The Goulds

been a while

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:57:00 +0000

It's been a while so I posted a few of my favorite pics taken over the last month or two. Have you ever seen a cuter monkey?

Ammon

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:00:00 +0000

Finally got around to taking pics of Ammon today. Enjoy!

Introducing Ammon Cotton Gould

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:42:00 +0000

I totally felt hard core when my water broke while camping in Strawberry. Thankfully we made it home in time and the delivery couldn't have gone better!
Stats:
Ammon Cotton Gould
September 7 2009
7 lb 11 oz
20 in

Happy Birthday Bo!

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:08:00 +0000

Sisters

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:20:00 +0000

"Listen to me, young lady, you are in big trouble!" - The first words out of Sydney's mouth when she came home from Kindergarten to find the huge mess that Alexis (4) made in their bedroom today.

Ahhhhh

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:48:00 +0000

Happy 8 yr Anniversary to Dan and Molly!

Nick Mason funeral information

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:10:00 +0000

Wednesday: Visitation 6-8 pm

Visitation at Bunker's Mortuary

Bunker Family Funerals & Cremation

33 North Centennial Way

Mesa, AZ 85201

Thursday: Funeral

10 a.m. visitation

11 a.m. funeral services

Location:

1455 N Harris Dr

Mesa, AZ 85203-3828

Graveside Service

The Mesa Cemeterylocated at 1212 North Center Street, on the west side of Center Street, between Brown Road and McKellips Road.

Luncheon for friends and family afterwards at the church

Introducing Princess Lulu

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:04:00 +0000

Isn't she adorable?

Dan let me get her today under one condition: Give him the rights to name the baby "Cotton". I previously told Dan that we'll name our boy "cotton" when hell freezes over. But today I was way too excited about getting a new little piglet and probably wasn't thinking clearly so Dan used that to his advantage to get the name he's wanted forever.

She is 5 weeks old and is so delightful. She has warmed up to the whole family. She will crawl into your lap, cuddle, and fall asleep just like a puppy except she doesn't shed, doesn't bark, doesn't lick you, doesn't smell, etc. She seems to already be potty trained too. I am so in love with my new little baby.

Happy Birthday Sydney!

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:25:00 +0000

Breakfast in bed

A Sassy cake for a Sassy 6 yr old

Party at Chuck-E-Cheese

Happy Easter!

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:52:00 +0000

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it's a BOY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:01:00 +0000

I am jumping out of my seat I'm soooo excited! 2 girls. 2 boys. It can't get any better than that! Some of you are probably scratching your heads right now. Yes, I'm pregnant. Again. No, it was not planned (who in their right mind would plan to have their babies 16 months apart?) . I am happy though. I had my first doc appt today- I'm not even 14 wks yet and they were able to tell the sex! YAY! The due date is Sept 18th.

My Sleeping Disorder

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:18:00 +0000

Sleep paralysis. It's been on my mind lately and I guess I'm using my blog as a way to get my thoughts out. I think everyone experiences sleep paralysis at least once in their lifetime. I have been experiencing this since I turned 18. I hate it. After the first time it happened to me, I was afraid of sleeping for months (It was years later that I realized other people might experience the same thing and I could do research to find out more about it). If I had to sum it up in 2 words I would call it sheer terror. I will explain what I generally experience during an episode of sleep paralysis.

It's usually just before I fall asleep I feel what I would describe as a pulse through my brain, It's almost electrical and it's very rhythmic. At this point I know that I am going to have an "episode" and there is no way I can stop it. Even if I get out of bed, walk around, get a drink of water, as soon as I go back to bed, sleep paralysis will take over for the rest of the night. The whooshing through my head seems to come first and then everything else happens all at once. Every time without fail I feel like dark shadows are closing in around me. I am frozen stiff. I have the greatest sense of terror, fear and dread you could possibly imagine. I can not move a muscle and as hard as I try, I can not scream out for help. There is often pressure in my brain and my ears so intense that I fear my head is going to explode or my ear drums are going to burst. I always have auditory hallucinations. Some times it is chattering in my ear or shrill screaming or just the loudest white noise you can imagine. Sometimes I feel like someone is pulling me or lifting me off the bed. I definitely always feel like there is a presence in the room. I feel very heavy, like there is pressure all around me. I feel so vulnerable and exposed. I always feel like this dark presence is trying to take me. The worst part is suffering through this when I know Dan is within 2 inches of me and is completely oblivious to the hell I'm experiencing. No matter how hard I try to move my hand one inch to nudge him or yell out to him it is in vain. Now understand, I am wide awake while all this is happening to me. It's not a dream. Unlike a dream, you do not have the ability to "snap out of it" or tell yourself to "wake up". I just have to ride it out. It can last for a long time. When it's over and I can move around, get up, get a drink of water etc. I know that if I try to go back to bed and try to go back to sleep it will most likely happen again and again the rest of the night. It's not as bad as it used to be - it actually rarely happens these days. I've had it happen only twice in the last 3 months. It used to be several times a month. It was the worst within the first couple years I was married (from age19-21) It would happen so frequently that I could actually predict before going to bed that it would happen to me because of the way my mind and body felt. If I stayed up later than usual, it was almost guaranteed to happen. When I finally got on the Internet and researched it, I learned a few things. Such as, sleeping on your back increases your chances of experiencing sleep paralysis. I never sleep on my back now and I know that really helps. I'm thankful it's not as bad as it used to be and that I'm not afraid to sleep anymore. Although, I am weary of going to bed tonight since it happened to me just last night.

