When Jessica Carey drove more than three hours to Washington to see her grandmother, the elderly lady didn't realise she was in store for two surprises. As Jessica walked through the door, she revealed she had had a portrait of a younger Patty Lawing tattooed on her forearm. Patty's heartwarming reaction was captured on film by a relative, showing her overcome with emotion at the artwork. Jessica surprised her grandmother Patty Lawing with the tattoo and it was captured on camera . Jessica had her husband Aaron Carey create the stunningly accurate tattoo of Patty on her forearm based on a childhood portrait. It showed her grandmother as a young woman, with long red hair, wearing a smart blouse and jacket. And along with the inking, she had also brought her two children with her as an additional surprise. Jessica anticipated a priceless reaction so organised to begin filming as soon as she walked through the door. Jessica Carey had her husband Aaron Carey tattoo a childhood portrait of her grandmother on her arm . She said: 'I had driven up that morning with both my kids to surprise her with the visit as well as the tattoo. She lives about three and a half hours from me. 'The video started recording within minutes of walking in through the front door.' In the footage, Jessica hands her grandmother the original photograph of her when she was younger, before unveiling her uncanny inking to Patty. Patty immediately begins to shout 'oh my God' and is so overwhelmed by the gesture that she begins to shake and wave her arms. Other people in the background exclaim how beautiful the tattoo is before one person tells Jessica: 'You're going to give her an aneurysm!' The video was captured in February but the priceless reaction is only now emerging online . Although the video was captured in February, it has only just emerged online. Jessica shared the footage writing: 'Nana is one of my favourite people in the world. I had my husband tattoo a portrait of her on my forearm and then drove up the four hours to surprise her. 'Not only did I surprise her with a visit with my kids, but I also showed her how I chose to immortalise her. Her reaction is priceless.'
Jessica Carey had her grandmother's portrait tattooed on her forearm .
She then drove almost four hours to surprise her grandmother with it .
Her grandmother Patty Lawing's priceless reaction is captured on film .