Time for a breif update

Hello Again,
Just thought I pos an update on life in the Camping household. Things here are going well. I (Marion) had my gall bladder out 13 days ago and am doing well. It was a one hour laproscopic out-patient surgery and went smoothly. I am finally alost back to normal now- except I am not yet exercising again and think I better just hold off til I go for my post-op appt on Monday to get the all clear from the surgeon, just to be safe. I will soon be starting to work one day a week, or more like a half day. My mum will be watching Mckayla while I work. Getting all the paperwork done and license and registrations and provider info is all taking a lot longer than I had hoped for- but it will happen eventually.

Mckayla is doing well- busy as ever and noisey as ever too! She loves to just run around and always wants to play and dance. She continues to adore our dogs Hailey and Cindal. And she always notices if one of them is not in the room. She will actually now call for one of the dogs - she will yell "Hay eee" . So cute to hear her little voice ring out!! She also loves to be outside- whether its in the stroller on a walk, running around in the front yard or exploring the backyard with Mommy or Daddy and the dogs. she even asks o go outside now. She continues to be a picky eater and not eat much but she is very very healthy- just little.

We have started going on ore walks recently. Mckayla loves them and I am starting to find I really love it too. Our new (old) neighborhood is a great place. The neighboprs actually say hi to each other- as opposed to when I say high and 1/2 the people will ignore you and urn their back toward you and act like they didn't hear you. The people around here are so friendly- the other day we spoke to 6 neighbors on our short walk!! I am starting to re-experience what a neighborhood really is!! I just love it!!! We are so much happier in this neighborhood and so glad we moved!!

Anyway I better go to bed as its getting late. Goodnight friends!!!

Hello again!!

Hello again! I know its been awhile. But things have been so very busy. Mckaya is a very busy little girl, going through that stage where she is trying to challenge Mommy and Daddy a lot right now- but it really isn't that bad though. She has such a sweet personality and is always making us laugh too! She is saying more and more words. Her newest phrase is "Oh no!" and sh even uses it appropriately.

We are continuing to settle into our new (old) house but its taking time as we have not had much time to unpack boxes and as it is there is still a lot of my mum's stuff here that she has not gotten a chance to move out yet. we really like living here and are so glad we made the move. Mckayla has a new found love of playing outside. we never really played outside at our old house (I didn't feel very safe outside in the front yard with her and our backyard was just dirt. Here I feel much safer and we can play both in the backyard and the front yard. She LOVES it!! Our biggest challenge with Mckayla continues to be getting her to eat enough food and more variety. She is very healthy but is still quite small for her age. There is nothing wrong with her physically, but she sure is opinionated about food!

I will be starting work 5hrs a week in a couple weeks. I will be contracting my work to a clinic in North Scottsdale. I will be working on my mum's day off, so she can watch Mckayla. I feel much better about this than sending her to a daycare.

I just had surgery yesterday to have my gall-bladder removed. It was done laproscopically and was an out-patient surgery. I am doing well but just resting at home. I am actually feeling much better than I thought I would. Things are going smoothly.

Anyway thats about all our news right now. I hope everyone is doing well!!!

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A Christmas Season Hello

Hi Everyone- Just wanted to stop by and put in an update. Things are going very well. We have settled into our new (old) house and are loving it here. Its such a nice house and a very nice neighborhood. Its just feels so safe and the neighbors are all quite friendly. What helps I think is that I already knew our next door neighbors on both sides, since my mum has been living here prior to us and I grew up in this house. I feel comfortable here taking Layla out in the front yard to play.....I never would have done that in our old neighborhood. Its so nice being closer to James' work and our church. James actually comes home most days for lunch which is so nice!

I am going to be starting to work 5hrs a week, doing occupational therapy again. I hage signed on to work in a clinic in North Scottsdale but have not started working yet. Still getting things finalized. I think it will be good to be back working, but I am glad I can work just 5hrs a week. Mym mum will be watching Mckayla on her day off.

Mckayla continues to be a busy little girl. She is walking well now and just loves to walk around and get into things. She has such a sweet personality and is always making James and I laugh. Mckayla and I started attenind a MOPS program at my church. Its Mothers of Preschoolers but the kids can actually be anywhere from newborn to 5yrs old. The moms listen to guest speakers, do crafts and socialize while the kids have a program of their own called Moppets. Mckayla seems to do well in the 1yr old room and she seems to enjoy interacting with the other kids. She just loves other kids.

We are looking forward to Christmas, our favorite holiday. We will see James' parents and siblings, my mum, and my Dad and step-family. James' brother and sister in law, and his sister are all coming in from out of town for Christmas. It will be so njice to see them. They live out of state and we have not seen any of them since August.

James has a week off between Christmas and New year's so we are looking forward to having some time just to relax at home as a family.

Anyway thats our news for now. I hope you are all well.

Been Awhile

Its been awhile. Life has been busy but really good. We have now moved to Tempe. We are living in the house I grew up in and very happy here. We like the house a lot and really like the neighborhood. James even comes home for lunch msot days which is nice for all of us. Layla enjoys seeing Daddy but hates it whn he leaves again after only being home for a little. The dogs have adjusted to their new home and are settling in quite well. They now have a nice backyard to run around in- though they seem to spend more time inside than out still.

Layla is growing so much and its so fun to watch her personality develop more and more. She is such a character and has such a sweet personality. We are so blessed to be her parents! She is walking quite well now and is very busy exploring everything. She loves to go outside and play.....now that we have a nice and safe front yard and neighborhood to exploreAnd Layla loves to go in the pool.

I have just signed a contract to work 5 hours a week in a therapy clinic in scottsdale and am looking forward to starting soon.....once we get 5 kiddos on my caseload. I am excited to go back to work but to be able to do very part time so I can be home most of the time with Mckayla. My mum will be watching her when I work. I am so glad I do not have to take her to daycare.

Anyway Mckayla has just woken up from her nap and wants some attention so I better go. Will try to post more often- we are just so busy!

We've moved!!

Just wanted to check in as its been awhile. Life has been crazy but good. we have just moved bak to Tempe and are so happy about the move. We are a bit stressed and busy but once we get unpacked and settled I am sure the stress will resolve for the most part. Mckayla is adjusting well to the move and Hailey and Cindal are doing ok, although I think the are bugging our new dog Zephyr. well as some of you may know- he is not actually a nw dog- he s the dog Mum got me in hgihschool but my mum left him to stay with us when we moved. She moved out of her house , leaving Zephyr and we moved in. So our dogs and Zephyr are having to adjust to each other. But its actually going better than we expected it to.



Unfortunately we have discovered we have roof rats. we have had an exterminator out and in the past day we caught two in the traps in the attic. We will be doing some yard work and little fix-it projects to attempt to stop any more rats from making their home in our garage or attic. st nieve and actually am notany

I have not yet returned to work but have three more interviews coming up and have already had a job offer. However I want to go for the rest of the interviews before making any decisions. When I return to work it will just be for 5 or 6 hours on wednesdays when my mu is available to babysit Mckayla. James is still working at Stantec and is now enjoying living so close to work. It takes him about 10-15mins depending on traffic as opposed to the 45 or so mins it used to take. He has even been home for lunch the last three days!! I am much happier in this neighborhood and have even taken Mckayla out on walks just the two of us- which I never would have done in our old neighborhood. I jst feel safer here. Dont know if its just that I am more comfortable because I grew up in this neighborhood or if I am just nieve and am actually no more safe than in our old neighborhood.

anyway I better go join my husband who is sound asleep snoring!!