I Got me Some Cute Nieces/Nephews

Well folks, it's time for me to brag. I usually wouldn't do this, but I have to in this case! So here goes. I am the luckiest girl in the world at this very moment! I have 16 nieces and nephews with one more on the way. There are all so cute/handsome, fun, hilarious, and quirky. Lately they have all (except my oldest sister's 4 kids) been over at my home and filling it with laughter and noise which I have learned to love. :) Lately there has been a lot of children hurt or killed leaving their families with silence in their homes. I am so grateful that all of my nieces and nephews and their existence in my life. My family would not be complete without every single one of them to fill in the spaces. :) I love every one of those crazy kids. Bentley William, Bridon Stanley, Emerson Eliza, Ellee Lyn, Seth Samuel, Sarah Jewel, Kathryn Hope, Luke William, Heston Bradley, Henley Rue, Elsie Corinne, Emmett Cash, Ezra Haylee, Katy Lynn, Ryan Christopher, and Grace Lauryn. Here are some pictures of some of them..I just got a new camera so I only have a few pictures to choose from. :(

Emerson holding her new baby sister Ellee. 

Grace and Emerson playin' dollies together. They're gonna be great friends. I just know it! :)

Katy holding one of the twins/newest editions to my big family: Emmett.

With all of my nieces and nephews and their parents, there are now 33 people in my family and that couldn't be a more perfect number. :) And in May when my brother and sister-in-law have their first baby, 34 will be the perfect number. I love my family more than anyone could ever love anyone!! They are my safe haven. I would be so lost and alone because even though friends are great, they can't always be there for you like a family can. So there you have them. All the grandkids in all of their amazing glory! :) I am a lucky lucky lucky aunt. And this is me! :)

Aunt and Niece Date Night!! :) Par-tay!

While I was home for Thanksgiving break, I realized that the Canyon County Honor Choir was performing! I thought to myself, "Hey! I could go and see one of my best friends perform and get a homework assignment done all in one night! Saweet!!" But then I figured that I would have to go by myself since none of my other family members are into choir stuff..but then a great idea came into my brain! I could take my 3 oldest nieces and make it a date out of it!

(From left to Right: Me, Sarah, Kathryn, and Katy) We started it out by going to Red Robin, because a date just wouldn't be a date without the dinner. It was way fun to just sit and chat with these crazy girls and get to know them a little bit better. They're nuts!!! Like me. :) Then we headed off to the concert, which sadly, I got no pictures at...:( It was great to listen to the music and see Jackson again. :) It made me miss choir sooo much though. After the concert, Jackson accompanied us to Sonic to get a frozen treat and just to chat for a lil' bit. The girls LOVED Jackson, and Katy a bit too much. She couldn't stop talking about him all the way home. She even said that she wants to marry him because, "he had a cute face and made her laugh." Oh...if only it was that simple. Haha I had a great time with these girls!  I love them lots and am very proud to be able to see them grow up into beautiful daughters of God. And This is Me. :)

Ellee Lynn McIntyre :)

It was a cold winter's night...haha NOT! It was a cold Fall morning on November 18th, and I was getting ready to go to the Boise Temple dedication when my mom came running down the stairs! "Maria had the baby!!!" She yelled. I was so excited that I completely forgot to finish doing my hair until I looked in the mirror and realized that only half was curled...whoops!! :) So I finished getting ready, went to the temple dedication (which was AMAZING!!! :) I cannot wait to go there some day.), and then went promptly to the hospital to see my new little niece Elle Lynn McIntyre. :)

And there she is! Beautiful right?? :) She weighed in at 8lbs 4oz. Everything went really well except she swallowed a lot of Maria's blood and her little body didn't like it too much. She had to be hospitalized a couple different times, but now she is doing awesome! I love her tons and miss her already. She is the 14th grandchild in my family with 3 more on the way. 2 of them being twins!! :) I love all of my nieces and nephews tons! I am a proud aunt of 14 beautiful/handsome kids and This is Me! :)

Photo Booth and Funny Faces. :)

So to explain..for college I got a macbook pro. And what came with it is a little something called Photo Booth. It has now become my favorite past time as I'm sure you will be able to tell in the following pictures. Whenever I need a laugh or I am bored outta my mind, I just open Photo Booth and go at it! :)

This one was in the MC. I was doing homework while waiting for my study group to show up and this is what happened. I took lots and lotsa pictures and got lots and lotsa weird looks from the people around me that kept seeing me make a weird face and then a flash go off. I'm  just havin fun okay??

