They're getting awfully formal for a vacation. Long dresses and makeup makes it look like they're going to the ball.
The phone is touch-tone, it doesn't have a rotary dial's finger stop.
Finally: don't cry, Koa! Being stuck watching the house means you get to have all the fun you can in the mansion, alone, with nobody bothering you. Read a book in the library, try out the Mistress's throne, sample the good wines, etc.