Winning=Pool!

We are at a Regional Tournament. It was a 3.5 hour trip in cramped vans for our family and team. Thank you God for portable DVD players and the Nintendo DS! We weren't totally unscathed by a rash of "are we there yet??" but they did pretty good. Especially Claire. 

We went from a crowded van to a noisy gym. Not what you want to hear when your six and dreaming of swimming in a pool. The kicker...we had to win to be able to stay.

Claire and her friends (the assistant coach's children) were so cute. They would play and then say a prayer. "Look it's working!" they would declare at 10 minute intervals throughout the entire game.  Heaven only knows what the prayer was for, my guess swimming. Whatever they did, it did in fact, work. We WON! We're staying and Claire and her friends get to swim. 

It was so nice to see the team playing with smiles instead of frustration. Our next game is tonight at 8 p.m. Wish us luck...a few prayers couldn't hurt either. You can bet the kids will be praying about the pool. Whatever works, let's stick with that.