Summer is in full swing and the Messy Mommies love heading to the lake with our messy families! Last week I called Holly, my sister-in-law and fellow Messy Mommy blogger, Holly and shared that we were headed to the lake. I asked Holly if she and my niece Eleanora wanted to join us to kick off the summer at the lake. Holly quickly said yes and my twins, Sophia and Stella were so excited that Eleanora was coming along.
My parent’s lake house is a couple of hours outside of Chicago near Starved Rock and is the perfect place to disconnect from devices and have fun with the kids. We run on lake time and the kids’ focus is on spending as much time at the beach, pool, or down at the dock as possible! We agree with our messy kids and try to plan easy summertime meals so we can be outside!
My parent’s lake house is a couple of hours outside of Chicago near Starved Rock and is the perfect place to disconnect from devices and have fun with the kids. We run on lake time and the kids’ focus is on spending as much time at the beach, pool, or down at the dock as possible! We agree with our messy kids and try to plan easy summertime meals so we can be outside!
The weather was cloudy but the girls didn’t care! Eleanora had received a giant unicorn float for her birthday which we blew up. Holly was a champ and walked the unicorn down the hill to the beach as we drove over. Thunder clapped in the distance and the lifeguard wouldn’t let us swim so we did relay races with the unicorn floats.
Suddenly the sky darkened and we jumped in the car with the unicorn hanging out the back. Rain poured down as we dashed back to the cabin. We got soaked as we sprinted inside but the girls didn’t care. They pulled out Twister, Candy Land and other board games. The rain eventually stopped and we headed down to the dock for fishing.
Stella, Sophia, and Eleanora kept grandpa jumping as the fish were biting! The girls would scream with excitement over every bluegill they pulled from the lake. I screamed as I tried to help my dad take the fish off the hooks and the fish flipped around. The bluegills were so little but the girls didn’t care. They loved it all. I loved that they were having a blast outside with their grandpa. Once the girls collectively caught 16 fish Holly and I decided it was time to go up to make dinner.
Stella, Sophia, and Eleanora kept grandpa jumping as the fish were biting! The girls would scream with excitement over every bluegill they pulled from the lake. I screamed as I tried to help my dad take the fish off the hooks and the fish flipped around. The bluegills were so little but the girls didn’t care. They loved it all. I loved that they were having a blast outside with their grandpa. Once the girls collectively caught 16 fish Holly and I decided it was time to go up to make dinner.
Lake time means easy summer meals and we try to be a bit healthy when we can to combat all the s'mores! The Messy Mommies are excited to try out the new salads from Taylor Farms. We had reached out to Taylor Farms on social media and shared that we loved their salads and were excited for the new salad kits. Taylor Farms so kindly shared the new chopped kits with us to try out! I love bacon and was excited to try the Maple Bourbon Bacon salad! Taylor Farms had me at bacon.
To go with our salad we roasted sweet potatoes, grilled chicken bourbon apple sausages and hot dogs, and cut up watermelon. We cut the sweet potatoes into medallions and seasoned the sweet potatoes with a little olive oil, salt and pepper. We roasted the sweet potatoes in the oven at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes.
The Taylor Farms Maple Bourbon Bacon chopped kit includes romaine lettuce, broccoli, red and savoy cabbage, green onion, carrots, uncured smoky bacon, golden almonds with a maple-bourbon vinaigrette.
I loved the smoky bacon and the golden honey almonds added a great, sweet crunch to the salad! The Taylor Farms Maple Bourbon Bacon chopped kit was so easy to toss together for a quick, easy summer dinner. We served the delicious salad along side the sweet potato medallions and chicken sausage. We also diced some of the sweet potatoes and toped the Taylor Farms Maple Bourbon Bacon salad with the sweet potatoes. This was a perfect summer lake meal!
We also love that the Taylor Farms Maple Bourbon Bacon chopped kit is 100% free from artificial ingredients! You will love this salad and the maple-bourbon vinaigrette is so good too! The new Taylor Farms Maple Bourbon Bacon chopped kits are hitting stores in the Chicagoland area! Huge thanks to Taylor Farms for sharing the new Taylor Farms chopped kits with the Messy Mommies in the City!
Try the Taylor Farms Maple Bourbon Bacon chopped kit today for the perfect easy summer dinner! You will have a wonderful dinner and more time for family summer fun like unicorn relay races!
Meg
P.S. Check out more on Taylor Farms - we love companies that make a positive difference and give back! See Bruce's comments below!
"From an early age my mom and dad, Joanne and Ted Taylor, ingrained in me the imperative of leaving the world a better place. One of the greatest pleasures of our success since I started Taylor Fresh Foods, has been the opportunities afforded to us to make a positive impact on a larger scale.”
– Bruce Taylor, Founder and CEO.
Try the Taylor Farms Maple Bourbon Bacon chopped kit today for the perfect easy summer dinner! You will have a wonderful dinner and more time for family summer fun like unicorn relay races!
Meg
P.S. Check out more on Taylor Farms - we love companies that make a positive difference and give back! See Bruce's comments below!
"From an early age my mom and dad, Joanne and Ted Taylor, ingrained in me the imperative of leaving the world a better place. One of the greatest pleasures of our success since I started Taylor Fresh Foods, has been the opportunities afforded to us to make a positive impact on a larger scale.”
– Bruce Taylor, Founder and CEO.
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