The Redwoods! {and Double Peanut Granola Bites}

Double peanut granola bites are a convenient and yummy snack to have at home or when you’re out and about. Your kids will love them.

This post is sponsored by Smucker’s Natural Peanut Butter.

This past weekend, my little family and I had the opportunity to travel down to California to visit the Redwood National Park. Sometimes we get the hankering to get the heck outta town and hit the road. Since we live in Oregon and have been to every National Park in this beautiful state, we decided to head even further south to the Redwoods. We have always wanted to take our children here and we finally had the opportunity to make it happen. 

YOU GUYS. You hear about the Redwoods and you see pictures but holy cow, these trees are HUGE. Like, the park rangers totally weren’t kidding. 

We arrived late Friday night, so we rested up and got a nice early start Saturday morning, thanks to my children’s internal clocks waking them up and therefore all of us up at 6am. Ew. So we grabbed a little breakfast and headed over to the visitor’s center to pick up all the maps they had {hello no cell service}. We set out with a very loose plan and hoped for the best. The best adventures and memories are made when there are no strict plans!  As we found hikes and different trails to explore, the trees kept getting bigger and cooler! Take a look at these pictures I snapped.

And, as expected, the trees are bigger and more beautiful in person.

When we set out for the day, we weren’t really sure what adventures lay in store for us, but I wanted to make sure my kids were as happy as could be. Meaning: our backpack was just filled with snacks. {Wish I was kidding.}

Things like bananas, apples, dried fruit, bell peppers, crackers, water, and these yummy double peanut granola bites. I made these at home before we left for California because everyone loves a sweet treat. Plus oats and peanut butter make for a great source of healthy energy, especially when you’re hiking piggy backing your kids around most of the day. I made these in a similar way to my no-bake granola bars, but this time I used Smucker’s Natural Peanut Butter {made only from peanuts!! I love a good unprocessed peanut butter} and omitted the chocolate chips. You can get the basic tutorial here. I also rolled these out into small round bites to make them a little more kid friendly. Super yummy, you guys!! My kids were in heaven.

You can scroll down to the bottom of this post for the recipe.

Salty sweet goodness 🙂

Needless to say, the Redwoods are gorgeous and we had such a great time!

And the super convenient thing about being so close to the coast is the beach was only a few minutes away. So we had to sneak in a little sand time after dinner. Our kids love the beach almost more than they love us. Or candy.

Overall, we had such a fun weekend together exploring and creating new memories with our family.

We partnered with Smucker’s and National Parks Conservation Association to create this blog post and we were compensated to do so. All opinions expressed are completely my own.