A five-year-old and his mom warmed hearts on social media after persisting with his outdoor birthday party despite a downpour and only a few people showing up.
Noah Quintanilla and single mom Mia, from Houston, Texas, had been planning the big day for two weeks, with Mia inviting friends and family to a pool party to celebrate Noah turning five.
Having arrived on what began as a sunny day, on June 30, Noah and Mia were then met with light rain before a downpour started.
Mia didn’t want to ruin her son’s special day and ask him to leave, so, despite only five people being present, they continued with the celebrations.
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She handed over her phone and asked to be recorded persisting with singing “Happy Birthday,”, with Noah and his mom laughing as they and his Spider-Man cake got soaked by the rain.
After finishing the song, Mia and Noah left the pool with everything that was salvageable, heading home to dry off.
They later headed to a local Walmart, where Noah was treated to toys and a replacement cake.
Mia shared her video of her and Noah’s resilience on social media, where it soon went viral, gaining millions of views and thousands of people wishing Noah a happy birthday.
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She said: “When we arrived at the pool, it was a sunny day.
“After about 30 minutes, it started to sprinkle water, but my son was excited for his day and had already gotten into the pool.
“We did not let a little rain stop us from his happiness on his special day.
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“Once we got ready to start singing ‘Happy Birthday’ it started to rain heavily, and considering the rain had already gotten all five of us wet, we decided to still keep singing because my son is young and I did not want his day to be ruined.
“I was really proud of Noah, as he’s the type of kid to bring light to any situation.
“I was extremely proud of how he handled the situation.”
