Hey, @galenkp.
That's great. Spoil her from half a world away. :)
I can't say I'm in the shopping mode for my grandchildren yet, but my wife is, so I think she's doing enough for the both of us. Things for little ones has never been my forte, though every once in a while, there's an obvious choice.
Disney is one of those. And right now the grand daughter likes the Frozen characters the best, but slightly before that it was Tangled, and a little more before that, it was Moana.
I think at whatever point she ends up in Disneyland and sees any of those characters, she's never going to want to leave. She may want to go home with them. :)
I think it's great that you have your niece to care and think about. That's awesome. We all need little ones in our lives, one way or another. Helps us to be just a little less cynical, and a little younger ourselves. :)