As her new romance blossoms, a single mother is dismayed when her boyfriend, a military sergeant, is deployed right before Christmas. Determined to not let it ruin the holidays for her and her children they decide to give back to the struggling military families on his base and, as their efforts go viral, they are rewarded in ways they never imagined.
First of all, we have Olivia. Shes a single mom with walls up--totally understandable, she has two kids to think about and can't go off falling in love with someone who might abandon them. So can anyone really blame her for keeping them up for a while, even after a completely reasonable explanation for why she was ghosted?
Aside from that, I loved how the kids decorated for Olivia's date. Granted it's completely impractical and you can't really move around in any kind of comfort, but look how CUTE it is!
This movie puts a welcome emphasis on Family, from Olivia's sister helping her with guidance, laughter and probably babysitting to Scott's mother also helping him with basically everything.
A great Christmas tradition is introduced in this movie, giving each member of the family a handmade ornament with their name and the year on it for the tree.
This movie almost didn't make me cry, but then it totally did. A full 5 Candy Canes to this one!
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