Happily Staff

A girl with cerebral palsy who was told she may never walk was able to enjoy snow for the first time - thanks to an ingenious idea by her uncle to add pool noodles to the base of her walker. While Winter Storm Orlena brought much of the Northeast U.S. to a halt, the Durborow family saw it as an opportunity for Colbie, aged three, to experience playing in snow for the first time.

An immigrant couple were moved to tears as they read a note from their sons revealing they had paid off their mortgage and debts. Jocelyn Bolanos, 59, and her husband, Ferdinand, 59, could not hold back their emotions as they read through the note from their children, Jeremy, 25, and Kevin, 30.

A husband of 66 years brought tears to the eyes of his family as he returned from a hospital stay to surprise his emotional wife. Vincent O'Brien, 89, and his wife, Mary, 90, had never been apart during the holidays in their more than six-decade romance. But at the end of last year, on December 15, Vincent was taken into Mater Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, due to complications from gallstones. So once released, he set about surprising his wife.

A man who couldn’t wait to be a dad so he could get away with rocking a fanny pack was stunned when his wife surprised him with one - with a positive pregnancy test inside. Sebastien Jolicoeur, 29, from British Columbia, Canada, made the statement to his wife, Olivia, 26, last year, which gave Olivia the perfect idea for a surprise pregnancy announcement.

A humble teenager was left stunned when he spotted his dream car in a parking lot - only to be handed a set of keys which suddenly opened the door as a surprise gift. Zach Werner, 15, from Chandler, Arizona, had dreamed of owning a Tacoma as his first car, telling parents Nate and Stacy how he wanted to add bigger wheels and an impressive stereo system. But for the months leading up to his big surprise, Zach was told the vehicles - even used - were pricey and difficult to get ahold of. But on Christmas day that all changed.

A couple who couldn’t have a gender reveal party due to restrictions took their reveal to new heights - with a pilot letting off a colored fire extinguisher from a helicopter. Melissa and Jamie had been trying for a baby for 18 months, so when Melissa finally got pregnant, they wanted to celebrate with friends and family in Missouri over the holidays. But due to the pandemic they decided against traveling back and started thinking of other ways they could celebrate the special moment.

A caring stepdad received the birthday surprise of a lifetime as his five-year-old stepdaughter surprised him by revealing a t-shirt asking if she could take his last name. Michael Hodkinson, 24, had no idea the big surprise - which would include him legally adopting Maddalena Hodkinson - was coming, as he celebrated in a Pennsylvania restaurant.

An adorable baby born without an arm has gone viral thanks to her amazing reaction to trying on her new prosthetic for the first time. Baby Leia’s mom, Naomi Krisvany Wolf Matheus, was given the news her daughter would be born without the lower part of her left arm when she was 26 weeks into her pregnancy. In November 2020, the family headed to EproTec, a prosthetic maker in Germany, where they waited for Leia, now aged nine months, to try on her new arm.