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And as we "speak" I'm picking up Lego which was generously scattered over the carpet last night like an obstacle trap - a surprise gift for unsuspecting parents

Only one who has stepped barefoot on a Lego brick could ever understand the agony...I hope you clear it all up so there's no surprises in the dead of night.

It is rather entertaining reading about your almost four year old nephew because my son is almost five and well....boy's and their toys. Nature abhors a vaccum. And when it comes to children; toys seem to spontaneously combust out of their storage spaces all over the floors