An Oregon man severely burned in an August garage fire returned home to Oregon Monday—just in time for Christmas.

With the aid of a walker and some help from friends and family, Thomas Jones, 25, climbed up the stairs at his parent's home on S. Fifth Street as his mom smiled and his dog eagerly watched from inside, his tail wagging furiously.

When asked for a quick photo for the local newspaper, Thomas, a volunteer fireman, said "sure" and then posed with fiancé, Chelsy Janssen and other family members on the home's back porch.