Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles - [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. ♪ SoulPancake ♪
B1 US brook christmas military surprise toby paper scissors Military Kids Get a Christmas Surprise While Dad is Away 89 6 Cathy Yen posted on 2018/12/22 More Share Save Report Video vocabulary