When Martha and Howie decide its time to move to a bigger house, Bobby and Kelly team up to sabotage the whole thing so they won't have to leave their friends.
Uncle Ted and Bobby decide to have a camp out in the back yard. This is Bobby's first time sleeping outside and he does not know if he is ready and is frightened. In the end, the whole family ends up "roughing it" with Bobby and Uncle Ted.
Bobby loses a new shoe while playing in a forbidden mud puddle, and it is picked up by a baby who had strayed from her home the night before. This leads the police to believe that Bobby had had a hand in "rescuing" her.