An explanation in my own words: When you dream, your brain keeps your body from moving to protect yourself from physically acting out your dreams. Sleep paralysis is basically a malfunction of this process because you are wide awake when your brain is paralyzing your body. With sleep paralysis, you are wide awake, aware of your surroundings but your body is completely paralyzed. I don't understand the feelings of terror and darkness and I don't think there really is a good explanation for it either. Most everyone that experiences sleep paralysis says that it is a terrifying experience- Some are much worse than mine as they actually see figures or demons around them- whereas I don't exactly see them, I just sense their presence. Now I don't think writing this was helpful at all - I'm just really freaked out right now. You probably are too. Sorry...Goodnight?

Do any of you experience this? And if you want to know more about it- just google it.

No Returns

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:34:00 +0000

Apparently, when your baby is in the 0 percentile for weight and the 1 percentile for height, you can't take them back to the hospital. I guess that's ok, he's pretty cute. But why is it that my girls got the tall gene?

Scorpion Hunt

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:35:00 +0000

Dan took us on a scorpion hunt in his parent's back yard for Family Home Evening last night. We had a black light and found a ton of scorpions but only caught 3. I was the lucky one to hold the jar while Dan used tweezers to put the scorpions inside. EEEEEK! I was so freaked out.

Alex's weekend

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:30:00 +0000

Alex learned how to ride her bike on two wheels and then she had a bug Birthday party. It was the funnest party. Check out that lady bug cake! Have you ever seen a more adorable cake? Thanks Mandy! Check out her website: sassycakes.blogspot.com

Alex

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:25:00 +0000

The sole purpose of this post is to brag. First, I'm bragging about how beautiful my Alex is and Second, I get to brag about having a photographer in the family that randomly takes pictures of said beauty. Thanks Camille! Check out her website: camillegouldphotography.com (the last 2 pics are mine, by the way, I can't mess up Camille's reputation with my stinky shots)

Daddy Daughter Dance

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:54:00 +0000

Sydney's Elementary school had a daddy/daughter dance tonight and I took these photos before they headed out on their date (first stop: Mcdonalds). They are so adorable together!

Eventful weekend

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:32:00 +0000

As a ward missionary I was privileged to attend a meeting this Friday at the ASU institute building where Elder L. Tom Perry was the main speaker. It was neat to see him in a more relaxed setting and get a glimpse of his personality. And it got me really pumped up about missionary work.

Saturday, some of the girls I grew up in church with had a little reunion- it was really fun - hopefully those who couldn't make it can next time!

Sunday, Sydney FINALLY FINALLY rode her bike on 2 wheels and then we went to a friend's Super Bowl Party to watch the Cardinals get defeted :(.

My Nephew was born!

Happy New Year!

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:09:00 +0000

We spent the weekend at our friend's cabin in Pine and we found the craziest sledding hill just beyond the gravel pits. It was fun and a perfect way to start out the new year!

Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:46:00 +0000

We spent the weekend in Flagstaff with some friends and had a good ole time.

Highlights:

Drinking a gallon of hot chocolate
Being lazy
Whoossing some app at Settlers
Being totally bummed out that there wasn't a lick of snow on the ground and then waking up to a Winter Wonderland Sunday morning
Playing at the frozen "swamp"

I've Shrunk!

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:50:00 +0000

I've been 5' 41/2" since 9th grade and have never failed to include that half inch as it is one half step closer to 5' 5". According to Dan, though, I am now 5' 31/2". I made him measure me 3 times just to make sure. Either I have been lying about my height the last decade or I have shrunk a whole entire inch, or Dan doesn't know how to measure. I truly hope it's the latter. Shrinkage is not supposed to happen until you are at least 3/4ths of a century old!

My New Favorite Toy

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:39:00 +0000

Dan has become a shopaholic the last couple years and is always buying new/big/expensive/sometimes-dangerous toys and I always get upset with him initially until I get to play with the toys and then I love them (don't tell Dan though). The Suzuki is my favorite. I love cruisin around the neighborhood on it and taking the girls for rides.

I didn't even include pics of the remote control helicopter, remote control airplane, and remote control car (that was $450. Yes. $450 for a remote control car)

The girls don't know about the shaved ice machine as it is a Christmas present but Dan and I will tell them to go play at the neighbors house so we can eat snow cones and the first thing we do when the girls go to bed at night is bust out the shaved ice machine. Poor girls.

And yes, I am a gun owner now so don't mess with me!

Now, the blow dart gun I'm not too fond of because Dan bought it for Sydney for her 5th birhday! her 5th birthday!

I love the walmart Scooter too because I can drive it with all 3 kids piled on but I love Suzuki best because it's the fastest. Dan actually bought it if for Bo soon after he was born but he can't drive it for a while since he's only 6 mo.

I gave Dan the book "Confessions of a Shopaholic" hoping that he might learn a valuable lesson from it but naturally, he never read it. I wonder what Dan will think of next.

All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:10:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:03:00 +0000

Yesterday Bo turned 6 months old! And Sydney lost her 4th tooth today! My little ones are growing up way too fast.
I love that toothless smile.

HOT DATE

noreply@blogger.com (thegoulds) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:35:00 +0000

I had a hot date this weekend at the midnight showing of Twilight. Seriously, the 1000+ girls were screaming their heads off like the teeny boppers they are and mobing me and my date and begging to take a picture with him (you would think I had Rob Pattinson in the flesh) I could have made some good $ Friday night. So how did I end up with a life size cut out of Edward you ask? Dan has this bad habbit of falling asleep on the couch and never coming to bed so I secretly bought Edward so when Dan came in the room come morning he would find Edward in bed with me - Who better to replace Dan than Edward Cullen? He was a good date - put out for me and everything (too bad I can't share those pictures because they're a bit explicit). I had the funnest time with the ladies too! Love you Sara (and sara's hot friends) and Sheri!