youniquelyJess: Bear Lake Fun! Who knows what a chicken splat is?

I grew up going to Bear Lake. It is half in Utah and half in Idaho. The things I love about it are how it stays shallow for a long way out and it is super clear. The things I don't love about it is since it is in the mountains, it is pretty chilly most of the year and because of the elevation, I have had some of the nastiest sunburns in my life from the beaches of Bear Lake!!! So, needless to say, Bear Lake brings out the sunscreen nazi in me. I am training my kids and a few of them have caught on. Especially my 9 year old, fair skinned, freckled, little red head, Melanie. She puts it on even before I can remind her. It is wonderful!

We try to go on a Bradshaw Family vacation every year. I am the oldest of 5 kids and so far, we have blessed my parents with 17 grandchildren. So, we need a big place to stay. Our good friends the Ballinghams have a great cabin that we have reserved every 24th of July from here til the end of time! That way no one can have an excuse about not being able to have the time off, etc. This year was the first year we have stayed here and it was tricky finding a weekend that worked but we managed to pull it off and had a great time! Families just came and went as they could.

Cute cousins! Emmy, Lilly and Avi. Our beautiful 17 year old daugther

Whitney and her best friend Jess slept outside

on the large deck. It was gorgeous weather!

Our 12 year old Kaitlyn! My sister Ali, her hubby Jer and their two cuties, Emmy and Avi.

My niece London and my daughter Lilly!

My nephew Gavin and our handsome 13 year old Jensen.

Our daughter Whit and her left hip Jess, oh I mean her bestie! They are inseparable!

My handsome Prince, the love of my life, my hubby, my boy friend and my best friend, Scott.

Our spunky red head Melanie is nine. She is with Annie who is four and is a family firiend.

Gavin and Lilly, London playing in the sand.

Scott and I (above) and Lilly and I (above right).

Heather (my bestie who had 3 kids and just remarried a guy who has 5!) She is as crazy as me!

My cute lil" niece Emmy!

SHHHH....Uncle James is getting his beauty rest...Upper right, Uncle Jeremy and our son Jensen.

My beauitiful sis Ali. One of the most talented ladies you will ever meet! Love her to pieces! Jess in the hoodie! Below, our gorgeous 19 year old Janessa and our adorable nephew Kingston who is 8 months old! My cute sis Nat, always being silly and always keeping us laughing!

Our niece Zoey is 2! To the left, here Dad and my brother, Lance! Since this picture

was taken, he is now the father of 5 kids! He is amazing and so is his wife!

Below, Lance's amazing wife Dani holding Kingston. Our handsome Daddy, Bob.

I love when he laughs really hard. It makes me so happy!

I of course had to bring my fun Younique make-up and did make-overs on all the little girls!
They returned the favor and did my make-up too! Lucky, huh?

Make-overs by three year olds are the best!

Zoey and Kingston to the right.

Zoey and Kingston.
On the right, our handsome 11 year old son Walker concentrating very hard on his project. The kids had fun making Halloween crafts! Below, my nephew Conner and my nephew Gavin. Such cute kids! We also went to Heritage Days that is held in Garden City. The kids played games and got their faces painted.

Janessa Nicole! Our college girl and the U of U!

Melanie, Mom and Lilly.
Avi loved her facepaint!

Chicken Splat!

Lilly loved her face paint too! This game above was called the "Chicken Splat". It was the funniest game I have ever seen! There was a big grid type board. You paid 50 cents and put your name on one of the squares. They laid it down and had everyone surround it. They let a chicken go on the board and where ever it goes poop, that is the winner! I think the prize was a $250 gift certificate! Too bad no one in my family won! Maybe next year, huh?

Whitney and Jess!

My nephew Jayden. Upper right, Whitney, Lilly and Jess!

Melanie, Gavin, our family friend Lauren, and London.

I gave my sis Ali a Younique make-over. Doesn't it make her eyes pop? She is gorgoeus! We used Frivilous for her concealer color. On her eyes we used Confident, Sexy and Curious! Here eyeliner is Devious mixed with Rose Water. We also used Confident on her lips.

My cute Dad took Lilly and Emmy out because I was too big of whimp in the cold water. Our daughter Janessa is a natural with babies.

To the left, our cute family friend Annie!

Below, Jeremy making breakfast! Yummy pancakes!

Below left, no trip to Bear Lake is complete without shakes! They are known for their raspberry shakes but all the flavors are awesome!

Whit and her hot cocoa, Janess and Jess, Lillly loves to pose for the camera, my bro-in-law James and his mountain man beard, all the kids playing nicely! Love those moments!