Happy Birthday Arek ♥

It has been a little while since I updated, but it has been a busy couple weeks! We had Chad, Lexi, Brock & Alyvia visiting us for a week. MaKenzie & Brock were so excited to see each other. It was great watching them play together all week and get to hang out. Titan and Alyvia had a love hate relationship. They both liked to pick on each other! They were still adorable together! On Arek's days off we took everyone to Alexandria Bay to show them around and check out Boldt Castle. That night we also went to the county fair which was neat! On Sunday we went to Westcott Beach. All four of the kids loved the water. It was fun watching them all play and splash around. We had a good week hanging out at the park, showing them base, off base, and some of the other towns. We were happy to be able to have them visit and hang out.

MaKenzie & Titan are doing good. They are both getting so big and amaze us each and every day. We look at them and just smile. It is an amazing thing to be able to see each other in two beautiful little kiddos. MaKenzie is very into helping getting Titan to use his words more. She likes going up to him, pointing to things and telling them how to say it. He is doing a great job and already has started talking so much more. Still learning new words everyday, and finally getting more clear to hear what he is saying. He still could care less about going to the bathroom on the potty. He thinks he should go potty in his diaper, then try to run to the bathroom and take his diaper off! haha. We aren't in a rush yet, he is still only 21 months old! We have been working on teaching Kenzie how to write out her alphabet and numbers & teaching Titan to use his words along with new words!

I had a surprise birthday party for Arek on Sunday. Kevin took him out fishing for a couple of hours so we could set up for the party. ( They caught 9 fish within a couple of hours! ) Marian and I decorated the house, made cupcakes, and got everything ready. Then Kevin showed up with him and as soon as he walked in the door we all yelled surprise and you should have seen his face. His smile was priceless :). He was so happy and thankfully really surprised!! We had a great afternoon hanging out with friends bbqing. Then we decided it was so hot that we should go to Westcott Beach. We went and hung out there for a couple of hours and had a blast. The water felt so nice. We swam for a while, buried the guys in the sand, and let the kids play at the park. We had a great Sunday!! Arek really enjoyed his surprise :).

Arek and I have been doing good. Arek has been keeping busy with work & warfighter. I have been babysitting randomly to keep me busy. It has been fun. I love babies!! We have officially found out when we will be moving. Our request to leave early was denied. So our date to report to Fort Huachuca is December 10th. We will be taking our pcs leave and will be heading out of here around the 15th of November. We were disappointed it wasn't approved, but are excited we finally know for sure and can start planning our big move to Arizona!! Other than that, we have been loving the warm weather and just hanging out!! We hope everyone else is doing good!!

Of course I have posted lots of new pictures since my last update:
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Love to all,
The Brock Family

Climate changes of New York.

Rainy, cloudy, sunny, thunderstorms, windy, humidity & hail.. All in one day here in New York. It is amazing to experiecing a different climate than Las Vegas! Even though the rain comes suddenly and often ruins plans because it comes out of no where. It is neat!! I love the rain. It is officially impossible to tell what the weather will do from week to week!!

4th of July wasn't the same for us this year. We are use to BBQ'ing and doing a bunch of fireworks, but it rained all day here and fireworks are so illegal in New York they are impossible to find, even sparklers. So we didn't get to celebrate it like we usually do, but we still had a great day. We took the kids to the pottery store. We picked out two dog bowls and made them for Kera. They turned out great and the kids loved it. We also took them to Alexandria Bay on the 5th when the weather clearned up to go on an hour boat tour of the 1000 Islands. It was a lot of fun. They both loved the boat.

So we have all been good. Kenzie & Titan grow like weeds! They both seem to be getting so tall and mature in the blink of an eye. MaKenzie is so motherly lately and loves taking care of her brother and any of the younger babies that come over to play. She likes helping out and being the mommy of the bunch. It is adorable. Titan and her have to be the cutest together lately. Watching them play together is hilarious. They love making each other laugh and do the silliest things. Titan is FINALLY using his words more. He says new words all the time, but when it comes to using them on a regular basis he has been holding back. Finally, we have got him to start using them more and now he picks up all kinds of new words from MaKenzie. Before we know it he will be speaking in full sentences and having conversations with us. His new word that MaKenzie taught him is "snack" & he has no problem using that word ALL THE TIME! haha, but he sweetly follows it with a "thank you" :). They are both doing great!

Arek & I are doing good. He went to the doctor for his knee and they told him he had a severe sprain and that he basically couldn't do anything on it for 4 weeks or he would only make it worse. So we were happy that it was not a torn ACL or meniscus so we didn't have the chance of surgery. He just has to do physical therapy for 4 weeks and wear a brace. Thank god! Since his knee is hurt he can't go to WLC. Of course I am happy about that :). He will get to be home with us for his birthday!!!!!! He couldn't be more happy!! Other than that we are staying busy with the munchkins!

We were excited to find out last week that Chad, Lexi, Brock & Alyvia will be coming to visit us tomorrow night. We all are so excited. MaKenzie jumps up and down talking about it and has been marking down the days all week. She was so excited today to say that tomorrow her cousin will be coming to see her!! She tells Titan and he jumps up and down, and runs in circles screaming! haha. They are so excited. We can't wait to see everyone and see how big Brock & Alyvia are now! It will be neat to see Kenzie & Brock spotting each other for the first time, and it will be fun to watch Titan & Alyvia play and interact more! Arek & I are excited for Chad & Lexi to see the base! It will be a lot fun!!

