Family Trail Time is truly devoted to hitting the trails when and where we can, but since our son’s Make A Wish hiking trip through Oregon, it just hasn’t been possible for our family.

I intended to blog about the hikes we took in Oregon, but so much has happened I was never able to make the time. Now that it’s November I doubt I could write-up a helpful post on any of the hikes! Our family moved (locally), my husband and I have each travelled for work, I received a promotion, we wrapped up the #hikeforgrayson campaign for the Cure Tay-Sachs Foundation, we put on a NTSAD Raffle in Honor of Grayson Kemp, I’ve had some health things going on, our older son started 1st grade, and our younger son, Grayson, has grown more medically fragile.

Since my husband and I both work full-time, weekends and holidays are pretty much the only time we get a chance to hike. While our older son is always game, we need to have nursing coverage for Grayson in order to go on a hike without him. Unfortunately, I think his last hike on his Make A Wish trip will likely be his last hike.

On a positive note, even though the holidays are approaching, our life seems to be settling in. The only things still in boxes at our new house are mostly in the garage and we don’t have major plans for Thanksgiving or Christmas. While Grayson isn’t in great shape, we have solid nursing support on weekdays, I’m adjusting to my new role at work, and our older son is finding his groove in first grade.

There’s more good news, and I’m happy it is leading me back to more hiking, even if it’s not as our entire family, or sometimes just with other friends!

Hike Like A Woman – After being selected as a contributor, I’m incredibly honored that Hike Like A Woman selected me to be an Ambassador! While I’ve had a slow start due to everything else going on, I’m excited to have contributed to the 2017 Holiday Gear Guide, I’m part of the sponsorship team, I have an upcoming review on a Garage Grown Gear shirt, and have plans to contribute to some fun posts coming your way!

10k Women Trail Project  – I’m super excited to share that I’ve been selected to be a 10k Women Trail Project Trailblazer! As a Trailblazer, I will pick a trail to hike every month and invite another woman or girl on my hike. As I’ve done in the past, I plan to coordinate some women-only group hikes that our followers are welcome to join me on! To get more involved in the project, you can join the 10k Women Trail Project Facebook group!

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