“When I look at the photos, I see her joy, I see her confidence, I see her love."

“RAWR T Rex’s are cooler than cutesy signs.”

“Today I Pay Him Back.”

As she leans in to hug her son, she cradles his head as if he were still a small child.

Things didn’t go as planned, though, because the announcer couldn’t get through his part of the surprise.

“Truly amazing how fast the transitions are, and the timing to make such a visual effect!"

“It almost felt .. like he truly was there.”

"We did notice when our server, Dylan, dropped to one knee to look him eye-to-eye as he got ready to take his order. The man apologized for not hearing too well. He had forgotten to put in his hearing aids."

"We did it. With the help of people literally all over the world, we brought Dad home. "

“There’s silver linings to anything, you can find something, and even if you can’t, somebody’s had it worse! So stop complaining.”