These step parents stepped up. Watch their kids ask to make it official with adoption.
The holidays call for jingle bells, hot chocolate, and spending time with loved ones. Of course, it's also the season for presents. And, as you'll see, adoption papers are the gift that keeps on giving.
Enjoy three special moments caught on camera when stepparents unwrapped the present of a lifetime, making their love official!
Watch a boy give his 'bonus dad' adoption papers above.
Armando Garza from Edinburg, Texas, has loved his stepson Ayden since the boy was 10 months old.
One Christmas, Ayden was excited to reward his unofficial stepdad who'd been there for him all those years. So he presented him with adoption paper wrapped up in holiday-themed tissue. And as Armando realized the significance of the gift the tears began to flow.
“My son had dreamed about this day for a long time,” Mrs. Garza, Ayden's mom, said.
While he may have not given Ayden the "gift of life," the gift of lifelong fatherhood is just as special.
Watch a daughter surprise her stepmother with adoption papers on Christmas morning above.
Jensen Fuller from St Charles, Missouri gave her stepmother, Letitia Fuller, a magical Christmas morning when she gifted her adoption papers.
Her stepmother had been in her life since she was only two years old. While her father and Letitia have since divorced, Jensen says that Letitia, "Still is and always will be my mom."
The moment left both women in tears, their hearts "wrapped up" in the true Christmas spirit.
Watch the moment a stepfather is presented with adoption papers above.
A woman in Kentucky gave her stepfather the ultimate gift to show her appreciation for his presence in her life.
26-year-old Katlyn Brown presented her stepfather of 23 years, David Stick, with adoption papers and asked him if he would legally adopt her.
Stick appeared to choke up, which Brown says she'd never seen him do before.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: When adoption papers are the best Christmas present
