A third grade student at Seaborn Elementary School named Aiden received a big surprise just in time for the holidays when his dad came home from a two-month long deployment in Mississippi. 

Santa was visiting all the classrooms at Seaborn Elementary, and talked to every student. However, Santa told Aiden's class that he had a special delivery from "far, far away" and opened the door to reveal Ryan Ditchey, Aiden's dad. 

Ryan is a Petty Officer (PO3) with the United States Navy and had been deployed to Mississippi since October 21.

According to the school, Ryan had returned to the area overnight and stayed in a nearby hotel to surprise his son at school while Santa was visiting. 

Additionally, the rest of the family was in for a surprise, as school officials noted that they left Seaborn to travel to a preschool to surprise Ryan's daughter with his return.

Ryan also told Aiden," I've been lying to your mom for a month about when I'm coming home...", indicating that it would be a surprise for Ryan's wife as well.