Korbin is Finally here!!!

Mr. Korbin Crenshaw finally arrived on May 21 @ 3:45am! He was 6 pounds 11 oz and 18 inches long! He is the sweetest little thing ever! We are so thrilled and excited to have him join our family. He is truly a blessing in our lives and I cant believe we waited so long to experience this again. Although the wait has been nice...Here are some pics of the newest addition!

One of my favorites!!!

Chloe's first time seeing Korbin and she was a little hesitant at first...
But then she jumped right in and began loving her new little brother!
Me and my babies!

Daddy's first time holding Korbin!


Momma and Korbin

Here are a few pics of my family with Korbin~!
Caden (7) with Korbin

Megan (9)

Erin (14)

Janae (16)

And my Momma!

We are justing loving him up and cant believe that he is here! All this long wait was well worth it and we are just thrilled he came to join our family!

My Little 5 year old!

So I am doing this post for Chloe Bugs! She is getting so big. On sunday she wore her new dress I got her for her birthday and just looked so old...where has time gone! She's not a little baby anymore. And it is quite apparent! She has the sassiest attitude ever but the most tender heart at the same time! I am so excited for her to start kindergarten this year. It is going to be so good for her. She is so smart and such a social bug. I don't know what we would do without her in our family, she blesses us in so many ways! Here are some pics I took sunday of our little angel...at least some of the time!
WE LOVE YOU CHLOE!

Earth Day!

So I LOVE this earth and seeing how today is Earth day I decided to do a post on the most precious thing we have in this world...MOTHER EARTH!

Global warming is happening people...wake up and take a look around! Al Gores movie An Inconvenient Truth is AMAZING and scary all at the same time. I encourage all of you to watch it and see what you can do to save an preserve our earth that does so much for us!

On his webpage he writes:

GLOBAL WARMING IS:

Carbon dioxide and other gases warm the surface of the planet naturally by trapping solar heat in the atmosphere. This is a good thing because it keeps our planet habitable. However, by burning fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil and clearing forests we have dramatically increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere and temperatures are rising.
The vast majority of scientists agree that global warming is real, it’s already happening and that it is the result of our activities and not a natural occurrence. The evidence is overwhelming and undeniable. We’re already seeing changes. Glaciers are melting, plants and animals are being forced from their habitat, and the number of severe storms and droughts is increasing.

Here are some statistics that I found on Global Warming:

1.On average, eleven of the past twelve years (1995–2006) rank among the twelve warmest years on record since 1850, and the increase in average temperature is expected to accelerate in the coming decades.

2.In many western states, global warming is expected to contribute to a considerable reduction in average snowpack and earlier, more rapid spring snowmelt, which will lead to more wintertime flooding and decreased summertime water supply in major river basins

3.Global warming is causing sea levels around the world to rise at an unprecedented rate due to a combination of thermal expansion of the oceans and rapidly melting glaciers and polar ice caps. The average sea level is expected to rise 7–23 inches before the end of this century, and perhaps as much as 31 inches over that time if the rate of ice melt from Greenland and Antarctica increases as some models predict.

4.Global warming will contribute to more severe infestations and habitat damage from both native and exotic insect pests, including black vine weevil, gypsy moth, bagworm and mountain pine beetle. Drought-stricken plants are also more susceptible to diseases.

5. The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes has almost doubled in the last 30 years.

6.Malaria has spread to higher altitudes in places like the Colombian Andes, 7,000 feet above sea level

If global warming continues we can we can expect catastrophic consequences such as:

1.Deaths from global warming will double in just 25 years -- to 300,000 people a year.

2.Global sea levels could rise by more than 20 feet with the loss of shelf ice in Greenland and Antarctica, devastating coastal areas worldwide

3.Heat waves will be more frequent and more intense.

4.Droughts and wildfires will occur more often

5.The Arctic Ocean could be ice free in summer by 2050!!!!

6.More than a million species worldwide could be driven to extinction by 2050

IT IS AMAZING TO ME what we do that causes our earth so much harm. There are soooooo many things you can do in your daily life to help make the earth a better place for you and for your children. Here are some things you can do in your own life to BE A LITTLE MORE GREEN...I challange all of you my friends to choose AT LEAST TWO things and begin making this earth cleaner and healthier for all!

WAYS TO GO GREEN!

