of that.

Leni & Lisa: Okay! Throw them!

Leo sighed as he handed them the supplies.

Now he was in Lucy and Lynn's room.

Lincoln: Okay, guys, time to take a new picture.

Lynn: A new picture? No way.

Lincoln grabbed her football and she started acting like an eager dog.

Lincoln: "You ready, Lynn? Fetch, girl!"

Lynn ran on all fours out to the retake. Lincoln tossed her the ball and she caught it in her mouth.

Lincoln: Good, Lynn! Now stay!

He grabbed Lucy's macabre book and held it with her, escorting her to the retake. Lucy was unaware of her surroundings until she finally took her eyes off of her book.

Lucy: When did we get grass in our bedroom?

Now Lincoln was in Luna and Luan's room

Lincoln: Time to take a new picture!

Luna: Sweet! Let me just grab my axe.

Luan: And I'll get my funny nose and glasses.

However, when they went to retrieve them, they found out that their items were gone.

Luna: Dudes! Where's my axe?

Luan: And where are my glasses?

Lincoln: Uh... silly props are not going to be in this picture. You'll get them back after we get the shot."

Luna: You took our stuff?

Luan: Then we're not gonna be in your picture!

Lincoln: Hmm... sure would be a shame if something happened to your things. Not even Leo knows where I hid them.

Luna and Luan both had shocked poses and head them to the retake in the exact same poses.

Luna: This picture thing has changed you, dude.

Lori: Which is exactly why I'm not going to be in it.

Lincoln: Which is exactly why I took the liberty of replacing you.

Lori: (angered) You what?!

Leo: Come again?

The doorbell rang and Lincoln answered it. There was a girl who looked kinda like Lori in a way at the door.

Lincoln: (smugly) Oh, Lori. I believe you know Carol Pingrey. Didn't she beat you out for homecoming queen?

Carol looked and saw Leo and waved at him. He smiled and waved back.

Until Lori slammed the door on Carol.

Lori: (reluctantly) Let's get this over with.

She looked and saw Leo looking at the window as he was saying something to Carol. An apology or a talk to you later. Lori growled as she grabbed her twin by the shirt and dragged him back.

Leo: Hey, hey. Easy on the fabric, you're gonna stretch it sis.

SCENE CHANGE

Back at the retake, The girls were clearly not happy about going through with this. Leo however, was indifferent.

Lincoln: Okay, everyone excited? So am I!

He then noticed Lily wandering around without her diaper.

Lincoln: Ah! There you are!

He picked her up and taped her diaper tight.

Lincoln: You aren't getting that diaper off now! Okay, pets, move on in!

Geo, Charles, Cliff, and Walt all reluctantly came into frame.

Lincoln: Okay, almost there. Just a few more fixes.

Leo: Uhhh, fixes Linc? What do you mean?

He took out a package of marshmallows and took out two of them. Then went up to Lola and Lana.

Lincoln: Open up!

Lola opens her mouth and Lincoln puts them in the gap where her two front teeth would be. Lincoln did the same to Lana. The twins noticed how ridiculous they look with these fillings.

Lola & Lana: (with a lisp) You look thilly!

Leo: Yeah, I definitely can't get used to you two with those.

Lincoln then put a pacifier with a big smile print onto Lily's mouth. Then he moved over to coaxing Lynn.

Lincoln: Okay, give it here, girl.

Lynn growls in refusal and Lincoln gave her the "drop it" command and she acquiesces. He then looks at Luna's hair.

Luna: (bitterly) What?

Lincoln: That hair.

Luna: What about it?

Lincoln suddenly put a big long wild wig on her.

Luna: But this hair isn't me, dude!

Leni: And this glasses isn't I, either.

Lincoln: Trust me. You guys look great.

Leo: You know, you kinda look like Mick Swagger with a look but I can see the eyes. You don't look happy.

Leo teased, making Luna grate her teeth in anger.

Luna: (Angrily) Oh gee, and here I thought this was my happy face.

Lincoln tried to hand Leo a tie, but he refused.

Leo: Whoah, whoah, whoah, nuh uh. No, way Linc. I'll retake the photo for you. But there is absolutely no way I'm accessorizing like a penguin. Ties are dads thing. Not mine.

Lincoln: Fine. Okay, Lucy, I'm gonna need you to smile.

Lucy: I can't see that happening.

Lisa: I can't see anything happening!

Lincoln: You know, some folks think taking someone's picture actually steals their soul.

Lucy: Oh?

Leo: It's true. Some Native Americans refused to take photos 'cause they believed a camera would rob them of their spirits.

Lincoln: Exactly. Just think of it. Your soul trapped and tormented inside a camera for all eternity.

Leo: Begging for the sweet release of freedom through death. But being denied such a mercy.

Leo said helping his brother coax their Gothic sister. Which seemed to work as Lucy gave a small smirk.

Lincoln: Close enough. Okay, I think we're ready.

Lincoln was doing a last minute check.

Lincoln: Hmm...still needs something to pull it all together. I know!

A quick scene change, and now everyone was wearing matching sweaters.

Leo: Is this a fun little photograph, or are we taking this year's Christmas card?

Lincoln: Now this is a perfect picture.

Lori: What was wrong with the other one?

Lincoln: (nervous) Oh, well, uh... see, it was kinda... Well, you guys were a little...

Lori: (curiously irked) A little what, Lincoln? Come on? Say it?

Leo: Linc I'm warning you choose your next word carefully.

Lincoln: ...yourselves?

Leo: Doh!

Leo smacked himself upside the head in exasperation. The girls were offended by that reason and chastised Lincoln for it.

Lori: So, that's what this is all about! You don't like us the way we are.

Lincoln: (with his tongue tied) Well, I-you see, that is to say-I, uh...

Leo: Linc, the damage is done. Just... Please just don't say anything else.

Lori: (spiteful) Okay, guys, let's all put on perfect smiles for Lincoln's perfect picture, because heaven forbid we be our ACTUAL, LITERAL SELVES!!

The girls put on the supposed smiles Lincoln wanted.

Loud Sisters: "Cheeeeeeeeee..."

Lincoln: (talking over their cheese saying.) Lori, I didn't mean...

He stopped and took a look at their smiles

Lincoln: Actually, that's pretty perfect.

Leo sighed as they all held their smiles and the photo was taken.

Lincoln: Thanks so much, guys! I really appreciate your-"

He stopped as he saw that his sisters and the pets were already gone. Leo however, was the only one that stayed behind.

Lincoln: Guys? Guys? Huh. Guess they must have had something else to do.

Leo: I highly doubt that. *sigh* Linc, I get it. Sometimes our sisters can be a little... much. I've got plenty of experience to back that claim. But, that's just who they are. No matter how hard you try, Loud's are gonna be, well... Loud. We don't change unless we want to. That's just how everybody is.

Leo kneeled down and put his hand on his shoulder.

Leo: Look, I know you just want to give mom and dad a real meaningful gift to make up for the ones you've been making for eleven years straight now. But you gotta ask yourself, do you want to give 'em a gift that isn't real and from the heart? Or something that really shows them the family they've raised for almost 18 years without the masks? If you ask me, I'd rather have something that shows me the family that I've always known. And wouldn't change it for the world.

Leo began to walk away.

Leo: At least think about it and maybe look a little closer.

Lincoln stayed there. Pondering at what his brother said. Before shrugging his shoulders and walking away.

...

Later on Lincoln had gotten the photo framed.

Lincoln: My days of giving lame anniversary presents are over.

He looked and noticed his sisters had tossed all their matching sweaters in the trash but focuses on the photo.

Lincoln: Mom and Dad are gonna love this! Look at us. We're like a vision of perfection.

Lola: (having fixed herself up) Mirror, mirror in my hand. Who's the prettiest in the land?

Lana: (covered in mud once again) Not you, after the mud monster gets you!

Lana roared and Lola screamed. But rather than picking on each other, they're treating it like a game. Lincoln looked on and saw how much fun they're having and took a look at their smiles in the perfect photo.

Lincoln sighed then went inside.

Lincoln: Hey, guys! I got the picture framed!

He looked and saw Lucy reading her macabre book and looked at her smile in the photo.

Luan and Lily were playing and laughing together. 

Lincoln saw them and reflected upon their smiles in the photo. He then saw Luna rocking out and looked back on her smile and wig in the photo. Lisa was continuing her studies.

Lisa: Computing of the original formulation. Okay, parameters...

Lincoln saw her studying and recalled how he made her smile and wear Leni's shades. Leni and Lori were taking selfies together and giggling with joy. 

Lincoln remembered how he made Leni wear Lisa's glasses and what Lori said to him and how she got everyone to wear their fake smiles. Seeing his sisters being happy to be themselves caused him to rethink his decision on the so-called perfect picture.

He went back downstairs to the Living room and sighed as he found Leo reading a book downstairs.

Leo: Lemme guess? Second thoughts?

Lincoln: Yeah!

He handed Leo the picture and he closed his book and put it down as he took a look at the photograph.

Leo: Pfft! Wow! I mean... Just... wow! And I thought Aunt Shirley had the fakest smile at the last family reunion, but this... this is total not happy at all, but trying so hard not to show it. Lynn looks like she ate the super sticky cheese I got for Luan, Lori looks like she's trying to hold in a fart, I don't know how to describe Lola, and Charles has that look when he's getting ready to go to the vet. Haha!

