To try and make Josephine feel more involved we got her a "ladybird" suitcase on wheels. It's just a kiddie sized thing and doubles up as something to sit on and ride. PLUS (!) one can pull it as an adult so that if your child is tired, they just sit on it and enjoy the ride. So due to the multi-function, we are hoping it will prove to be a worthy investment. Let's see. Be that as it may...upon receiving her gift, Josephine was super excited! She declared we'd be leaving for Tokyo right that minute. She just had to quickly pack her things. "One minute! I coming now!!! Just wait to (for) me!!"
....Evie super impressed and Michael and I watching with a smile on our faces as "ladybird case" took a bumpy /energetic ride down the passage to her cupboard. She opened the drawers at the bottom and just launched into emptying the drawer's contents into her new case. Socks. She decided that was all she needed. All of them. And even her stockings from the last winter. Socks and stockings. Nothing more. But admittedly, her case was then also full - it is a child-case.
..."come on guys! Let's go to da airport! I ready to go!"
Here's a picture of her when she was just opening it for the first time (seconds before it got packed)...
