Mike and Jane Mulligan decide that it would be fun to take their extended family camping in God's wonderful creation. Only fun turns to panic when a storm rolls in just as Jimmy and Adam can't find their way back.

Mike and Jane face a dilemma when Polly falls head over heels for a man considerably older than her, then surprises them with the news that she intends to move in with the guy.

Little Kim is busy with preparations for Christmas along with the rest of the family, but her grandparents appear with a court order -for her custody.