Hope Valley is bustling with excitement for the Founder’s Day Festival, the opening of the library and the christening of baby Jack just around the corner. Nathan visits Elizabeth to give her a plaque he made for the library. Elizabeth is touched by the gesture. She runs into Lucas at the library and expresses her anger at him for putting her in a dangerous situation that could have taken her away from her child. .
Julie, Elizabeth sister, arrives in town for baby Jack’s christening and surprises Elizabeth with a present from her parents, the baptism gown she wore. Jesse and Lee celebrate the completion of a project and he tell Jesse he can now give him a promotion. Overjoyed, Jesse rushes to share with Clara.
Friends and family gather for baby Jack’s baptism and celebrate after at the saloon. Nathan and Elizabeth swap stories about raising kids as single parents. Rosemary calls Elizabeth away and Nathan offers to watch baby Jack. Elizabeth is impressed at how at ease Nathan is with Jack.
Lucas and Elizabeth officially open the library. Allie is excited to show Nathan the shelves she built. Lee and Jack celebrate their roles in Jack’s life over a mug of beer. Lee takes Grace and Spencer around at the fair. Lucas wins a teddy bear for baby Jack. Bill discovers a note going through old drawers.
Nathan tries to win Allie a fishing pole, after a few failed attempts, Lucas comes by and tries but also doesn’t succeed, Lee comes by and wins it for Allie. Grace comes running over to say that Spencer has run away. Everyone fans out in search of him. Lee discovers him in his office. He opens up to Lee that he misses his Mommy and Daddy. Grace comforts Spencer and shares her story with him about how she lost her parents around the same age as Spencer.
