Spokane, Preschool and a NEW due date!

Well we are finally in Spokane and it is cold as HECK! We are finally settling in and trying to make our smaller duplex work! It is ok...We are 5 mins away from my parents, across the street from the church building, and in a GREAT ward where we know 1/2 the people so...we will make it work! Unpacking is just as much fun as packing was. There are boxes everywhere and I dont want to do it anymore. So we cleaned up the upstairs and threw all the rest of the boxes in the basement and garage so...its a maze getting into bed but I just dont go down there if I dont have to!!! I'll get to the basement next week once I take a breather!

Other new our way is that I had a doctors apointment today and he pushed my due date back to JUNE 9! I was just arguing with him about it...AHHHH he said the baby is measuring small...which is STupID because Chloe measured small and I just have small babies! Oh well my arguing did nothing... he said I'm the doctor with the degree and I make the call...I wanted to CRY! Oh well...I guess really the baby will come when it wants and no due date will change that so...I'll deal!

Chloe just started Pre School this week and is really enjoying it! Her teacher said she is doing great and that this was very needed for her. That she thrived in that environment! So yeah...glad we could finally afford to get her in. That way in September when she starts Kindergarten she will hopefully do well!

Anywhoo thats about all the exciting news!

AM I SERIOUSLY LEAVING CALIFORNIA????

So the weather here the last few days has bee LOVELY! On saturday it was 75 deg...yeah 75! I could hardly believe it! It was so nice. We got to go outside and enjoy the sun...it was GREAT! We even got to go to my Grandfathers grave and clean it up a bit. Today the high is gonna be 70!!!! Yeah so we move on friday and the weather in Washington is horrible. In the 30's and 2 ft of snow! I AM CRAZY moving back there. I HATE the snow more than anything and i will still have to deal with it for another 2 mos in Washington! OH depression will set in! I am really sad to leave this nice weather but I know moving to Washington will be best for our family! So off we go!

OH PACKING PAKING AND MORE PACKING!

I OFFICIALLY HATE MOVING! This will be our 3 move in 6 mos. From Hawaii to Spokane, Spokane to Redding and now back to Spokane! I hate packing it is horrible. I really dont mind unpacking it the packing that is torture! My house is full of boxes and clutter and I can hardly stand it. I go to one room and feel OVERWHELMED...go to a different room and feel the same...so I go and sit on the couch and pout and whine that I can't get anything done and wanna throw it all away! Ok I dont want to throw it away...I LOVE ALL MY STUFF I just want it to magically get boxed on its own! Why does it have to be so hard? On top of it...we leave in 9 days to drive with two HUGE Budget rental trucks and my Outback towed behind one of the trucks and I am driving Brian's truck...AHHHH I hate his truck! It is a stinky work truck! Plus it is gonna be SNOWING THE WHOLE DRIVE. I am so stressed out due to that! I hate driving in the snow...it is scary. I am just totally not looking foreward to this move AT ALL!!!!!

The only thing I am looking foreward to is my Best friends Aubre and Kevin fly in on Wednesday to help us and we are gonna go to San Francisco for the day...to let off some stress before we PACK THE TRUCKS AND DRIVE 14 hrs! YIPPY!!!!

So we just ordered Chloe and Korbins Bedroom Bedding and they are sooooo cute!

The only difference is that Korbins crib is Black...it is all gonna look sooo cute together. I am having them share room even though we have 4 bedrooms our new place because 2 are upstairs and 2 downstairs and I dont feel comfortable having Chloe upstairs all by herself...so we all going in the basement and I will have a guest/office and a playroom upstairs! It will be nice! Now all I need to do is get Chloes bed painted black which I was supposed to do like...months ago...Just been lazy! But at least I have their cute bedding and it matches and will look so cute in their room!

Well enough slacking for me...I gotta get back to work! YEEHA!

So today I am so happy and SOOOO SAD!

First off I am sooooo happy today because I just found out today that I GOT INSURANCE!!!! YEAH! I am so excited and they are back dating it to 12/1/07 so they will cover all the visits I had while I was home and refund me! I am sooo happy I can hardly contain myself!

Then theres the sad news...Chloe has frickin HIVES all over her body. She is having a MASSIVE allergic reaction to something...we have NO IDEA what though. I am going crazy trying to figure out what caused it! I have already given her 4 doses of Benadryll and every 4 hours when the meds wear off it flares up again!!! She started getting it last night at about 8pm. Then she woke up in the middle of the night freaking out and it was so much worse. So gave her another dose. Then this morning she woke up again freaking out and gave her another dose...its making me crazy...it keeps going away and comming back worse everytime! I feel sooo bad for her because it itches so bad. It all over her legs, back, stomach, face, ears...down there and on her tush! Poor thing is just miserable. Here are some pics of the Hives!