1. Change a light: Changing one light bulb in your house with a compact fluorescent bulb will save 150 pnds of carbon dioxide a year (all our bulbs are fluorescent)

2.Drive less...thats easy walk more, take a bus, carpool. For every mile you DONT drive you save 1 pnd of CD. (This one is hard and I am working on it!)

3.RECYCLE MORE: You can save 2,400 pnds of CD per year by recyling only 1/2 of your household waste! ( This one is easy guys...rinse out cans and bottle and put them in the recycle bin...takes 30 seconds)

4.Use less HOT water. It takes alot of energy to heat water, wash clothes on cold or warm water and save 500 pnds a year.

5.Cut down garbage by 10% and save 1,200 pnds a year.

6.Adjust your thermostat 2 DEG and save 2,000 pnds a year!(SUPER EASY!)

7.Plant a tree: In a trees lifetime it will obsorb 1 TON of cd!

8.Turn off electric devises when not being used. Unplug whatever is not being used. The toaster, the blender, the microwave, the computer, cell phone charger...all of these drain energy just by being pluged in and not used. By doing this can save thousands of pnds a year.

9.Turn off the water when you brush your teeth.

10.Use less paper towels and paper plates...your cutting down trees that we need to save the earth.( I am horrible at this one...paper is so much easier for me...yet horrible for the planet...working on this though. I use WAY less paper towels)

11. NO MORE PLASTIC BAGS OR PAPER. Buy the reusable bags. I got some at Costco...they are HUGE and they were 3 for $3.69! I bought 3 packages. And you want to know WHY this one is a biggie...let me tell ya! Plastic bags take 1,000 years to decompose in a land fill! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? And we throw away at least 100 billion bags a year! GET REUSABLE BAGS PLEASE!

12. NO MORE PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES...americans go through 1 billion plastic water bottles a week. 76% arent recycled!

13.STOP JUNK mail and pre aproved credit cards from comming to your house and cutting down trees go to:

dmachoice.org/mps

All these are reasonable and pretty simple to do! I LOVE THIS EARTH and I want it to stay around for a while!

Fire Station 7

So today Chloe had a feild trip to the Fire Station 7 here in Spokane. What an exciting trip. Chloe was really excited to go and see the fire truck and what they do. Especially since Brian used to fight fires...Wild Land, not city but kinda the same. And Brian

wanted to go really bad too so...we both went!

This is Chloes buddy Blaze. They are really good friends. Everyday after school we always hear about him!

This Chloe's teacher...Teacher Barbara and a few of the students. We split up into two groups since we have so many kids.

All the students were really excited when they found out that they got to sit in the drivers seat of the truck!Here is another of Chloe and Blaze...Chloe couldnt keep her hands off him...it is too funny!

Here is a picture of her whole class! They were so good and well behaved, I was really proud of them! Suprisingly Chloe was quite and listened really well, which as most of you know is really hard for her! It was fun to go with her and see her interact with the other students! Next...Kindergarten!

Easter Egg Hunt!

So this year we had an easter egg hunt at my parents house. We had 4 other families come along for the fun. We had 248 eggs some with candy some with money and some well....empty..hehehe! The kids had so much fun. We did two rounds, one with kids 8 and younger and one with the 8 and up. Chloe didn't quite know what to do with herself. She was really excited. Her best friend Tessa was there and they were glued at the hip. Chloe found 18 eggs in 5 mins...she got quite a few with candy and $8.00 and NO empty ones...she was too smart for that...she picked up a few empty ones...shook em and them threw them back down...my kind of gir...looking for the money ones! She also found the golden egg which is hidden the hardest (By Grandpa...the engineer...who thinks they need to work for the $) and it had $3 in it for the little ones and $5 for the older ones. Kids running around the back yard!

As you see in this photo my father is on the left and he is hiding the golden egg for the older kids INSIDE the old bee trap!!!! Yeah you have to take off the bottom and reach in to the filled jar of DEAD BEES! Real nice huh? Yeah he is creative alright! He also put some in the pool on boogie boards so they were floating and the kids had to use the broom to fetch them out! He thinks he is funny! Ok maybe he is!

So after a while Chloe, Tessa and Ella got bored hunting eggs and decided to go and jump on the trampoline, they thought that was much more fun!

