snow

It snowed this morning.  My kids were so excited and loved it.  I really hate it.... I am not a fan of the cold weather.  Why I live in a place that only has four nice months out of the whole year is still beyond me.  This morning as we were driving to the gym Adison was just amazed with all the snow on every one's  yards.  She would point to one house and get really excited and say, "WOW"  and then the next house would be, "ohhhh" and it was like that again and again all the way there and back home.  It was so cute and I started to think about all the fun things she is going to experience for the first second time... but the first time she will be able to react and enjoy it.  She is such a happy little girl and has so much character and just keeps me going and makes me a happier person.  (she also does the same for all my girls.  They all lover and adore her so much)
another little funny story.  Alexis came home from school today and said, "I did really bad on a test, so I need to redo it.  But you will be happy because I didn't get a F-.  I got a F plus...."  then she later told me that no one passed the test really and that is why they all got to do it again.....  I still can not believe some of the things that they are having kids do as 5th grades.  It is really impressive that my little girl is smart enough to do it, and she really is doing very well this year.  This test was just a brand new thing the teacher had not even gone over with them yet. 
I am really grateful that I have kids that are so excited about school and are doing so well.  Brytlee is doing really well in school and is starting to sound out words and she loves to write down words on everything.  It will keep her busy for hours and hours if you just give her a tablet and a pencil.  She has loved school and has been so excited to go until the other day. 
We had a really big problem with the bus that they have been riding.  There are a lot of older kids that swear like sailors, and think it is fun to bully the little kids and teach them to swear and do bad things.  My kids had told me that a boy had brought a knife on the bus twice and I didn't think it could be true so I didn't even do anything about it.  Then when I heard another group of kids talking about it and parents I lost it.  I called the school and they had no clue that it had happened.  I pulled the kids off of the bus and started driving them to school.  (and that is what made Brytlee not want to go to school as much)
I had written a note to Brytlee's teacher telling her that she was going to be picked up from school from now on.  I guess she didn't read it very well and just thought it was a note for one day.  When I arrived at school to pick up the girls I had to wait for 5 minutes and then Brytlee came out crying with her teacher.  I guess her teacher tried to make her get on the bus and she kept telling her that she wasn't suppose to and it scared her really bad.  So now every day before school she gets really nervous and tells me her tummy hurts and that she needs to stay home.  When I make her go.... she insists that I go and tell her teacher that she is not riding the bus.  She will get over it... but it makes me feel so bad to see her scared and nervous.  It really broke my heart to see her crying the one day after school.  When she cries she tries to hide it and makes the saddest face. 
I am so in love with my girls and I am really proud of the girls that they are.  They have all come to me and told me the things that have been going on on the bus that were wrong, and they knew they were wrong.   I am proud of my girls and think they are just wonderful!