Thomas is a widowed man, struggling to find ways to make his young daughter Sylvie happy. Sylvie's mother died during childbirth and she desperately wants a mom of her own. Thomas denies his own desire for female companionship, believing that if he pursues another woman he would be disrespecting the memory of his beloved Maddy.
But Sylvie has other plans...She believes that her new teacher would be the perfect mother...and wife for her father Thomas. When the two finally meet during the school's Christmas celebration, they discover that Sylvie just may have everyone's best interest at heart.