Grandma BFFs and a toddler meets his baby sister. Watch the best videos of the week.
A Southwest Airlines cabin crew family reunion, a sweet toddler meeting his newborn baby sister for the first time, and a pair of rambunctious grandma BFFs topped our Humankind stories of the week.
During a Southwest Airlines flight from Dallas, Texas, the pilot took a moment to inform passengers about a very special cabin crew on board. Air hostess Angel had been working for Southwest for 27 years. Now, for the first time, she was joined by her two daughters, Keleko and Jessica, on their first day at work with the airline. But that's not all– their father Gregg, a retired flight captain, was on board too!
In Sunset Beach, North Carolina, an 89-year-old grandma named Angela Timmerman was sitting in her room when she was startled by a surprise visitor — her best friend of over 60 years. 84-year-old Joann Flynn, who'd moved away to Newtown, Connecticut, had traveled back to see her. If that isn't a bestie, we don't know what is. Watch a surprise on a Southwest flight, a toddler meeting his baby sister, a sweet father-son driving lesson, and more on the week's Best of Humankind.
When two-year-old Matteo Clarke entered the hospital room where his newborn sister lay, he was in a hurry to see her. "Where's my sister?" he asked immediately as his mom greeted him. When Matteo finally got to see and hold the baby in his arms, his excitement at meeting his new best friend was palpable.
In Treemonton, Utah, 11-year-old Ezekial Zarate shared a priceless father-son moment with his dad. Spotting an empty lot on the way to work, Michael Zarate decided it was the perfect spot to teach his son how to drive. So, with his father in the passenger seat, Ezekial took the wheel. And the core memory is surely something the 11-year-old will never forget.
Finally, in the UK, Phil Garner found a bedraggled duck named Freda at a local fishing pond. After taking the bird home, Phil and his wife Julia nursed her back to full strength. Freda stayed with them for 18 months, then mysteriously disappeared. But eventually, the prodigal duck returned home with a new boyfriend and 11 ducklings in tow! Now Phil, Julia, Freda, and her brood are one big happy family.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Good News: A father-son driving lesson, a pet duck comes home and more
