<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4St21l_0vZldy5d00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4St21l_0vZldy5d00" width="980" height="653" ><figcaption>Rob Carroll</figcaption></figure><p>If this is any indication of what kind of grandpa this dad will be, this baby is going to be getting a great one.</p><p>A TikToker's video showing what happened after she told her parents she's expecting went viral thanks to her father's one-of-a-kind gift.</p><h2>Dad Flies Across The Country</h2><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@makenzieewalters?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc">Makenzie Walters</a> had been keeping a secret from her family until she was finally able to see her parents in person. After nearly a month of waiting, Makenzie and her husband were able to fly from the west coast back to the Philadelphia area to drop some news.</p><p>They told Makenzie's mom and dad they were going to be grandparents.</p><p>The trip was certainly memorable for the couple, but it also got her dad thinking. The art teacher wanted to do something special for his future grandchild.</p><p>Weeks later, he was making his own cross-country trip to help his daughter and her husband decorate the nursery. This bedroom, however, was getting a one-of-a-kind piece of art done on the spot by "Poppop."</p><p>In the coming days, Makenzie's dad painstakingly spent 90 hours drawing and painting a mural that spanned the entire wall in the nursery.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3JVgDw_0vZldy5d00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3JVgDw_0vZldy5d00" width="1600" height="1067" ><figcaption>makenzieewalters via TikTok</figcaption></figure><p>"Tell me you have the best dad without telling me you have the best dad," Mackenzie wrote on <a href="https://thefw.com/tags/tiktok/">TikTok</a>.</p><p>A video showing the progress of her dad's mural has gone viral with more than 13 million views.</p><p>Dad wrapped up this round of work on the mural. Makenzie says he is going to head back out for round 2 in October.</p><h2>If The Mural Didn't Make You Cry, Wait Until You See The Pregnancy Reveal</h2><p>TikTok has fallen in love with Makenzie's dad. She has since posted follow-up videos showing her dad's quirky personality and his talent.</p><p>The expecting mom also decided to share a video of the moment she revealed to her parents that she was pregnant. The first comment on the video sums it up best:</p><p>"Okay now I'm invested and bawling on the couch."</p><p>"He's everyone's dad and poppop now," Mackenzie shared. "Overwhelmed with the kindness you've shown towards my (our) dad and his artwork... No one deserves it more than him."</p><h2>LOOK: Baby names that are illegal around the world</h2><p><a href="https://stacker.com/">Stacker</a> scoured hundreds of baby name databases and news releases to curate a list of baby names that are illegal somewhere in the world, along with explanations for why they’re banned.</p><h2>LOOKS: Things you'd likely see in an awesomely '80s garage</h2><p>From scandalous bikini calendars to your dad's AMC Gremlin, '80s garages were a treasure trove of adventure, good fun, and sometimes downright danger.</p></div></body>

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Grandpa’s Viral Baby Nursery Mural Has Internet in Tears

If this is any indication of what kind of grandpa this dad will be, this baby is going to be getting a great one. A TikToker's video showing what happened after she told her parents she's expecting went viral thanks to her father's one-of-a-kind gift. Dad Flies Across The Country.