Army Dad Surprises 4-Year-Old Gymnast Emma on the Ellen Show
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The last time she was on the Ellen Show Emma was 3-years-old and performing gymnast tricks that you would never have believed a little one could do.
She made her return to the show and with it came a pretty big surprise.
DeGeneres welcomed Emma and her mother Annie back to the stage and Emma actually has glasses now.
The glasses are very recent and DeGeneres said that she likes them and thought they were a great color. Emma can still do gymnastics in her special glasses so that hasn't changed one bit.
Annie was nervous about Emma's clumsiness, however, when Emma started running into things, Annie got worried. She had her eyes checked and she actually lacks depth perception.
Emma was pretty quiet the entire show having a pretty shy day.
Emma had a good time on her 4th birthday but because her dad is overseas he was not able to make it. They did get him to Facetime so it wasn't all lost.
Last time they were on the show they had a hug jar this time Annie and Emma brought a stuffed animal kitty to the stage.
When she pushed the blue button, there was a lovely message from her dad wishing her sweet dreams and hoping to see her soon.
The family took a break before jumping in to a surprise which happened to be Emma's dad. He came out holding flowers for his wife and daughter and made his way towards them as Annie began crying tears of joy.
As they sat down Annie thanked DeGeneres who said that her husband had been stationed in Korea and was only there for a few days.
DeGeneres thanks the U.S. Army for helping to make that happen.
He said they normally make her birthday really special but couldn't make it that time.
While he is there, DeGeneres said she wanted them to get a chance to enjoy Emma's birthday and sent them all to Disneyland. You can watch the emotional video from the Ellen Show below.