This beaut happened while Em and I were all alone in the apartment trying to do homework..we actually had done quite a bit, but then we decided that we were in need of a break. And no, there are no affects to this one, but I just love it so much, I couldn't resist sharing it with all y'all! :) 

Introducing Jacqueline!!! One of the best roommates eva! She is great and I love her and will miss her tons when I go home fer the winter semester. :( But anyways, we took this while we were just sittin in our living room and not doin much. This provided much laughter and a trip to the bathroom..if ya know what I mean... 

Okay. No judgment on this one. I had just woken up and didn't look too stellar. This is from one of my visits home. Ezra and me decided that we wanted a photo shoot and this is what turned out. :) Man....we are gooooood lookin! But, right after this picture, when Ezra saw what she looked like, she burst into tears! I felt really bad, but it was kinda funny at the same time.

And now to end on a good note. This is just one that I took after church on my first Sunday here. I am tryin something out and gonna be nicer to myself. I often look in the mirror and think: I don't like this, and I don't like that. But I need to realize that I am a daughter of God and that he loves me so much and that every time I think somethin negative about myself, it makes Him very sad. So here goes Heavenly Father. This ones for you!! :)

10 Things that I Love About Me:

1. My hair color

2. My straight teeth

3. My ability to make others laugh

4. My love for kids

5. My work ethic

6. My bum

7. My style

8. My feet

9. My pinkies

10. My freckles

And there it is. Laid out for all of you to see. Why don't you give it a try? It might be kinda hard at first, but in the end, it'll be worth it!! And This is Me. :)

Just Some Catchin Up..:)

Man, I really have been slacking and I am sorry!! So this is just a couple of things that have gone on lately or just that have happened during my stay at BYU-Idaho. 

Me and Em have started a fantastic tradition of going to Horkleys as many times as possible and with this nice weather lately, we have started walking there after school is out for the day and our apartment gets crowded and or boring. It is great!! :) Gives us some prime talking time. Cuz we definitely don't get enough....:)

I got to go home for something (which I will post about later) and spend some time with one of my best friends: Jackson. We carved pumpkins and he attempted to teach me to play the guitar, but it didn't work too well..whoops!! But it was still fun to get to catch up with him and make some awesome pumpkins. :)

SNOW!! Tons of it. Rexburg has lived up to what was expected of it. One morning, I woke up to about 3 feet of snow and it was awesome!! I loved it, but then it all melted and it was very sad...:(

Halloween time! Oh yeah!! I dressed up as an 80's chick by puttin' on my goodwill jacket and hooker makeup and I was good to go!! I went to a haunted house with my roommate Jacqueline and my friend Lettie. It was freaky!! :/ But so fun!!

This is just a glimpse of my college life. :) I went bowling the other night with (left to right) Valerie, me, Tommy, Diana, and Zach. I didn't do too well, but I had tons of fun and that's what counts!!

I got to go to Twin Falls this past weekend and visit my sister's family. :) It was way fun to be away from school for a little bit and have fun with them! We went to Sarah's basketball game on Saturday morning and she did awesome!! She was the star of the team. :)

And then Seth had an orchestra concert later that night. :) He played the violin in it and did great! He did much better than I ever could!!  I am a very proud aunt, and This is Me. :)

Jacob Hunter Boyd's Farewell. :)

I know that I have only been at college for 2 weeks, but it's never too early for a visit to my favorite place in the whole entire world...home. :) Especially if it's for one of my best friends farewell! So on Friday, me, Devon(fried from many years ago), Madison(friend for many years), and Kayti (Jacob's cousin) packed up and headed to good ol' Caldwell. Devon stayed at my house and that is the reason for the many adventures that I had while I was at home. They went like this....

 I was able to see this beautiful girl! AKA my niece AKA Ezra Hailey McIntyre. :) She, even though she hadn't seen my in a while, came right up to me and reached her hands way up high for me to hold her so I scooped her right into my arms and hugged her tight. :) I love that little girl and her adorable smile.

Next, me and Devon jumped on the 4-wheelers and rode around the farm to see what we could see then decided to try out cow riding. We weren't too successful since the cows are so intimidating and all (especially when they're staring you down...) but we gave it our all! 

 Then, we cranked out more cookies than have ever been cranked before! 203...203 cookies I tell ya! That's an insane amount of cookies and we didn't double the batch or nothin'! It was ridiculous!!! Devon even broke a spoon in the stirring process...yes...that is how intense it was.

 As I was in the kitchen chillin' with my momma, there was a huge BANG! BANG! 

