Will's 9th Birthday

June 2, 1999, Crawford Long Hospital, Atlanta, Ga. "It's a Will." That's what I said to family and friends waiting outside the labor and delivery area at about 5:50pm. Tonight, nine years later, the three of us sat down for pizza about that same time, but in Whitefish, Montana, a long way from Peachtree Street, that's for sure.

We spent today in Glacier National Park. Our picnic plans didn't work out exactly as we'd planned as it started raining as soon as we arrived. The three of us huddled up in the very back of the Honda and made the best of it. After the rain stopped, we went for a long afternoon hike up to Avalanche Lake. (Will says that was the best part of the day, except for the pizza.) Amazing views of the creek and snow-covered mountains, just beginning to melt. We saw some mountain goats across the way and a deer walked right behind Will (see photo above.) Because they were still clearing snow and repairing roads, we couldn't drive the length of Going to the Sun Highway. One day we'll make it back, maybe even going to the that connects to it. On Tuesday we leave for Idaho and then Mercer Island.