A special morning visitor

This morning the kids slept in...it never happens. Sleeping is means waking up between 7:30-8:00, but I'll take it, and I think it was a wonderful gift from them. I was in the kitchen making breakfast when I heard our littlest dog, Oma outside barking. I looked out the window and saw we had a visitor. She safely crossed Hwy 57 and came into the yard despite the little dog yapping at her.  As Kyle called Oma inside I grabbed my camera and slowly walked outside. Kyle got the kids by the window and we all enjoyed watching the moose pass through our yard. Our Ryker declared he was a little disappointed it wasn't a reindeer, and told us he wished moose could fly. 

It's not everyday you have moose pass through your yard. No matter how many times I've seen moose, they still amaze me and I stand in awe at one of God's magnificent creations. Living in N. Idaho is such a fun place to be raising our boys!

Here are a few pictures I was able to snap...

It's a....

GIRL.

This girl better be ready to play some Ninja Turtles, her brothers are looking for their final member. Bows, flowers, and tiara's will be optional. 

Honestly, it is quite shocking. The ultrasound tech ask us what we thought we were having and we both answered without hesitation, "boy. "

When she said "it's a girl" I think we both were in a little shock. We didn't say a word. It's not that we aren't excited, it's just not what we thought or had really planned on. We love our boys and had no problems having a forth boy. 

When we got out into the waiting room I ask Kyle what he was thinking, because I could tell something was wrong. He told me he was concerned, "a girl" he said as he shook his head. He told me he's worried about periods, boys, modesty, and her wedding. "Her wedding?" I ask. He said "I'll cry at her wedding." 

He also said that before we went in he was talking to God and ask, "so are you going to make this easy on me and give me another boy, or hard?" He said God gave him his answer.

On the way home we had the radio on a Christian talk show. The subject..."raising Christian girls in today's society." I had to chuckle, it was perfect, and really let Kyle know that a lot Christian Dad's have the same concerns. 

I think it's sweet his concerns and I have a feeling this little girl will have him wrapped around his finger.

This is one lucky little girl, three big brothers and one great dad! 

Now to figure out and agree on a name!

What do you think???

It's time to cast your vote! What do you think the sex of Pettit Baby # 4 will be?
We have our ultrasound on Monday.
At the risk of embarrassing myself with some awful photos and for the sake of the question "how are you carrying" which people think will help them with their guess I am including a photo of me from each of my pregnancies for comparison. Finding a photo around 21 weeks (which is what I am now) was difficult, but you will have to work with me.
Pregnant with Gunnar at about 23 weeks.

 Pregnant with Ryker at 27 weeks (he was the least photographed in the womb, probably because Gunnar and him are only 16 months apart, I was to busy chasing around my baby)

 Awful picture, but me at about 23 weeks pregnant with Maverick.

 Another winner of a picture, but me today, 21 weeks pregnant with Baby #4. Yes, I am getting much bigger, faster this pregnancy...I try to not feel sorry for myself!

Guess away....you can find the survey on the right hand side of the blog towards the top!!!

Thanksgiving and some December festivities

Life never seems to slow down. And my blog posts seem to be few and far between. So I'll just do my best to update.
We spent Thanksgiving with my (Beth's) family down in Pasco. We were able to spend it with my entire immediate family so it was great. My brother Paul started a new job in North Dakota so it was nice to be able to have them there even though they now live super far away. We stayed through Saturday, but then had to come home because of the ducks and dogs. We had a great time and enjoyed seeing everyone.

 We got a special visit from my dad's sister, Aunt Charlotte and Uncle Dave.

 And...we even got our own private light show. This guy makes all this own displays and turned them on so we could see them. He normally doesn't turn them on until December, but he apparently likes my dad.

Our ducks...the ducks started laying eggs they day we returned from Thanksgiving. Sadly, about 3 days later our dog got in and attacked one of the ducks. We still were getting eggs, until this last weekend, all three of the dogs got in and each got a duck while we were away from home, we are thankful for an observant babysitter who saved all the ducks from dying. One of the ducks died the following afternoon. We were given another duck today, so we are back to three. The other two that were attacked are hanging on, it has been VERY cold and they stayed inside, in the bathtub for 4 nights...I was never so thankful to have my bathroom back...you could use the toilet without ducks quacking at you, or go in the shower without having to move ducks, then sterilize. They still have some recovering to do, but we are hopeful with time they will return to their normal selves.

This week has been full of Christmas festivities. On Sunday we went to Hill's resort for Sunday Fun day. They had a free event of Christmas cookie decorating and a movie, the kids enjoyed spending time with friends.
We actually got a real tree this year. We went and got our Christmas tree permit, went out, the boys helped cut it down, and we down have a tree. The boys loved decorating it and it overall was a fun experience!

Last night was our school's Christmas program. The preschoolers were cute and did a great job. One of these days I'll post the video of them singing, but for now here are a few pictures.

As for a house update...the two weeks they told us about earlier have come and gone. The paperwork has been a nightmare, not for us, but for the sellers and there have been more delays. We were suppose to have been closed on the house by Nov. 29....that has come and gone. We extended the purchase-sale agreement through January 30...no hopes of being in by Christmas. We are praying and hopeful that all will work out...God's plans are obviously better than our own.