Thanks 2010Bebes,
I'll be sharing these with the bub for sure.
I never formally learned but my hubby and I did the pro musician thing for a while (that's where we met actually) and I've fiddled a bit, I bought my son a miniature one for his birthday. He's only two so it's a bit complicated but he pushes the keys while we work the bellows.
I love the accordian and while I love the technology of synthesizers they are still nowhere near the real thing.