- [Interviewer] Whose idea what the snow?
- [Both Children] Me.
- Me.
- No, me.
- Rock, paper, scissors, shoot.
- Yes!
- My name is Toby, and I'm eight years old.
- My name's Akyra, and I'm nine years old.
- [Toby] We're brother and sister.
- I only get to see my dad a little
because he's in the Army.
He is far away.
- Being in the military is hard,
so we usually see him four, five times a year.
- You can't really spend Christmas,
because you have to fight the bad guys.
- Brook is my friend.
I want to surprise her because her dad's
in the military.
- He can't come for Christmas.
- Brook's dad is going to be gone through the holidays.
This is the first Christmas without her dad.
I know it's going to be hard on her.
Kids don't get to have a lot of friends,
because he have move around a lot.
She was telling me that Brook was going to remember this,
they would be friends forever now.
- What I want to do for Brook,
I want to put snow in the sky
and also put snow on the floor, so it's double snow.
- My kids have never seen the snow,
so it's going to be something unique for all three of them.
- Bring the snow!
- For Brook!
- [Both Kids] Snow, snow, snow, cool!
- The tree looks so cool.
- I made a snowball!
I never made one before.
Oh my God, that's cold.
Bring the snow!
- Surprise!
- This makes it really special for Brook.
This is her first holiday without her dad here.
It's nice to give her something special.
- It's good to bring good memories when the dad is gone.
- It warms our heart.
- [Akyra] Cookie!
- They're my best friends.
- Hi Brook, I wanted to let you know that I miss you,
and I love you.
I'm really gonna miss hanging the lights with you
and being there in the morning when you open your presents.
I want you to know that I'm so proud of you.
- I feel like we don't deserve it,
because we just feel like we're like a tiny family.
There's people across the world defending our freedoms,
while we get to play in the snow and eat cookies.
- You do deserve this.
- [Brook] Snow angel!
- Good morning Akyra and Jr.
Surprise, it's Daddy.
I want to thank you guys for showing your courage,
to be strong, while Dad is away.
And for showing your motivation
to other military family and kid.
- There's so many soldiers over seas that people forget.
The simple things are free that you can do
to bring smiles.
- [Moms And Kids] Merry Christmas.
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