This little guy seeing his dad for the first time:
And this soldier seeing his child for the first time:
Senait, the daughter of African immigrants, finding out that she’ll be the first person in her family to go to college:
Malcolm Subban’s face after he was drafted in the first round by the Bruins last year:
Wu Conghan and his wife Wu Songshi’s first wedding photo after 88 years of marriage:
They weren’t able to take one on the day of their actual wedding because, you know, it was 88 years ago.
This woman’s birthday wish immediately coming true:
Police officers making blind 13-year-old Gage Hancock-Stevens’ dream of being a cop a reality:
These two brothers fulfilling their lifelong career goals:
These grooms seeing their brides for the first time:
This Olympic volunteer meeting his hero:
These two kids playing an N64 for the first time:
Though, to be fair, I’m guessing most of us reacted the same way.
Every single day this man wakes up:
A son reuniting with his mother after seeing her photo online:
Salmeron Hernandez, who had disappeared during his journey through Mexico to reach the U.S., was reunited with his mother after seeing her photo on the internet with a group of parents traveling through the area.
These NASA nerds landing their rovers on Mars:
And by nerds I mean heroes.
Arnulfo Castorena winning his first gold medal in swimming for Mexico in the Paralympics:
A Michigan soccer team giving their team manager with Down syndrome an opportunity to start:
This young lady finding her cat 16 days after a storm destroyed her town:
China’s first female astronaut Liu Yang making it back to Earth safe and sound:
Corianton and Keith embracing after becoming the first couple to get married in Seattle when same-sex couples were given the right to marry in the state:
This lovely couple getting married:
Caine building his arcade:
This guy making a half-court shot and getting a hug from his favorite player:
This woman who had been deaf her whole life being able to hear for the first time after receiving cochlear implants:
And every single time a baby sees ice cream for the first time: