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After a 5-year-old girl came home sad because her grandparents couldn't attend a lunch at her school, her parents knew they had to come up with a solution

Mel Fernandes, a 29-year-old mom of two, tells PEOPLE that she and her husband Brian Fernandes, 30, were "really determined" to make their daughter "feel special and included," despite her grandparents being thousands of miles away

The proud parents decided to dress up as their daughter's grandparents, resulting in a memory that will last forever

A 5-year-old girl was sad that her long-distance grandparents couldn't come to a special lunch at her school, so her parents came up with the perfect solution and created a memory that will last forever.

When Mel Fernandes saw her daughter Penelope, whom she affectionately call

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