…she is as are those who know and love her.

Pictures don’t do Carlee’s baptismal gown justice. It was amazing.

And for those of you know know Holly…it’s no surprise to you to hear that Carlee was accessorized.

….yes…even down to the shoes….

Dear God, Thank you for this baby girl. Amen

~MiMi

Fall is here! The air is getting crisp, the leaves are changing, it’s football season and on cooler nights I get to pull out my favorite leather jacket. Normally during this time of the year I find myself in a mixture of excited & exhaused. Focused & distracted. Creative. Driven. Torn. Tired. It’s fall….it’s “the busy season”. But this year the leaves are not the only thing changing as I look around at our life. This year….this fall…. I don’t have my camera hanging around my neck. I will admit to missing it…..a little bit….sometimes….. ok, I’ll be honest – I’m not missing it yet.

I got to see some friends from home this weekend. It was good – it was great. It was like a vitamin for my heart. As they were packing up to leave I was laying in the bed not helping and I as telling Renee about some of the internal struggles with family time -vs- work time that I have always struggled with. I was telling her about the emotional strain I would sometimes feel. I was telling her about the guilt. I was telling her that I’m feeling a release of that here. I was admitting to enjoying the time. Her response to my confession of sorts surprised me.

She said “Micki, I can see it. I can already see a change in you, I saw it immediately. I know when we get back everyone is gonna be asking ‘how are they doing?’ and I’m just gonna say….” then she got up off of the bed and walked to her suitcase to keep packing…she paused for a second and said “I’m gonna tell them…the Benoits are great. You do not need to worry about them.”.

So I guess I’m logging on tonight Blog to say – horray!!! It’s fall and the leaves are changing!! I look around and see the changes in nature, town & school. There are changes in the people we see daily, the routine of the day and the traffic (groan) patterns. I am also experiencing a change…. time. Time to breath, time to walk my dog, time to be still. Time to appreciate, even embrace the changes happening all around me.

So blog…there have been a lot of changes, but… no worries here Blog. Renee is right. The Benoits are doing great.

Happy Fall everyone!
~M & family