This is adorable.

YouTuber David Goodlings has just shared the sweetest video of him and his nan, Iris Howard, taking a drive on her birthday. Goodlings surprised Iris, who just turned 86, with a recording of her children and grandchildren wishing her a happy birthday. This isn't your standard run-of-the-mill birthday video, and it certainly puts the usual flowers and chocolate presents to shame. Iris is caught completely off guard by the messages at first as her grandson made the recording to sound like a breaking news story on the radio. The lady's reaction to the outpouring of love is priceless. At first she is a little confused, then begins laughing, and then she begins to cry. In the bio on YouTube Goodling explains

“I thought I would do something a little bit different for my nan this year. Once she was in the car and thinking she was listening to the radio she suddenly got the biggest shock of her life.”

It’s a great reminder for all of us to look after and engage with older generations. So often, people of a certain age are ignored, their ideas considered worthless, and sadly they are left to fend for themselves, often alone. This video is proof, as if it were needed, that older people are the best, and if it doesn’t make you want to pick up the phone, or call around to your grandparents to squeeze them mercilessly, then we don't know what will. Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvSZ91bPFnE