这个家庭有着一对父母、十二个孩子和一堆宠物，热闹混乱的局面反而为家庭增添快乐。尤其是那些性格不一、年龄各异的儿女们，就像活宝一样深得父母欢喜。现在，这家人正面临着前所未有的变化：因为父亲汤姆（史蒂夫·马丁 Steve Martin 饰）要去大城市的高校球队任教，他们要搬往那里生活了，这亦意味着，孩子们会有更好的教育和更广阔的发展空间；当然，父母日渐繁忙的工作也会削减他们和孩子沟通的时间。 　　母亲凯特（邦尼·亨特 Bonnie Hunt 饰）的作家事业也如日中天，甚至要离家宣传新书。孩子们已经和父母日渐生疏，大城市的生活让这个家庭得到了日渐光鲜的地位，却失去了内在的情感纽带。看来，汤姆和凯特要重新思考和抉择了。The Bakers, a family of 14, move from small-town Illinois to the big city after Tom Baker gets his dream job to coach his alma mater's football team. Meanwhile, his wife also gets her dream of getting her book published. While she's away promoting the book, Tom has a hard time keeping the house in order while at the same time coaching his football team, as the once happy family starts falling apart.