Little Sophie had been looking forward to this day for weeks and weeks. She had gotten a little "welcome home" present together, and she was just too giddy to sleep the night before. After so many months of her brave soldier father living thousands and thousands of miles away, today was the day he was supposed to come home.
But Sophie's mom and dad decided they wanted to surprise her, so they told her Daddy was going to be a few days late. Sophie was looking forward to telling her soldier dad "welcome home," so she was quite shattered at learning she would have to wait even longer!
The result was not what they were expecting. While they certainly knew that Sophie was going to be disappointed, they were not expecting her heart to be completely broken!
When dad saw how sad his little girl was, he realized he had to act fast. He slinked into the classroom and walked his way right next to Sophie and her little brother. When the boy saw who was sitting right next to him, he suddenly couldn't keep his excitement in and did everything he could to get little Sophie's attention!
While it took a few seconds before Sophie gathered the strength to look up, when she finally saw who it was, she couldn't hold back her tears of joy. Thankfully, she wasn't too distraught after she saw it was all a little sneaky trick, eventually admitting that it was "the best surprise ever!"
Please SHARE this adorable video if you're glad that Sophie didn't actually have to wait a few more days to see Dad!
