Please advise. I have the following situation.
I am Russian, married Canadian guy for more than 10 years (together we are for 16 years). Have kids together - 9 and 3 years old (with Canadian citizenship). All this time husband was working in Moscow and I never applied for PR (was not interested). In the same moment we were coming to Canada in 2000, 2005,2006,2008,2012 to visit my parents in law. Each time I was receiving tourist visa. 1,5 years ago I received again multiple tourist visa, used it last summer and again came with it this summer.
But in April rather suddenly husband decided to leave his job and we decided to try to live in Canada for a while and moved to Canada in July. So I had no time to apply for PR from outside Canada before we moved in (husband and children with their Canadian passports and me with my tourist visa). So everything was ok, I became pregnant again, we decided that we are happy in Canada and decided to stay here longer, and now 180 days of my possible stay are almost over. So we need to apply for my PR. But while I am waiting for PR -will I be illegal? Or I should apply in the same moment for prolongation of my tourist visa? In order I have some base why I am staying in Canada? There is small problem(or benefit) that in several days we are leaving for Hawaii and returning at 26th of Dec. From one side my visit to USA should make Canadians to count 180 days again from zero (am I right?). From another side -my 180 days finish at 5th of January but on 26th of December they can tell me - why do you go back to Canada? You should go to Russia! Have they such right?
What is the easiest way to receive PR for me?