Another Kind of Adoption

Today we're focused on adoption. Spit-take anyone? No, lest you think that Paul and I aspire to be the next Brangelina, rest assured we don't plan to expand our brood. What we are doing is adopting a family this Christmas through our congregation, Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill in Alexandria.

Rev. Sam Faeth (pronounced "Faith"...isn't that cool?), yesterday assigned us a family: single mother Karen and her two children - Dujuan, a 2-year-old boy, and Nukyra, a 4-year-old girl. In two weeks we'll bring our wrapped gifts to the church where Sam will bless the presents and they'll be delivered to the hundreds of families that the church sponsors. Rather than giving money or gift certificates, the idea is to provide needy families with presents they can unwrap on Christmas morning. The gifts are given anonymously and the happiness they provide to the kids is incalculable. OK, it also makes me feel really good.

So, I need your help....if you have any great gift ideas for a 4-year-old girl I'd love to know. I think, thanks to Harry, I can figure out the desires of a 2-year-old boy. But a little girl? Any hot toys, books or dolls I should know about? Help!!