00:00A trinity family of nine who recently lost everything in a house fire got a great Christmas surprise.
00:06WAFF 48's Sarah Grace Kennedy shows us the special moment.
00:11Surprise!
00:14The kitchen's family walked into a Walmart in Decatur expecting to receive tickets to an amusement park.
00:21Instead, they received a Christmas miracle.
00:24I didn't know what was going on at first, and then all the toys, all the presents and stuff for
00:28the kids.
00:29I was so excited.
00:30When the kids walked into the break room, they found Beats headphones, bicycles, a PS5, and more under the Christmas
00:37tree.
00:38The family was also given $8,000.
00:41That was the best feeling that any parent could have, knowing that your kids are getting what they've asked for.
00:48And knowing what they've lost and they've got back, that was a great feeling.
00:53A feeling that you had to experience to know.
00:56The kitchen's family home was destroyed in a fire last month.
01:00The family of nine have been living at their niece's home since they didn't have insurance on their home.
01:05That really hits hard, especially at nighttime when you're laying there and you're sitting and thinking,
01:10well, I need to do this, and you don't have the stuff.
01:13And like all the heirlooms that was passed down, you don't have none of that to go back to.
01:18That's why the family really needed a special surprise.
01:21Their special day got even better.
01:23After the kids opened their presents, Santa arrives by helicopter with a $22,000 check.
01:30Marissa Kitchens couldn't help but cry.
01:33I had to cry, and all I could do is just thank God that he answered prayers,
01:37because if we have been so worried about what we're going to do,
01:41and that check is really going to help us find us a place now.
01:45Cannon Barclay, the store manager at the Decatur Walmart, tells us it was really special seeing the family so overwhelmed
01:52with joy.
01:53They said we've got to do something for them this year.
01:54I know we can make something happen.
01:56In Decatur, Sarah Grace Kennedy, 48 on your side.
