Here are the children in their matching African outfits, taken around May 2005:

This is Micah, having fun at the pool:

…and here they are at the beach:

And here are the kids visiting a village to the north of Porto Nove (the home village of a friend of ours).

Here are Lois and the kids, having walk at the Niaouli forest centre (about 1 hour 15 mins’ drive from Cotonou):

Here are the children DRENCHED after we got caught in some seriously heavy rain at the Niaouli forest centre:

After a busy day of playing, it was all too much for Micah - he was even too tired to finish his chocolate pancake!!

And here is the happy couple, at Rob’s 35th birthdy celebrations:

Ruth enjoys playing computer games:

Here are the kids at Beckonscott Model Village in the UK (summer 2006):

And here they are at the longest station name in Wales (if not the world). It’s called:

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwrendrobwll-llantisiliogogogoch.

This is the whole family on the summit of Snowdon, Wales:

Here’s the whole Baker family, taken summer 2006. To the far right is Rob’s big brother, Ian with his wife Rachel and 3 children.

One of the most enjoyable things about our trip back to Britain was out kids seeing their cousins. Here they are with some of them:

The children all love riding their bikes. Here they are on our street: