Happy 13th Little Brother

I think it is true for everyone, but there are very few moments in history that have a lasting impact on my life. Sure, there is the day you are born; the day you meet your soul mate; the day you marry that soul mate; among others. One such date is March 14, 2008. That is the day we met @treykrivo. A cherubic little 10 year old, shy and quiet at first, partially hiding behind his mom while we learn about the journey we were all about to embark. On a personal level, this is probably the best thing to have come out my involvement with Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Chris and I met this young man, days before Chris’s birthday. We made a commitment to him and his mother, that we would do everything we could to be there for Trey. We first thought let’s try this every other week, and see how it goes. With few exceptions through his middle school and high school life, every week we got to get some “Trey time.” The week after we met him, he was so excited to celebrate the first (of many) of our birthdays. That is him with the cake he helped make for Chris’s birthday in 2008.

Thirteen years ago today, “that guy” continues to be one of the most amazing joys in our life. We see less of him nowadays, but we remain in very regular contact and few things excite me more than our plans to hang out with Trey. I’ll be honest, adult Trey tends to be a tad more fun to hang out with than 10 yo Trey, but that is mainly due to not really knowing the right answer to the question “if Superman and Iron Man were in a fight, who’d win?” The logical answer was apparently not correct?

Trey is one of the people in the world that I (we) would do absolutely anything for. He continues to grow into who he is destined to be. He is smart, kind (well maybe not to @mrmaxtoyou ), handsome, and a freaking amazing baker. We are thankful that his mother agreed to give us this amazing opportunity to be part of their family. We adore them both and look forward to all the future moments in his life, of which I am sure there will be many. Happy 13th anniversary Little Brother.