After nearly a year apart, these Tuckerton, New Jersey grandparents get the sweetest surprise from their family who haven't seen them for nearly a year on January 16.

Christine and Kevin decided the moment to finally visit their beloved grandparents was upon them. They shut down the shop for two weeks in order to quarantine for enough time to safely meet their grandparents and proceeded to get a covid test before heading over to their grandparent’s house 2 hours away.

Before arriving at the residence and sneaking in their aunt Maria, who was in on the surprise, made sure their grandparents, Carl and Roseanne, were out of the house. Once inside, the siblings couldn’t resist reheating some of Roseanne’s lasagna before sneaking under the covers and waiting for Maria and their grandparents to return. Carl and Roseanne, who have been married for 65 years, were overcome with joy when they finally met their grandchildren.

"After they came inside my aunt had lured them into the bedroom in distress acting like the bed was messed up and well.... the rest is to be seen! Seeing them was the best thing that happened to us in a long time. It makes my family ecstatic that we can bring some happiness and passionate emotion to people especially in a time that is surrounded by unfortunate negativity," Kevin said.

Heartwarming footage has captured the moment Kevin and Christine Modica surprised their grandparents with a visit after 213 days apart. The siblings, who run a barbershop in New Jersey, have been forced to stay away from their grandparents since they reopened their business on June 23rd of 2020. Though they made sure to visit their grandparents just before reopening, responsibly following social distancing protocols afterwards was especially difficult for the siblings who are of Italian descent and describe family as everything.

In January of this year Christine and Kevin decided the moment to finally visit their beloved grandparents was upon them. They shut down the shop for two weeks in order to quarantine for enough time to safely meet their grandparents, and proceeded to get a covid test before heading over to their grandparent’s house 2 hours away.

Before arriving at the residence and sneaking in their aunt Maria, who was in on the surprise, made sure Carl and Roseanne (grandparents) were out of the house. Once inside, the siblings couldn’t resist reheating some of Roseanne’s lasagna before sneaking under the covers and waiting for Maria and their grandparents to return. Carl and Roseanne, who have been married for 65 years, were overcome with joy when they finally met their grandchildren.

Speaking about the video Kevin said: We had reopened our Barbershop on June 23rd and with that in mind we had to make sure we saw our Grandparents before we exposed ourselves to the public with obvious concerns of potentially contracting covid and bringing it to our loved ones.

Fast Forward to January. With the hectic work schedule and holidays passing, my sister and I figured it would be a good opportunity to close the first two weeks of January to avoid contact with people who gathered for the holidays, take a break, and MOST importantly quarantine ourselves long enough to be able to see our beloved grandparents!

That morning my Grandpa, Carl, had a doctor’s appointment, so my Aunt, Maria, and Grandma, Roseanne, had left to attend the appointment. My aunt was in on it and had asked the neighbors if we could park in their driveway so we could sneak into the house to surprise them.

After they came inside my Aunt had lured them into the bedroom in distress acting like the bed was messed up and well.... the rest is to be seen on Video! Seeing them was the best thing that happened to us in a long time. It makes my family ecstatic that we can bring some happiness and passionate emotion to people especially in a time that is surrounded by unfortunate negativity.