Easter morning was slow as usual. With most of us being adults we dont care to open baskets or get up early so we slowly roll out of bed. We stayed the night at my parents house and my siblings woke up at 6 am and we running around upstairs....luckily Chloe slept till 7:30 she doesnt see the point in waking up early yet either! Thank HEAVENS! My father opted out of being there to open baskets this year...he was too tired and figured what was one missed year...PARTY POOPER! So we let him sleep while the kids excitedy opened their baskets. The are obssessed with these new Webkinz...have you heard of them? If not they are these stuffed animals that have a tag with an internet access number to this Webkinz website where you can play games based on the animal you have etc...pretty lame for $13 if you ask me but since my mom was getting my siblings one I knew Chloe would be sad if she didnt get one...so I gave in and got her the stupid Koala bear Webkinz...she loves it though and they have played with them everyday since they got them! In all, another good easter...and very nice to be able to spend it with my family!

AARR Matey!

So Chloes 5 birthday was on Saturday! I can't hardly believe that my little girl is 5!!! Time flys soooo fast. She decided she wanted a Pirate Party. It was incrediby fun. We had 10 little kids there and everyone had a GREAT time! We did a Tresure Hunt, a version of pin the tail on the donkey, a Plank for the kids to walk and we decorated Pirate Hats. Chloe wanted everyone to dress up as Pirates so we did and it was a fun costume party!!!! Here are a few pics from her party! Enjoy!

Chloe doing the pin the red X on the X on the map.

L to R: Clara, Tessa, Taylor, Chloe, Avery, Bryson and Lilly. Waiting for the other kids to finish walking the plank!

Tessa, Chloe and Avery.

The kids doing the Tresure Hunt!

Chloes cake!

Singing Happy Birthday to Clo!

The party was a blast and she really had fun. All the kids loved dressing up as Pirates and it was fun, fun, fun! Chloe just kept telling me how much fun she had and thank you for doing this for her! She is so sweet and I just love her so much. She is such a sweet heart and I feel so lucky to have her for a daughter. I appreciate everyday the chance to raise her and be a mommy to her! I LOVE YOU CHLOE!

Kindergarten here Chloe comes!

So...Registration for Kindergarten for Chloe is tomorrow! Yeah! Only she isnt current on here immunization! So what did we get to do today???? Go to the Health Department and get shots today! 4 to be EXACT! OH what a joy that was...I have been preparing Chloe since I found out Monday...But this morning when we discussed it for the last time before we went she started crying and I said

"Chloe that is enough, if you want to go to Kindergarten then buck up and get the shots."

She said " I dont care if I go to Kindergarten I'll stay at my New school (pre-school)"

"Chloe, you can't stay in pre school forever. You have to go to Kindergarten like a big girl!"

"No I don't want the stupid shots."

"I don't care you are getting the shots so you can go to school. Choe everyone has to get these shot to stay healthy."

"I am already healthy."

"Chloe get your shoes on and get in the car we are going to get your shots."

CRYING...CRYING...and CRYING!

So we get there and she is doing ok...then the nurse pulls out the needles and lays them on the table and Choe starts freeking out.

"I hate needles...I hate needles...I dont want the stupid shots."

"Chloe you can hate the stupid shots all you want but you are getting them."

The nurse says "Honey its ok to hate the shots. No one likes getting them but you have to, OK? Now dad (Yeah Brian had to go cuz I cant hold her down due to the belly) hold her on your lap and hold down her arms and put her legs inbetween yours."

Chloe just started FREAKING..."Dont hold me...let go of me"

The nurse says" Ok are you ready"

Chloe is SCREAMING "NO NO NO"

"Well too bad...and off she went to poke Clo with the 4 shots."

Chloe was screaming so loud I could hardly believe it. I have NEVER ever heard a child scream that loud. It was incredibly tramatic. I hope all of you dont have as much problems as we had. The funniest part was she cried for probay 5 mins after, while I was paying etc. We had told her before we got there that if she got the shots we could go to Target and she could pick out a any toy she wanted. She as we are leaving Brian says

"Chloe I am proud of you, you did such a good job and got your shots."

"No I didnt I freaked out and cried really hard."

We just busted up laughing...and I said "Ok you didnt do a good job, you were naughty and screamed but I am proud of you for getting the shots."

"Mom do I still get a toy?"

Ofcourse she got a toy...she deserved it...but I am dreading doing this again with Korbin...hopefully he wont be as big a baby as Chloe. She got a Hannah Montana barbie and has been playing with it all day!

Oh the joys of Children and Kindergarten! She is really excited about Kindergarten and we are excited for her to go! It is hard to belive that my baby is going to Kindergarten but she is! Life sure flys by!