Leo quipped. Making Lincoln groan in frustration.

Lincoln: Okay! I get it! I shouldn't have tried to make everyone be who they weren't Leo. I should've just stuck with my stupid sad rhino. I mean-ARGGH! Forget it.

Leo looked at his brother groan in defeat. But the older brother smiled and had an idea.

Leo: Hey Linc, come with me for a minute. I think there's something you need to see.

Lincoln groaned and got up. Following his older brother since he had nothing else to do.

SCENE CHANGE

The Brothers Loud were now in the attic, Lincoln was sitting on Leo's bed as Leo was digging in an old box.

Leo: Come on, come on. I know it's in here somewhere.

Lincoln: If you're gonna show me my crummy cups, they're in the other box over.

Lincoln said with an irritated tone.

Leo: Oh I know. But that's not what I'm looking for. Aha! Right here.

Leo pulled out from the box a big orange binder scrapbook. He blew off the dust and took a seat next to Lincoln. The binder read in cursive lettering "Memories" and above it was a crudely scribbled 'Loud Sibling' right above in marker

Leo: You're not the only one who had the idea to take pictures of our family with that old relic over the years Linc.

He flips through the album passing pictures of Leo and the elder sisters. One photo showed Leo and Lori dressed as the cowardly lion and Dorothy Gale from the Wizard of Oz for Halloween when they were four. Another showed Leo and Leni posing as models on a makeshift runway with fake paparazzi taking pictures. Another photo had Leo and Luna singing a duet with her old karaoke set, while Mr. Grouse yelled at them in the background to quiet down. Then another with Leo and Luan covered in confetti and pies that they threw at each other while laughing. Then with Leo and Lynn playing croquet, but Lynn had just swung too hard and made Leo duck when it hit the tree and almost hit him, instead hitting their dad in the stomach.

Leo: Ah, right here.

Leo stopped at what he was looking for.

Lincoln looked and saw two pictures of when he was still a year old. One photo was Leo holding Lincoln in his arms, and he was tugging his big brother's hair almost trying to rip it out. Lincoln was laughing, but Leo looked like he was in pain. The next photograph showed that he threw his wet diaper at Leo while he was trying to change him, Lincoln was pointing and laughing and Leo had a disgusted expression.

Lincoln chuckled at these.

Lincoln: Heh, guess Lily and I are more alike than I thought.

Leo: Ohh, trust me. More than you know. You at least had enough common courtesy to hit me with soiled diapers rather than the spoiled ones. Ohh, Lisa would be in heaven for one of those.

Leo then turned the page again and showed Lincoln a picture of a mess he made when he was two. Leo had a bowl on his head that covered his eyes, kinda like Lucy's bangs, as Lincoln was laughing while covered in brownie mix and waving a ladle.

Lincoln: Whoa! Hang on? What happened here? Did Luan prank you and get me caught in the crossfire?

Leo: Ha! You wish. No, no, you happened actually. I had to make brownies for a class assignment, but Mom and Dad were too busy with Lori, and the others after a sticky cheese prank went wrong and Luan accidentally got herself caught in the middle. So, I had to do it myself, but then you showed up crawling into the kitchen and got curious about the ladle. Me being naive, thought there wasn't any harm teaching you how brownies are made. So I set up the camera to prove I made them, but right before the camera flashed you slammed it down like a hammer. Bowl goes up, comes back down, makes contact, and splat. Born that day was Captain Bucket-Head and his sidekick brother Ladle lad. And I captured the photo to prove it.

Lincoln couldn't help but laugh as did Leo. Then he noticed that Leo didn't look mad in the photo, but was actually smiling like Lucy.

Leo: Mom and dad were ready to pass out, but we got lucky a bath was the solution rather than what Lori and the others had to go through. The house smelled like olive oil for a month.

Leo then turned the page and another photograph showed when he was three. Him and Leo were painting together, but Lincoln got paint all over his face and Leo's.

Lincoln: Let me guess? We got into a paint fight?

Leo: No, that was between me and Lori when we were nine after we argued about why hockey sticks should be allowed in golf.

Lincoln: Say what?

Leo: Maybe next time. Right here though, I had to do a painting for art class, and you wanted to join, so mom told me to let you paint with me. Her mistake was letting me watch pro-wrestling and one of my favorite wrestlers, Nero, came out wearing face paint. I guess you got inspired and started painting your face like him. I didn't realize what you were doing until the first commercial break. I tried to make you stop but then you threw some of it at me. You started laughing so hard that I couldn't help myself, and I just started painting us both to resemble him, and we just watched the rest of the match together. I took a picture cause I wanted to embarrass you when we got older, but mom came back and marched us straight to the bath. The bath tub had rings on the rim for a week before dad finally got paint thinner that wasn't from Flips.

