Friday, June 5th marked the end of an era. After a year and a half of fun, the adventures of Carter & Trevor are officially over. While they will still have the occasional play date together, Trevor will no longer be coming over on a daily basis. It's been a roller coaster experience, with plenty of ups and downs, but overall I'm grateful for the experience. Initially, the arrangement of babysitting Trevor is what allowed me to quit my teaching job and stay home with Carter. I have absolutely no regrets about that decision. There were days that I wanted to pull my hair out or shut myself in my bedroom to get away from the quarreling toddlers, but we also had some fantastic days and the boys really enjoyed playing together.
Carter still talks about things we're going to do "when Trevor comes over", but he is slowly coming to understand that this is different from Christmas Break or Spring Break, were we had our alone time, but Trevor always returned. I know Carter will miss playing with Trevor, but I'm looking forward to the time he & I will have together now.
Here's a look back at their time together:
January 2008 - It's hard to believe Carter wasn't even 2 years old yet when we started keeping Trevor.
February 2008 - This little nap in the car led to the only official day that neither one of the napped at home:).
March 2008 - Fun in the snow
May 2008 - The Wiggly Play Center in Frisco became a favorite place for running out their energy.
July 2008 - I can't remember why they're only wearing diapers...I'm sure there was a good reason for it at the time.
October 2008 - Carter joined in on Trevor's love of hockey, so I'm hoping that will wear off now...
March 2009 - Occasionally I had moments of bravery and let them venture into the world of play-doh.
April 2009 - This was their 2nd trip to the Dallas Zoo together, they loved it!
June 2009 - Trevor grew to love Granny like she was his own...so we had to make one last trip to Granny's pool for Trevor's last week.
As with anything in life, this arrangement was great for a season, and now we're ready to start another journey!
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