it didn't go as planned

Sam was sick, tired and crabby which made the normally quick and easy five hour drive to Bloomington, IL a nightmare. She cried because she was over tired but refused to sleep for the whole drive. We got to Bloomington Friday night and had a great dinner but Sam went to bed really early because she didn't nap and did not get to spend much time with her grandparents.
Chris was super excited to play golf on Saturday with his dad but with mid-thirty degree temps, lots of clouds and rain in the forecast golf did not get to happen. Instead of golf we decided to go to the Children's Discovery Museum which was really cool. None of us had ever been before and it was so neat to see it. Of course I did not remember a camera, so there are no pictures of Sam playing in the pretend kitchen, riding a tractor or climbing through a tunnel pretending to be a worm. But most of it was not appropriate for Sam yet and after a little while she fell and bit her lip; she was done. We got her home, had lunch and then she went to bed. But the nap did not last that long and she woke up super fussy. We had dinner that night at an awesome restuarant called Destihl and it actually went pretty well until Sam threw up all over herself, me and the floor. Awesome. And then it snowed! Oh yes, we went south expecting warmer, spring like temperatures and it rained and then snowed the whole time we were there! Sam cried almost the whole way home on Sunday and managed to cough so hard that she threw up all over herself and her blankie.
Needless to say the trip did not go as well as we had planned. I was so excited to head south because the Enlunds have this beautiful big backyard where Polly and their dog love to run and play ball. I was looking forward to watching Sam watch the dogs run and play. I was looking forward to playing outside with Sam for the first time now that she can walk around. And I am so mad at myself for not having the camera out taking photos at the museum or of anything AT ALL from the weekend.
Even though it wasn't as we had thought it was still a great visit with Chris's parents and so much fun to watch them play with Sam, talk to her, and watch her walk around. She grows and changes so fast that we cherish every chance we get to have her see family.