Hopefully they go away soon for both our sakes!

Spokane Here we come!

So...we are moving back to Spokane Washington...in like 2-3 weeks. We are all about the quick spir of the moment moves. I am 95% positive that we are getting health insurance there and Brian can finish up his last Pilot license there. So off we go! Chloe is most excied...just because she gets to be with my family...she loves my brothers and sisters...they are like siblings to her. Plus...as Chloe says..."Grandma has a pool to swim in!" Yes that will be nice this summer. Plus I really really wanted my mom there when I deliver this baby so now she can forsure be there. We found a duplex that is ok...NOT NICE...which is hard going from our nice BIG house to a duplex...it is 200 sq ft smaller than our house so...not too bad. We had to drop our monthly income $600 a mos to qualify for the insurance so...we had to down size and save money. So our duplex is $375 cheaper than our house so...that helps with the pay cut. Hard but it will do for now...plus Brian is gonna Roof under the table a little bit for his friend to make up a little of that money! So we'll make do!

I am soooooo incredibly sad to be leaving California though...our house, the weather, and my grandma. But we have to do what we have to do. And there is nothing here for us anymore. Especially since the teacher at the school QUIT...yeah up and QUIT so we cant finish school here.....AHHHHHHHH...

At least we are blessed and I have to keep reminding myself that. We have a baby on the way, Brian is almost done with school, We are all Healthy, we have a roof over our head, we have money to survive...and many people dont have any of that!

So....were off...Not sure if I will post for a while since I will be packing and STRESSING OUT! YEEEEHA!

Snow...snow...and more snow!

So most of you know that we totally were stuck in Spokane Washington, due to the weather...snow storms!!!!! Here are a few pics we took outside Bend Oregon. The snow was packed 4-7 ft in some areas! It was amazing!

Also yesterday was Chloe's first day of Ballet...and what can I say...she was CHLOE! She was the center of attention, loud and silly. Her poor teacher had to keep telling her...Chloe if we talk too loud no one can hear what I am saying! She just kept chuckling that Chloe was the center of attention! She did do very good, in between her silly moments. When we go to the car she said..."Thanks Mom that was so much fun!" So...she has a few things to work on but she did good and she really enjoyed it!

Happy New Year!

Well as everyone know by now...we are having a boy! Baby Korbin Ellis Crenshaw. His middle name is Brian's Grandfathers middle name! We are using this for all he has done for our family. Made it possible for Brian to go to school DEBT FREE and paid our housing for the last 2 years almost! He was an amazing man and we though it would be nice to repay him a little! We are really excited and can hardly wait. We find out in 15 days if we qualify for a reduced state insurance in Washington. Please keep us in your prayers. If we end up qualifing then we will be moving back to Spokane till the baby is born. Brian can finish up his last license there and also go to the community college and get some buisness classes done so that he can open up his own helicopter pilot school! It wont be anytime REAL soon but that is our goal. So I am really hopeing that this insurance pans out!!!!

Christmas in Spokane was LOVELY with my family. The highlight of Christmas was when all the boys...My dad, Brian and my 3 brothers 19, 21, and 7 ALL got Nurf guns!!! Let just say darts were flying EVERYWHERE and us girls we the targets! It got pretty wild! They enjoyed playing and they chased eachother around the house for a good 3 hrs!!!!! BOYS WILL BE BOYS!!!!!We have really been having a good time!

We are still here though due to all the bad weather we have not been able to leave..since we drove! There has been the biggest storm in Northern California bigger than any in the last 10-20 years my grandma said. Even cars with chains can not get through. So until it clears up...we are STUCK IN WASHINGTON. It has been nice but we also have been here for 24 days now and are really ready to get home. My Grandma went and checked on our house and said that we had lost power and it is back on and that our fence had blown over...there has been 80 mile and hr winds the last 3 days. Luckly we are renting and wont have to pay for the fence!!!!!

Chloe is really enjoying the snow and has had a good time playing with my siblings in it!

This last picture is my FAVORITE! She is such a sweet heart and I am soooo thankful that she is part of our family! We really have had a good holiday season!

I hope everyone is well and happy!!! We miss you all!