I'm another Strider plus lover! we have the same age gap, and its been the best buy. DD at 2.5 loves sitting in the bottom seat, although am beginning to get her to sit in the top seat more as she's close to the weight limit. I like that both seats can recline fully, which was one thing that put me off the phil and ted, as DD still has sleeps in the prams if we're out at sleep time. Like Eluned said the basket is massive. I've been putting DS in the bottom seat recently, and he can still see out, and he's totally happy down there too, in fact he's currently asleep in that after our walk.