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Grandfather Purchases Bus To Take His 10 Grandchildren To School
A Oregon grand- father wanted to do something extra special for his grandchildren last Christmas.
“Every year, we make a big deal and every week coming into Christmas, advent, every week we give them a gift,’ Doug Hayes, who is a grandfather to 10 grandchildren acc ording to
WTHR. A family member recorded a video of Hayes showing his grandchildren their gift. In the video you can see the surprise of their face as they ask “Is that
it? You got a bus!”
Hayes purchased the bus so he can
drive the kids to school every morning.
“I thought, ‘gee whiz, maybe there’s some way that I can give them a memory
that will last all their life,'” Hayes said.
The kids attend small Christian school that does- n’t have school buses, so when
they saw him drive up in one, they were pretty excited.
“It was a big sur- prise,” one grand- kid explained.
“I was really stunned. I never expected him to buy a bus,” Hayes’ grandson Christian Hayes said.
The bus is named
“Grandfather Express.” The kids cannot wait to hop on board for their first ride to school in January.
“I think my friends are all gonna be stunned,” Christian
said. Hayes hopes his gift will create memories they will never forget.
“Well, there is a sense of pride and excitement, I thought, ‘Who does this? This is crazy,’” Hayes said. “So, we’re so excited about it, and it’s some- thing that we are hopeful they’ll carry into their lives.”
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