A heartwarming encounter between a Connecticut toddler and a UPS delivery driver captured on a family’s doorbell camera is winning hearts across the country.
Lillian May of Meriden, Connecticut recently posted a video of her son Owen, 2, enthusiastically greeting Frank Sims as he delivered packages to the May family last week. During the interaction, Sims also helped the family dog back into their garage.
In the clip, which has garnered more than 600,000 likes on NBC affiliate WNBC’s TikTok account, Owen can be seen and heard telling Sims, “Thank you!” as the driver walks back to his truck.
Afterwards, Sims tells the toddler “you’re welcome,” to which Owen sweetly replies, “I love you!”
UPS driver Frank Sims and little Owen May share a hug as Sims makes his delivery in Meriden, Connecticut on November 29, 2023.
Lillian May
“Awww, I love you too!” replies the UPS driver. “Thank you! We need a lot of love in the world.”
Owen then walks up to Sims and the two share a warm hug. Later in the video, Sims can also be heard saying that he’s “going to text Santa because I’m Santa’s helper when he’s really busy.”
“It was really sweet,” Lillian tells PEOPLE.
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Lillian, a nurse, says she recognized Sims before the interaction — their previous home was also on his route — but she didn’t know his name.
He adds that his son’s cheerful association with the driver was part of his excitement that the holidays have arrived.
“The kindergarten told me this week that they focused a lot on the different holidays,” Lillian tells PEOPLE. “So Owen is getting more and more excited about Christmas and Santa.”
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Owen May.
Lillian May
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After posting the doorbell camera footage on social media, Lillian says a number of people in the community have messaged her to say “what a great boy he was”.
May later shared the video with NBC affiliate WVIT, telling PEOPLE that she wanted the driver to be recognized for his kindness.
“Frank really loved it [Owen.] It was so sweet and honest. It was a great moment. We’ve been looking back at the video from our camera all day and it made our day,” she says. “I just wanted him to get a little recognition just for going out of his way to be nice to us and making Owen’s day. ”
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WVIT later aired another segment that showed Sims and Owen reuniting after their initial interaction. During that meeting, Sims gave Owen a gift: a UPS cap.
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Owen May and his mother Lillian May.
Lillian May
“To see how happy he is. It definitely reminded me a lot of my son,” Sims told the news station. “What I’m bringing to someone could be a special gift that they might not have been able to get or definitely don’t know they’re getting.”
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All in all, Lillian says the experience has taught her that the little things matter.
“How [Sims] interacting with Owen was so special and put a smile on our faces for the rest of the day. And rewatching the video continues to make us smile and clearly given how it took off on social media,” she tells PEOPLE. “It’s just a good way to kick off the holiday season with a really special moment like this.”
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