A couple of kids in Forest Lake, Minnesota used the family’s doorbell cam to send messages to their dad, Major Peter DeCrans, who was posted in the Middle East.

The mom bought a Ring Doorbell thinking it would be a good way for her husband to keep an eye on the house.

Ring knew they had gold with this family, so they featured them in a blog post.

Major DeCrans said, quote, “[It] made me feel like I was always home . . . being able to see my kids’ faces, what they were wearing, what my wife was wearing, seeing the neighbor kids coming to sell Girl Scout cookies and Christmas wreaths.”

Check out the video here.