I about jumped right outta my skin. I thought someone was out to get me, but then I figured out that it was just my big brother shooting one of the many cats that have decided to make my house their home. Yeah! That's what they get for stealing Steve's (my dad's cat) food! 

 And I ended my fantastic day with a ride on my brother's motorcycle. :) It was so fun and brought back tons many memories of my childhood when Ben would take me on lotsa rides just because. :) I love my big brother!!!!!

I was so grateful that I got to end my trip with listening to an amazing guy, that I have known for 17 years, talk about how excited he is to go and serve the Lord for 2 whole years. He did awesome and I know that he will do even better on his mission. He is a great friend, guy, and now missionary. :) I'm gonna miss that goofy kid! 

So all-in-all I had a fantastic trip and I already miss Caldwell and family. I can't wait to go back in a month and visit them again. :) So yeah, I'm a niece lovin', cow ridin', cookie makin', sister of a cat shootin', motorcycle ridin', and friend of a missionary goin' girl! 

And this is me! :)

I'm a College Girl, in a College World!

So here's a story...many moons ago on a crisp August 6th day, a little girl was born to a loving family in a quaint town. This little girl was their 9th child and they couldn't have been happier to have one more addition to their family. As this little girl was growing up, she watched many of her siblings go off to college and create their new lives. Every time one more of her siblings would leave, this little girl would be so sad and just wish that she could one day go off and lead a life of her own. Well 18 years later, her dream finally came true. She packed up all of her things and traveled down a long road to meet this new life of hers. As she arrived at her apartment, she got even more excited and couldn't wait for her journey to begin. Her parents were sad to leave her and she was also. It seemed that it was much harder to leave the comfort of her home than she thought, and move away to a big scary college where she felt like she was just a small child visiting her brothers and sisters. But she wasn't. This was her chance to start a new life. 

Now as you probably have guessed, that little girl is me. It feels so strange to be here at BYU-I. I still don't feel like I belong, but hopefully that will change when I start my classes tomorrow. It might be scary, but I know that I can do it. :) 

This is my desk with my LAPTOP!!!!!! :) I finally got one after years and years of waiting and wanting. :)

All my jewelry. :) and yes, I did make that earring hanger...thanks for asking!

My fantastic, amazing, cute and comfy bed. Even though the sheets smell like paint and feel like shower curtains, I still love it. :)

It's weird to say, but I am finally a college goin girl!! :) So here goes...wish me luck on my first day of school. This is me! :)

Out with the Old...In with the New. :)

You're probably asking yourself, "Why in the world did Natalie post a picture of two purses?" Aren't you? Well I will tell you why...About a year ago I was in the big city of Seattle doin some school shopping with my sister, Jessica, and my momma. Well, after we were done, we put all of our bags in our excursion and went to lunch cuz we were completely famished after shopping for hours trying to find the perfect clothes to start a new school year. I also decided to leave my purse in the car cuz my mom said that she would pay since we had bought all of our own clothes. So after our belly's were full, we went back out to our vehicle to discover everything gone....yeah. EVERYTHING. That included all of our cute school clothes and my purse. :( It was very very sad. My sister very nicely gave me her old purse that she had had since about 2004. (That is the purse on the left.) So I have had that purse for a while now and it has treated me well. Lately, Emily has been wanting me to get a new purse because she says that it looks like I stole it from a hobo. :/ So, I finally decided that, since I was about to go to college, I should probably get a more mature and less hobo-ish purse. We went to Ross and found me a new one! :) ( the one on the right.) I love it and I am very excited to start the new chapter of my life with a new purse. I am thankfully no longer a hobo purse wearing girl. This is me! :)

18 Years Old. Finally!! :)

A few days ago I turned the big 18! :) I have waited so stinkin' long for this to happen, and it finally did. Now the day wasn't how I had always wanted it to be. I always thought that I would get up and do something crazy for every second of the day. (And one of those things was going to be skydiving, but I will still get that accomplished sometime before I die!!) But that's not how my day went.... It started off with getting up early and getting dressed. I even put on a cute shirt and earings instead of my usual t-shirt. :) Next, me and Em made breakfast for guests that were staying at the ranch. Then, the next thing we did was cleaned up breakfast and made lunch. Exciting, I know. It gets a lot better, just wait. :)

The next thing that happened was that right after me and Em cleaned up lunch, I went up to my room to find flowers, a card and a present (wrapped in tin foil, might I add) from Josh. :) I immediately turned bright red couldn't stop smiling for the next hour. The present, as you can see, was a shirt. He is an amazing guy and made my day tons better. :)

The flowers from Joshua. :)

Next, Emily made me a birthday cake and it was one of my favorites. Oreo Ice Cream cake. :) She also invited Colby (on the right) to come and join the celebration. He brought me bubbles, zebra gum and a fantastic card that talks!!  Emily is one of the best sister's in the whole entire universe!! I don't know what I would do without her! :/

Me makin' my birthday wish. :) And no, I cannot tell you what I wished for. 

