our daughter suggested giving her an "experience" rather than adding another toy to the collection. our daughter had already bought them a family pass to the zoo for christmas, so our gift was a family pass to the aquarium. her parents thought we might like to come with them - so we had a lovely day sharing something new with them. everything is more fun through the eyes of a child.
there is more to share about sophia and her family's visit down to see us at the end of the month - but i might leave that til june's coffee date.
i also managed to sneak in a visit to our 