2 and 1. I too give them to the children for Christmas. I started a program three years ago where I set up their own accounts with me. That way I did not have to request awards for them that might expire. It also lets them chose how they want to use their miles. My daughter decided that she wanted to use her miles for first class travel to Hawaii. In the days before my having a phantom account for her I would have had to pay to change the gift awards to the one she wanted. This way everyone is happy.