The best laid plans . . .

This morning began bright and early.  We had breakfast at the hotel and then headed to Carl and Jeanette's.  Meg was to spend the day with them while we took the boys to the BMW Classic Golf Championships an hour or so away.  Meg had bought two different types of fleece and planned to make a blanket with Jeanette.  Carl said that he would meet us in Oakbrook when the tournament was over, so we could head out from there.

It seemed that we had planned for everything.  We ordered the tickets early, brought clothes for cool weather, started out early, and even had umbrellas just in case.  The just in case is exactly what happened.  It rained all the way to the golf course, but we were hopeful as they never called for thunderstorms.  It was muddy when we parked, but according to the website and live updates, golfers were on the course and several were almost finished with their early morning rounds.

Our hopes were quickly dashed as we walked to the bus pick up area.  A volunteer informed us that play was suspended and the course was closed.  We could stand in the rain or wait in our cars, but the earliest they would start again would be in an hour.  We discussed it and decided that the best decision would be to return to DeKalb and wait and see what would happen.

Doug called his Dad to let him know that our plans had changed, and he said he'd cook more pork chops.  Thus, we made it back for lunch and to see Meg's completed blanket.  It looked great - purple with butterflies on one side and pink on the other.  We read on Twitter that the tournament was to start again at 1:30, but the boys decided that hanging out at Grandma and Grandpa's was much more fun.  So, we ate lunch, visited, watched "The Princess and the Frog" on one level and the Bears vs. the Vikings on the other.  Several games of pool were played and the three Heinisch children were measured on the wall chart as they are each visit.  Each had grown with the highlight being that Cal finally has topped Doug!!!

Thus, when we left everyone was in a great mood.  Although the golf tournament did resume, it was quickly postponed again and eventually suspended for the day.  We were sad that we didn't get to see many of our favorite players, but we were also very happy that our alternate plans were equally as fun.  A great visit, wonderful memories and to top it off  - a bear victory!!