Sam's Firemen's Christmas Dinner

Last week our family went to the Peyton Firefighter's Christmas dinner at the fire station.

I had a few pictures already in another post, but here are a few more.

The firefighter's auxiliary ladies handed out gifts to each fireman.

 Here was a gift for Sam.

 Then the ladies had gifts for each other.

This lady, the chief pancake turning lady, received a new pancake turner!

 There were lots of kids there, and they all got to choose a stuffed animal.

 What fun!

 Then we were waiting for the technical problems to be resolved so slides from the last year could be shown.

Of course, we couldn't help wondering if we would see Sam in any of the pictures. We think we recognized him in one of the photos of the barn fire where he spent hours helping. 

And then when they had photos of each of the fire men, for sure we were waiting for Sam's photo,

which turned up finally, at the very last or next to last, since he's one of the most recent volunteers.

 After the meal and slides, tables were taken down and things put back to rights so the fire trucks and ambulance could be parked back inside the fire station. Here Sam is sweeping the floor.

 Meanwhile, the ladies auxiliary was talking to  me and my girls about what the ladies' auxiliary does to help the firemen and put on these dinners a few times a year, etc.

 Maybe the girls will find ways to help in the future.

For now we are proud of Sam and so enjoyed hearing the ladies telling us stories about him,

like how he was sitting way in the back of the ambulance on the way to his first real fire, but how he kept inching closer to the door as they got nearer, until, just as they arrived, he was right at the door

ready to  jump out!

"The hero in him was coming out!" they laughed.