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Memorial Day Weekend Fun #99SummerDays With #HebrewNational

Wednesday, May 29, 2013 by Lolli Leave a Comment

Note: This post is being sponsored by Hebrew National via Glam Media, but all family fun activities, opinions and photos within this post are my own.

Whew! What a glorious kick off to summer we just had (although it’s still difficult to convince everyone that summer is almost here, considering that we’ve had temperatures in the 60a and 70s all weekend…I’m not complaining!).

We started Memorial Day Weekend by piling into the car right after school on Friday, just in time to sit in 3 1/2 hours of traffic as we crawled our way up to Pennsylvania and my sister’s house. Because my mom was still in the “area” visiting my sister, we figured we’d take advantage of some more family time and invade my sister’s house with our big bunch.

Memorial Day #HebrewNational #99SummerDays cousins in Pennsylvania

Memorial Day #HebrewNational #99SummerDays cousins in Pennsylvania

Visiting Hershey Park

After a night of everyone sleeping on couches and air mattresses (how did I end up being the one who got the couch?), we woke up early on Saturday and walked down the street to Hershey Park.

Tip: convince a family member to move down the street from Hershey Park, or make friends with someone who already lives there and doesn’t mind house guests. It makes the park day SO convenient!

My mom and I led 6 kids (four of mine and my sister’s two) through the park and, despite the chilly air, had a fantastic time. We survived!

Memorial Day #HebrewNational #99SummerDays Hershey Park Pennsylvania

 

The two teenagers (one teen stayed home for a babysitting job) paired together and enjoyed all of the roller coasters while Grandma and I took the younger kids to the kiddie rides (hooray for the carousel!).

Memorial Day #HebrewNational #99SummerDays Hershey Park Pennsylvania

 

I was particularly touched when my 8 year old son asked to ride in the carousel sleigh…so that he could sit next to me. Happy times.

We ate popcorn, drank too much soda, and followed around a marching band. And documented it all on Instagram.

 

Memorial Day #HebrewNational #99SummerDays Hershey Park Pennsylvania

Memorial Day #HebrewNational #99SummerDays Hershey Park Pennsylvania

 

Memorial Day Picnic

Our Memorial Day weekend didn’t end with our trip to Hershey Park. On Monday, we enjoyed our annual church Memorial Day picnic, with plenty of watermelon, volleyball, and games of catch.

Memorial Day #HebrewNational #99SummerDays watermelon

Memorial Day #HebrewNational #99SummerDays baseball catch

 

And despite the fact that my kids are getting bigger, the bounce house was as popular as always.

Memorial Day #HebrewNational #99SummerDays bounce house

 

Pastry-wrapped hot dogs…or “Cows-in-a-quilt”

Once we got home, I wasn’t off the hook for dinner…but I had the perfect plan: fresh corn on the cob, cold papaya and watermelon, and pastry-wrapped Hebrew National hot dogs.

The hot dogs were so easy to prepare and a huge hit. Here’s what you need to make them:

Pastry-wrapped all-beef hot dogs

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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
15 mins
Total time
25 mins
The all-beef “cousin” of pigs-in-a-blanket (but so much tastier!), these summer-time treats might be nicknamed cows-in-a-quilt!
Author: Lolli
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 1 package frozen puff pastry (2 sheets)
  • 1 package (8) bun-length Hebrew National hot dogs
  • Sauces for dipping
Instructions
  1. Thaw puff pastry sheets as directed on package.
  2. Carefully unfold one puff pastry sheet on a cutting board. Cut sheet into thirds along the fold (if using homemade puff pastry, simply roll out a thin layer and cut to match the size of your hot dogs).
  3. Memorial Day #HebrewNational #99SummerDays pastry wrapped hot dogs recipe
  4. Cut each hot dog in half and place a half piece on one end of each cut puff pastry section.
  5. Memorial Day #HebrewNational #99SummerDays pastry wrapped hot dogs recipe
  6. Roll each hot dog up in the pastry and place side by side on a baking sheet, with the loose end of the pastry on the bottom.
  7. Bake in a 400 degree oven for about 15 minutes, or until pastries are light golden brown.
  8. Serve with dipping sauces of your choice.
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Memorial Day #HebrewNational #99SummerDays hot dogs

Unlike my 12 year old son, I am not always a huge fan of hot dogs, but Hebrew National all-beef hot dogs are nothing like the rest. Full of flavor and NOT full of artificial flavors or colors, fillers, gluten, or by-products, Hebrew National hot dogs are franks that I’m happy to serve my family.

After we finished dinner, I had so much papaya left over that I whipped up a papaya smoothie for dessert.

Memorial Day #HebrewNational #99SummerDays papaya smoothie

The smoothie and a little game of Bananagrams were the perfect ending to our family-memory-filled Memorial Day weekend.

Memorial Day #HebrewNational #99SummerDays Bananagrams

What did you do over Memorial Day weekend?

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Hebrew National tastes great because, for more than 100 years, we’ve adhered to the highest quality standards. Hebrew National Franks are made with premium cuts of 100% pure kosher beef, and contain no artificial flavors, no artificial colors, no by-products, and no fillers. Premium taste and high quality every time, for any occasion. That’s our guarantee. Learn about even more reasons to love Hebrew National, and tell us why you love them, too! www.facebook.com/HebrewNational

Disclosure: Compensation was provided by Hebrew National via Glam Media. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of Hebrew National.

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About Lolli

Lolli has written 3741 post in this blog.

I became a mom in 1996, and in 2005 I had my fifth. Yes, 5 kids. In 2007, this blog was born (my 6th baby that will never grow up) and I've been sharing recipes, photography tricks, parenting tips, and everything in between. (Formerly Better in Bulk)

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