I had to get up to drive Ryanne to seminary.  Sometimes, when Wes is going to our building, he will drive her,  but most days he is off to seminary in Redlands, Colton, Crestline, etc.  When he goes to other seminaries, he leaves earlier than Ryanne needs to, so I drive her.  Today Wes was up and just about to leave when my alarm went off (5:30).  It must have played loudly for several minutes.  I didn't wake up. 
Wes shook me awake and said, "Can't you hear that?" 
"Nope!  I was just dreaming of some far off music playing . . ."  That clock radio wasn't about to register as a signal to wake up!

I don't mind driving Ryanne, especially if I've slept well--which actually does happen some nights, like last night.  I find that on the way to seminary Ryanne is likely to have a great "chatter-moment" and tell me things I otherwise would never hear.  It's nice to have 10 minutes of her time to myself.  She does amaze me--she gets herself up at 5am every morning all on her own and is always reading to go on time.  She goes to seminary because she likes it and that makes me happy!

Later this afternoon I am off to one of Ryanne's water polo games.  She has always loved to swim and now she loves it even more.  Today is her second game on the JV team.  The first game was pretty funny because none of the JV girls from either team knew all the rules and the refs were constantly hollering and directing them as the girls  swam in all directions. 



Ryanne grabs for the ball as the opposing team swarms her. 
 Her green cap has slipped bakwards and is about to fall off.
 



Now she's got it and is ready to pass--
Hurry!

She is # 16--yup, wiping water out of her nose!
This is right at the start of the game--they are
 going to sprint for the ball when the ref drops it.

 

 

What a great face!

Got it--ready to pass again!

 

 Ryanne plays at 4pm, when the sun is starting its trip downward.  It gets dark by the time the game is over and watching those girls sit out on the bench in their swimsuits makes me cringe! It is cold (for SoCal--about 50 degrees) and usually windy.  Why do they play water polo in the winter???  Oh well, they love it enough that they don't complain. 



We are sooo cold!
The girls didn't have their team swimsuits yet.
Maybe they'll match next time!

Guess what Ryanne's favorite Christmas present was?

A water polo ball from her Aunt Christy!