Family

A loving cop more than made up for his daughter’s disappointment when she found out her dance season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic – by learning her dance routine himself.

Waylon Holmes, a five-year-old boy from Dayton, Ohio, sent his stuffed dinosaur, Dino, to his dad, Taylor, who was deployed to Iraq. David obliged, sending Waylon photos of Dino on many adventures, and the heartwarming story has since gone viral.

Nevaeh, a nine-year-old girl from Barrie, Ontario, Canada, was surprised by her biological brother, Taigen, 12, whom she had never met. The pair share the same biological father, but Taigen grew up 1,700 miles away with no contact with him. When he found out about his younger sister, Nevaeh's mom, Mel, 41, and Taigen's mom Alana, 32, set to work setting up a surprise meeting.

Military dad Zach Grundy, from West Lafayette, Indiana, surprised his kids with a photobomb reunion after a year deployed overseas.

Santiago Gonzalez's wife, Summer, passed away unexpectedly from COVID-19. On his first birthday since her passing, his children surprised him with a blanket made from her t-shirts. Santiago was overcome with emotion and the heartwarming moment was captured on video and went viral.

Rita Smith and Lisa Wolf were adopted as babies and grew up just two hours apart, but they didn't meet until 55 years later. The sisters were reunited in June 2022 after Rita's daughter Taya Somes helped them find each other on Facebook. The moment they met was captured on video, and the sisters were both visibly emotional.

Max Leaitua-Tanuvasa, 16, moved to the US from Australia to play football, and his single mother Tina was desperate to be there for his first game. When she couldn't afford the ticket, a friend stepped in to buy it for her, and the surprise reunion was caught on video. Max's reaction was priceless, and the video has since gone viral.

Ella Standring, 36, from Sydney, Australia, bought her parents a house after years of sacrifice and hard work. She surprised them with the keys during a visit to the new home, and their emotional reaction was captured on video and went viral.

Lynn Raynor, 74, from Hampstead, North Carolina, had always dreamed of owning a 1966 Corvette Stingray. His family surprised him with the car after he had been dreaming of it for 50 years. Lynn was so happy that he cried tears of joy.

Annette Rivers, 63, had been in need of a new van for some time, as her old one was no longer able to accommodate her wheelchair. Her family surprised her with a new one on her birthday, leaving Annette speechless.