Mrs. Pines: "Darling, do you think the kids will be fine spending their summer with their Great Uncle Stanford?" Mr. Pines: "Of course they will, Hun. Stanford will take good care of them." - they are unaware that 'Stanford' is actually Stanley and they still think that Stanley is dead. They are also unaware of Weirdmageddon, Bill Cipher, and whatever else is happening over in Gravity Falls as they live in a city in California