Lincoln laughed again, and looked back at the photograph and again saw Leo wasn't mad but actually smiled.

Leo turned the pages and saw more photos. One where Leo and Lori were having ice cream, but a seagull attacked her and made Leo splash his ice cream at his face. Another of Leo and Lynn playing with baby sports toys, and Lynn hit the plastic baseball and struck Leo in the face. Another photo showed Leo and Luna were playing the violin and guitar side by side, with Luan photo bombing them with her playing the accordion. Another photograph showed Leo and Luan, with Leo berating Mr. Coconuts who rolled his eyes as if they were having a spat. Then another photo that showed Leni laughed as Leo imitated the Duke of Wales in an exaggerated British attire.

Leo came up on a photograph of him and Lincoln being covered in fluffernutter. With The rest of the family laughing.

Lincoln: What happened here?

Leo: Pfft, oh man. I can't believe you forgot about that. We had a contest with Lori and the others on seeing who could make Lucy laugh. Losers had to do winners chores for a week. You and I came up with a Ghostbusters routine. The grand finale was to have some fluffernutter cannons explode and hit Lori, Leni, Luna, and Lynn. But you being such a clutz, tripped and made the cannons fall and aim right at us. Practically turned the living room into a moon pie. I don't know why, but we just started laughing and that's when the camera went off.

Lincoln: Huh, guess we got caught in a real sticky situation.

Leo: Pfft, ironically that's exactly what Luan said. But it worked out in the end, cause we actually won.

Leo pointed down and showed an infant Lucy, who actually was smiling. Not that the rest of the family noticed.

Lincoln: I can't believe I forgot all about these.

He skimmed at a few and saw more photographs that were all caught at the wrong moment. One photo showed Leo and Lincoln dressed as Ace Savvy and the Titanium Power Ranger posing heroically while Luna dressed as Mick Swagger rocked with her guitar. Another photo of Leni and Leo were both scared by Luan wearing a zombie mask while posing as fashion models. Another of Lori and Leo was being ambushed and pelted by Lynn with water balloons. Then Luna and Leo had pink paint dumped on them by Luan when they tried posing on the house steps like a band.

Leo: You see Linc, there's no such thing as the perfect picture. Perfection is impossible and it's overrated. But it's also unknowable, sometimes it's always right there, right in front of us. And we're just too proud to realize it. I didn't realize it until after Lisa was born that every single one of these moments was already perfect. Because they showed me how my family really was, both bad...

Leo showed a picture of Lincoln at six when they went bowling for his birthday. Leo was trying to catch up to his brother when he didn't let go of the bowling ball, but slipped on the bowling lane with their sisters laughing at them.

Leo: ...and good.

Then he showed a picture of him and Lincoln celebrating as he helped him get a strike out of ten gutter balls. And their sisters celebrating for them.

Leo: You get it now?

Lincoln smiled and closed the binder. Then hugged Leo who hugged him back.

Lincoln: Yeah, I think I do. Thanks Leo. I think I know what I need to do now.

...

It was now their parents' anniversary.

Loud Siblings: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!

Rita: "Thanks, kids."

Lynn Sr.: "Ooh. Whose present should we open first?"

Lincoln: Mine!

The girls and Charles resented this. Lincoln handed his parents his present.

Lori: (mocking) Oh, come on, girls. Let's all let Lincoln give his perfect little present.

Luan: (Also mocking) Yeah. I sure hope it's perfect enough.

Leo: I'd hold off on the sour attitude if I were you girls.

It turned out that Lincoln gave his parents the picture from the first take where his sisters are being themselves.

Rita: Oh, Lincoln, this is wonderful! It's the best gift we've ever gotten.

Lynn Sr.: It's going above the mantle right now.

That's where he placed it and everyone saw it. The girls were confused and unhappy with Lincoln's last-minute decision.

Lola: Lincoln, you bonehead! You gave them the wrong picture!

Lori: Yep! I knew you'd blow this, too.

Leo: Okay, you know what, that's it, look here little sis-

Lincoln: No, it's fine Leo. Guys look, I had a talk with Leo and he actually gave me a valuable lesson. So, I gave them the right one. The one that shows the real you. The perfect you.

The girls embraced Lincoln in gratitude and happiness and Leo joined in after.

Girls: Aww! Thank you, Lincoln!

Lincoln: By the way, you might all wanna put your presents for Mom and Dad in here.

He showed them the box the discarded coffee mugs were once in, sneering.

Lincoln: Since they'll all look super lame next to my awesome gift!

The girls were taken aback by that comment and started arguing with him, which put a smile on his face.

Lincoln: Just perfect.

Lily threw her diaper at Lincoln.

Lily: Poo-poo.

Leo: *sighs* Never change Linc. Never change.

He said, rolling his eyes with a smirk.

The End