John's last "World of Work"...

John has gone to the kindergarten for everyone of our kids and has done World of Work where he goes as a volunteer firefighter! He talks to all of the kindergartners in the morning and has been always been invited to go back to talk to the afternoon session too! He does an awesome job and the kids love seeing all the equipment and especially the truck! I went with him this year and as we were driving over in the fire engine I asked him if he knew what today was...he said, "the last time I'll have to do World of Work"! I thought it was funny he was thinkin' about that too, but we do that alot ~ be thinking of the same things at the same time ~ and for him it was a relief, for me another reminder of how fast they are growing up!!! But we got there and everyone got seated and Hal was able to introduce her dad ~ John Russell and he's a volunteer firefighter!!!!He shows them how the fire hose squirts the water and then he turns on the sirens and the kids all squeal and cover their ears!! We had coloring books, pencils, and hats for them to take home!! We love our daddy and are so proud of him!! While we were waiting to go and do the afternoon session we met the boys at Mick's for lunch... I have to thank John for going and doing things like this!! Ya think he sees the paper in the kids back packs and eagerly signs himself up? No way!! I sign him up for things like this all the time and he goes and does them ~ with a little complaining on the side but once we get there he usually ends saying that it wasn't too bad!!! And if I throw in a cheeseburger and fries and a couple of kisses he's pretty forgiving!! So thankful for...1) John and putting up with all my "volunteering" him 2) Halle, when she looks at her daddy...whether it's at World of Work or when he goes into her classroom to help, or even when he comes home from work, her eyes light up, her loves her daddy 3) the great dad that John is, he gives up so much for his family