It's that time of year again when stores are alive with the sound of Christmas – the opening and closing of cash registers.

Sometimes, the best gifts at Christmas don't come wrapped in shiny paper with pretty bows. Sometimes the best presents are the memories the holiday brings us.

Many years ago, a mother woke up a few days before Christmas to find a big surprise waiting for her under the family Christmas tree. Her 3-year-old son, who had gotten up without her knowing it, was innocently sitting among a pile of torn wrapping paper and presents he had just opened.