Swim Lessons.

Charlie with his buddy Logan waiting for swim lessons to start.

Charlie loved swim lessons. He swallowed tons of water each class session because he would not stop smiling under water.

Diving board day was quite a thrill. Charlie did not hesitate jumping in. The only problem was he did a serious belly-flop.

The after-math.

Bliss.

Today marks 5 years of wedded bliss. Okay... so it's not always blissful, but at the end of the day there is no one I would rather share my life with. Happy anniversary my love.

Hello Kitty.

We went to a super fun birthday party this weekend. I noticed Charlie got a little cut on his face while we were there, so I asked him what happened. He said, "The kitty scratched my face." What? I had not seen a cat around and I definitely did not see him playing with one. Really? So I looked all over, but there was not a cat in sight...

...except for this one!
(Funny, I guess he got a little aggressive with the pinata.)

I love this picture of the little party goers!

The Vultures.

Meet my two little vultures, Charlie and June. If anyone is eating anything they are on the attack. They literally swarm in and devour all food. When Adam works late he will eat dinner after the kids have. By then, they have had a little break and they are ready for round two. They crawl onto his lap and go to town. Adam thinks I don't feed them. I do. They just take after their parents in the "I love to eat" department. Tonight, Charlie was picking off my plate, he kept saying "Can I have a bite mommy... Mmmm, this is a yummy dinner mommy... Can have some more mommy?" He saw that I had some ketchup that got onto my finger while I/we were eating. He grabbed my finger and started licking the ketchup off. I think that might be crossing the line. I will lick my own fingers clean from now on, thank you very much.

Summertime

...and the livin' is easy.

(More pictures of the little swimmer-boy to come.)

Buzz Adam Koch.

(note to self: a cute picture of the kids after 3 hours of church, not going to happen)

Charlie helped decorate an AWESOME tie for Adam for Father's Day. The day consisted of waffles with strawberries and ice cream for breakfast, Spaghetti O's with Ritz crackers for lunch (Adam's fave), and for dinner: pork tenderloin, potatoes and a salad. There was lots of golf watching in between and many hugs, kisses, and tickles. The kids love their dad so much. While Adam is at work June will hear a car drive by or someone at the door, her face lights up and she says "da-da?" Charlie loves to hide and "surprise" Adam when he gets home. This usually entails Charlie hiding under a pillow or blanket and Adam "accidentally" finding him by sitting on him. I really do not think I could have picked a better father for my kids. His love and dedication to them shows in how much they completely adore him. Charlie even named his favorite new Buzz Light-year toy Buzz Adam Koch, now that is saying something!

Garbage Pail Kid.

Multiple forks and spoons. The remote. A flip-flop. A Mr. Potato Head ear. My hair brush. All found in the trashcan. Gross. The culprit refuses to fess up and show her face. Little stinker.

Donut Party.

Someone had a very special day. Charlie was in heaven. It might of had something to do with the DONUTS...

decorating the DONUTS...

eating DONUTS off the tree...

"belly bumping" DONUT filled bellies, with matching football jersey's...

whatever it was, the DONUTS seemed to make life grand!

(and suckers do too!) The after party with Alli, Josh, and Zach...

... the after, after party with alligator pillow, red bowling ball, yellow bat, Buzz Lightyear goggles, Mickey, and Lightning McQueen.
(It was a happy birthday.)

3 years.

name: Charlie Koch

age: 3 years

height: 29 inches

weight: 35 pounds

Has it really been 3 years? Time seems to keep passing me by, sometimes I want to just bottle it up and stay in this moment forever. Charlie is my buddy, and I am loving this age. He is full of personality and probably the friendliest boy I know. Trust me, there are many moments of frustration, but on this special day we will stick with the positive.

Over the past six months I have been jotting down some of the funny moments that take place in our home thanks to Char-char:

• After yet another pair of wet undies I asked, "Charlie, why are your undies wet?" His answer: "Because my wiener did it!"
• When I am sure Charlie is getting into some mischief I will ask what he is up to, his response "just nuffing."
• I heard some yelling while Charlie was outside playing by himself. Me: "Hey Char, who are you yelling at?" Charlie: "Just the birds mommy, just the birds!"
• Space ship = shash shpit
• Remote control=Ha-remote
• gum=gun
• dizzy= "I'm so busy." (after spinning around)
• going to the bank=going to the piggy bank
• seat belt= safe belt

(Someone loves taking self-portraits.)

• Whenever I am in a different room Charlie will walk in and say "Find-ja!" All day long from room to room it's "find-ja, find-ja!"
• When we walk into the house after being gone Charlie says "Oh no, my Daddy is not home. I sure do miss my Daddy!" The funny thing is, even when Adam is home and goes to take the trash out or something Charlie says "Daddy, I was missin' you" the moment he walks back in the door.
• Charlie says "Hi" to me All. Day. Long.
• Charlie LOVES his friends. Every night while saying his prayers he blesses his friends.
• One day I told Charlie that his buddy Logan was going to come over and play. Charlie responded with "PARTY... PARTY!"
• I have never known someone who gets more into watching TV than Char. (I take that back, I think he gets it from his father.) When I say INTO I mean he shouts at the TV. If a character asks a question then Charlie shouts the answer like he IS the character.
• We were in the drive-through at El Pollo Loco and I was talking in the intercom saying we wanted one burrito, a side salad, ect... then Charlie yells from the back seat "... and a HOT DOG!"
• During Christmas time Adam mentioned something about being married while we were at the dinner table. Charlie heard the word marry and said "No, mommy's Mary, I 'm Joseph and daddy's Justin."

favorite word: mustache
This is Charlie's first happy face picture... with a mustache. He thought it was hilarious.

• We were outside and Charlie stood on top of the slide and said, "Wow, look at the great big world."
• After walking into church one Sunday we sat down behind a family we had not seen in a while. Charlie leaned over the pew and said "Hey remember me, I 'm Charlie Koch."
• Charlie was walking through the living room chewing on something. I asked him what he had in his mouth and he said "just the couch." Apparently the fuzz from the couch is a tasty treat.
• At night when I am putting June to bed Charlie always asks if he can "give Junie a kiss on the eye-ball."
  
• When Charlie first started potty training he needed to be reminded to point his you-know-what down so pee would not go flying. So he was sitting on the toilet and I was helping him keep it down and he said "Don't touch it mommy, I got to go my privacies."
• As we were walking into Trader Joe's Charlie asked, "Are we going to Target again?"
• My brother would ask Charlie "Whose your favorite uncle?" Then one night Adam asked "Who's your favorite daddy?" Charlie's response "MOMMY."
• Charlie was laying on the floor looking up at me and asked "Mommy, are you having a baby?" I instantly yelped "NO! Does mommy's tummy look like I am going to have a baby?" Charlie innocently said "No, but are your boobies having a baby."

favorite color: orange

favorite food: broccoli, green beans, all sweets!

favorite activity: swimming, playing baseball/soccer/football, yelling at the TV

favorite pastime: singing

favorite book: How Do I Love You (memorized from reading so many times)

Our lives have not been the same since our Charlie-boy came into this world. We have had more laughs, played more games, and given more kisses than I can count. It has been 3 years of pure JOY (most of the time). Happy Birthday buddy.

Let the GOOD times roll.

Last week Charlie kept bopping June on the head because she was "buggin'" him. This week he was a sweet big brother.