And that wasn't even all, after dinner was all cleaned up and we were done for the day, I got to go on a ride with Emily, Josh, and Colby. :) It was a blast!! So all-in-all, I had the best 18th birthday that I could ever ask for. And it was a team effort, Emily made me a birthday cake and made me laugh all the day long. Josh got me flowers and made me smile every second of the day. And my brothers and sisters called me and sang with their lovely voices to me and made my ears smile. And no...I wasn't being sarcastic whatsoever! ;) So even though I didn't go skydiving or by any lotto tickets, I had a fantastic, amazing, swell, awesome, and splendid day. And...This is me! :)

My Love has Been Renewed. :)

Ever since I was a little girl, I have loved horses. I was constantly trying to convince my parents to let me have one, but the answer was never what I wanted. My dad, being the farmer that he is, believed that horses were just money and hay eaters. (So basically they just sit there, eat hay, and do nothing) And then my mom didn't want to have another "child" to take care of. Now this isn't a dis on my parents my any means. They knew what was best for me and I only feel a little hole in my heart that only a horse could have filled. ;) Now, this hole is finally being filled by my job. I get to be around about tons of horses everyday! I love it!! I have ridden horses almost everyday and I just can't seem to get enough of it. (Even though I get a little saddle sore and my knees make me feel like an old woman every time I ride) My favorite horse is probably Dante. (Sorry I don't have a picture of him) He is black with a little white patch on his forehead and is kinda spunky which I like. I went on a cattle drive with him and even though he ran me into a tree, made me almost fall off of him, and gave me a large bruise on my thigh, I still like him. :)

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Me and Buckwheat. :) (Excuse my grammar...school's out.)

This is Duke. He is one of the newest horses to the ranch and he is huge. That can be explained by the fact that he is a draft horse and he's just cool like that. The cowboy next to me is Josh. He works here on the ranch with me and is awesome!!

There are tines of other horses up here, but I don't like them or know them too much yet. But yeah, there's an update on my life. I'm a farm girl that is living on a ranch cooking for hungry men everyday and riding horses anytime I want. :) This is me!

Just an Introduction :)

So here goes it. :) My name is Natalie Ann McIntyre. I have blonde hair, blue eyes, tan skin, and a crazy personality. I am the youngest of nine kids and I wouldn't change that for anything. :) Without every one of us crazies, we would not be complete. We all are a different piece of a puzzle and without that one piece, the puzzle will always be missing something. I also have 13 nieces and nephews and two more on the way. I love to play with them and make them laugh as much as possible. :) I just graduated for Vallivue High School on May 22nd, 2012. High school was such a fun time in my life, but I know that much better times are to come. I will miss the many friends that I made there, but the true ones will always stick with me. :)

My parents at my graduation. :) They helped me so much and I probably would have either dropped out, failed, or had the worst years of my life without them helping me along the way. I love you guys...to the moon and back. :)

My new home. :) 

 

Less than a week after I graduated I moved away to a job that I got with Emily at Granite Creek Guest Ranch in Ririe, Idaho. I wasn't exactly ready to move away from my parents just yet. I felt like a little bird getting shoved out of the nest to test her wings. Luckily, they were fully grown and ready to help me fly. :) It's hard being away from everyone so quickly, but I know that this is what I am supposed to be doing and that gives me a lot of comfort. I am so grateful that Emily is here with me or else I would probably be crying myself to sleep every night. After this job is over and done, I will be attending BYU-Idaho to study Physical Therapy. Or Psychology. I'm not exactly sure yet and to tell you the truth, my major will probably not be either of those..:) I will also be living with Emily up there and I am so excited to start my college life. 

Here are some random fun facts about me:
Favorite...
Color: Yellow
Movie: 13 Going on 30, Step-Up, Elf, Tangled, The Vow, Life as We Know It (many more)
Animal: Giraffe
Food: Any kind of delicious sandwich
Book: The Hunger Games
Best Friend (not including family): Kaitlyn Jensen
Places I Want to Go: Australia, Paris, London, England, Ireland, Scotland

So there I am, spelled out plainly for everyone to see. :) This is me!