Grandfather buys a yellow school bus for his 10 grandchildren so he can take them to school every morning
- Doug Hayes surprised his 10 grandkids with a yellow school bus for Christmas
- Bus has words ‘Grandfather Express’ written across the side and it has seatbelts
- Hayes came up with idea because five of his grandkids attend Paideia Classical Christian School, a small private school that isn’t big enough to have buses’
- He has plans to pick up the children each morning and take them to school before dropping the bus off at his house and taking his car to work
A grandfather in Oregon purchased his family an unexpected Christmas gift: a yellow school bus.
Doug Hayes surprised his 10 grandchildren with the bus that has the words ‘Grandfather Express’ written across the side on Wednesday at his home in Gladstone.
Hayes revealed to KSBW why he thought purchasing the bus would be a good idea for the little ones.
Doug Hayes, of Oregon, purchased his 10 grandchildren (all pictured) a yellow school bus that has the words ‘Grandfather Express’ written across the side for Christmas
Hayes surprised his grandchildren with the bus that has the words ‘Grandfather Express’ (pictured) written across the side on Wednesday at his home in Gladstone
‘The kids have always said, “Gee whiz, I like our school, but we would like to be able to have a school bus,”‘ he said.
According to Hayes, five of his grandchildren attend Paideia Classical Christian School, a small private school that isn’t big enough to have its own buses, which means their parents have to take them to school each day.
The other five grandchildren aren’t school-age yet.
Hayes told the station that the children live within about a 20-minute drive from his house.
From there, the school is only about 2 to 3 miles away.
He has plans to pick up the children each morning and take them to school before dropping the bus off at his house and taking his car to work.
Hayes credited his wife, Amy, for helping him come up with the idea a few months ago
The bus they found is predecorated for the children with magnetic letters and numbers on the ceiling
Hayes plans to start his new bus route once the children go back to school after the holiday season
Hayes credited his wife, Amy, for helping him come up with the idea a few months ago.
The bus they found is predecorated for the children with magnetic letters and numbers on the ceiling.
He told KSBW that he then had seatbelts added to all of the seats.
Hayes plans to start his new bus route once the children go back to school after the holiday season.