MEDICAL LAKE -- On a day when most of their colleagues are off work, a small team of postal workers spent Friday canvassing Spokane, making sure last minute gifts made it to their destination in time for Christmas.

Between Thanksgiving and Christmas the U.S. Post Office delivers 16 Billion pieces of mail.

Most of that mail is delivered before the Christmas, but thanks to postal workers like Pete Grande, some pieces of mail are delivered on Christmas Day.

"I woke up at 3 a.m. and started at 5 a.m.," Grande said.

Grande delivered mail near Mount Spokane and Cheney today, but is was the package he delivered to a home in Medical Lake that was extra special

"I am just fortunate that I am here to bring a little something good to their lives," said Pete.

Grande rounded out his route by dropping off a package to Rhonda and B.J. Carpenter.

"We got a package from his sister in West Virginia,"said Rhonda.

B.J Carpenter is in the Air Force, he's deploying to an undisclosed location on Sunday. Rhonda is dreading it.

"Its very hard when he is not here," said Rhonda.

But Saturday's express mail delivery made this Christmas even more special.

"Mail on Christmas is amazing," said B.J.. "I figured she was sending something but I didn't figure it would be delivered on Christmas day."