It is Christmas time on Ravenseat Farm, and all nine children are home for the holidays. Four-year-old Clemmy has her hands full nursing a premature calf. Clive has rigged up an ancient contraption to cook the festive roast.

The family struggles through two devastating winter storms, during which 100mph winds batter the farm and more than a month's worth of rainfall occurs in the space of just 24 hours. While Clive and Reuben brave the elements to keep the animals fed, Amanda can do nothing to stop the livestock trailer being washed away downstream in a flood. Once the first wave of extreme weather is over, they face a heavy snowfall. On the plus side, this new turn in the conditions gives Miles the chance to practice snowboarding.