Michael as a watch D.O.G.

Michael spent the day at the elementary school after strong urgings from me a while back. The WatchD.O.G.S. program has been in our school just a few months, and it allows more of a man's presence around the school (read the link for more info). The boys were THRILLED to have their daddy there for the day. Michael had to take the day off from work (oh those precious days), but I think he had a good time, too. Here they are on the morning news at school, Matthew and Tyler were quite excited to be on TV:)(a one minute video of them on tv)

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It was hard for Alyssa and I to walk away from them in the morning (she cried, so so we watched Strawberry Shortcake first thing at home). Michael got to spend about an hour in each of their classes, go to lunch and recess with them, and strolled the campus getting to know what happens there. I really wanted him to go partially for selfish reasons. So he can "get" a bit of why I spend my time up there at least once a week. To understand the school and how it operates, so all of his information doesn't just come from me. I wanted him to have first hand experience. And then of course because I knew he'd have fun, and it meant SO much to the boys to show off their daddy and play games with him at recess, etc.

Of course it brought happiness to my soul to hear all their stories at the end of the day, that Michael got to know their classmates, the teachers, the principal, the cool front office lady that knows my name and asks about my family. It's kinda like him getting to know my co-workers...sounds weird, but true. He isn't able to come to things during the day, its just the kinda job he has, so I was happy he got to better understand "our world."