Deep in the basement, a sense of anticipation is in the air. The tubs and boxes sit quietly, waiting for their moment under the watchful eye of a lone sentinel.
The clown is still sleeping in his corner...
While the babies whisper excitedly in their crib just a few feet away, "Did you see it? It's so big!"
The snowman cowers in his box, trembling in fear at the newest addition to our collection of creatures.
And upstairs, the cause of all the fuss sits proud and 2ft tall, surveying his new domain.
It's coming...
...are you ready?
