Marine wrapped in gift jumps out to surprise his 9-year-old brother on Christmas morning



They say good things come in small packages but for one family, it was the largest-sized Christmas box that brought the most joy.



A U.S. Marine surprised his family by hiding in a large wrapped box, placed out on the family's front lawn.



The boy's little brother, nine-year-old Gavin, excitedly began to unwrap the box when all of a sudden the Marine, Chase, jumped up to surprise his family as they wept with joy to welcome him home.



Anticipation: Gavin approached the large box and began to tear the paper

Surprise: But as the nine-year-old boy unwrapped the gift, it suddenly appeared to rise

Awe: Gavin and the rest of the family couldn't expect what was coming their way

Free at last: Gavin appears as his younger brother looks shocked

The touching scene unfolded on the morning of December 25, when the family exited their home to take a peek at a large gift sitting on the front lawn.



Gavin approached it excitedly and began to tear the paper off the box, with labeling on the side that indicated it could be for an office chair or furniture of some type.

But the cardboard box was hiding something far more valuable and once Chase appeared, his mother yelled out in excitement, in a state of disbelief and awe at her son's homecoming.

After a long embrace with Gavin, the Marine was enveloped in a hug by his mother and father who cried tears of happiness at welcoming their son home.



Home for holidays: When her son appears, his mother is in shock and screams out in joy

My son: The mother embraces her son to welcome him home

Disbelief: As Chase greets his family, his mother still cannot believe her son is home

Love: Chase makes his way to the front porch to greet his grandmother

A family complete: Chase stands with his brother Gavin and the rest of his family

'What a joy to have you home,' his father said, with his friends chiding him, 'you slick guy man.'

After hugging other friends and family, Chase made his way to the front porch to embrace his elderly grandmother, with a cane, who waited patiently to greet her grandson.



'This would have been the first ever incomplete family Christmas ever, and the family was pretty beat up about it,' the oldest brother, Quinton, wrote in a description on the Welcome Home Blog about his brother serving in the U.S. Marine Corps.

'My little brother, Chase, wasn’t supposed to be home until my wedding in April. Chase, for the longest time, was the youngest brother until my 9-year-old-brother, Gavin, was born.'

