This is the heartwarming moment a three-year-old boy in a wheelchair flew a kite for the first time.
In the uplifting footage, James Parisi can be heard joyously saying, 'I'm doing it,' as he holds on to his space-shuttle-themed kite and it floats in the air behind him.
James, who was diagnosed with a rare form of Congenital Muscular Dystrophy when he was five months old, loves the book Go Fly A Kite, Charlie Brown.
This is the heartwarming moment a three-year-old boy in a wheelchair flies a kite for the first time at Krull Park, Olcott, New York, with his sisters Caroline and Lucy
In the uplifting footage, James Parisi can be heard joyously saying, 'I'm doing it,' as he holds on to his space-shuttle-themed kite and it floats in the air behind him
James' grandparents – who can be seen helping him in the video – purchased their grandson a kite
The moment took place on August 7, at Krull Park, Olcott, New York, and James' grandparents – who can be seen helping him in the video – purchased their grandson a kite.
After watching A Peanuts Movie and reading the book Go Fly A Kite, Charlie Brown James wanted to try kite-flying himself.
The family picked a perfect day to head outside, with the sun shining and the wind swirling.
Initially, James struggles to get the kite off the ground, trying time and again to get it airborne.
Then, as the kite took off, James' identical twin sisters, Caroline and Lucy, aged two, chase the space shuttle through the field as their older brother drives his wheelchair forwards, amazed at what was happening.
James lacks a certain protein that would normally