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Love to all,

The Brock Family ♥

Loved family visiting!

What a great week! We loved having my Grandma, Aunt Dot & Sister visiting us. They arrived here on the morning of the 25th. Arek was at work and we were waiting for them outside. Kenzie ran right to them and gave big hugs, Titan went right to them also. We hung out and showed them around the house. Watched the kids play and just relaxed! Arek got home for a little break to say hi to them. Then he had to go back to work & we went to show them a little bit of base. Marian and I took them to the commisary & px. Then we went over to Remington Park to feed the ducks, but they were MIA so we decided to go swimming at the indoor pool! We had a blast there. Then we headed back home to meet up with Arek and relax all night. On Friday morning we went out and about in Watertown to show them around. We walked along the Square and then we went to Westcott Beach. My Aunt, My sisters and I ended up going far out in the water and had such a great time, we laughed our butts off the whole time!! Then we went back to our house since Arek was getting off work, changed and went to Alexandria Bay! We had a great time looking around Boldt Castle & Shopping in Alexandria Bay. On Saturday, EARLY morning we headed out to North Adams, Ma. We stayed the night there and visited some of my Grandma's side of the family and got to see where she grew up! On Sunday we shopped a little and had to say our goodbyes, then headed back to New York! On Monday we were out and about all day looking around Watertown & Alexandria Bay. Then Arek got off work and we went to feed the ducks at Remington Park. Sadly, they had to go to the Airport super early Tuesday morning. We loved having them visit and had a great time with them!! ((thank you guys for coming out :) !!))

Kenzie and Titan are doing good. They loved having Harley here ALL month, and having Gma, Aunt Dot & Porsche here to visit!! Kenzie especially misses them bunches. She was sad when they were all gone on Tuesday. The night before she kept telling them they couldn't leave, but then said " Fine, you can leave when I wake up, but when I wake up again, again & again will you be here?" She is precious :). Titan of course misses them too! MaKenzie is becoming such a young girl and not a baby girl. She is always looking out for her brother and takes such good care of him. She loves having the pool in our backyard! She just jumps right in and swims like a little fish. She has become brave enough to take her floaties off and go under. I know by the end of the summer she will be swimming. She would swim all day if I didn't make her get out! Titan is doing great with the pool too! He has been brave enough to put his floaties on and swim alone now! He use to have to be in my arms with a bear hug around me to be happy :), but he goes off on his own now and it is too cute!! They love playing together and have been doing so good with sharing! Titan still learns new words everyday. We love hearing him say new words and can't wait until he finally stops being stubborn and uses them on a regular basis!

Arek and I are doing good. Today he had to go to Urgent Care for his knee. They were doing combatives and he hurt it pretty bad. He is in a brace and cruches. We are waiting for his Xrays to be reviewed and we will be finding out more on Monday morning when he goes to a specialist. We hope it is nothing too serious! It could be a torn ACL or torn meniscus. Either way, we are just hoping that he won't need surgery and it will be an easy, quick recovery! Other than that, we have been great. We loved having everyone visit! We are getting ready for him to go to WLC on July 14th, although he may not be able to go.. depending on his knee. Arek went to the Soldier of the month board on Thursday. He did a great job and came in second. He will be going to promotion board next to become "promotable". We don't know when he is going yet, but I am proud of him :).

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We love everyone & hope everyone is doing good!

Love to all,
The Brock Family ♥

Loving summer time ♥

Arek finally had a four day weekend after his crazy 13 days of working straight, and it was a GREAT four day weekend. We were busy all four days but we had a lot of fun.We went fishing a couple of times. Arek and his friend Hunter caught two fish each. It was a lot of fun just sitting out there watching Arek fishing and MaKenzie & Titan try to fish and play in the water. Harley and I tried fishing too. All we caught was some sea weed, but it was still a lot of fun. We also went out to Westcott Beach. It was our first time going there. We had been waiting for the weather to warm up to go and it was well worth the wait. Westcott Beach is Lake Ontario and we could hardley believe it was a Lake since the water was so beautiful. We took Kera out with us and that was one of the best things about it. She was so cute to watch play in the water. When we first got there she was nervous to touch the water but I walked about 10 feet away from her and said "Kera come get me!" and she ran right out there to me. She is such a good dog! She stayed right by us to make sure we were okay. I went far enough out to where she couldn't reach so she had to doggie paddle, but she wouldn't leave my side. As far as I went she was going to be right there making sure I was okay! She is an amazing dog!! Arek had a blast playing with Kera in the water too. MaKenzie & Titan loved it as well. Kenzie was brave enough to walk out there after 5 minutes of contemplating it.. then we couldn't get here to come back in. Titan was more about staying within a foot from the shore! haha but he did great. He sat there throwing rocks the whole time. Harley loved it of course and was out there riding the waves and swimming around. We all had a fun time and are definitely planning on going back before Harley goes back to Vegas! We also took the kids to Velocity. They had a lot of fun there. It's has a huge bouncing area, then an obstacle sliding area, then an arcade, pizza & lazer tag. It was fun! Arek and I enjoyed the bouncy area as much as the kids and harley did :). Arek and I also played lazer tag together, which was a lot of fun! We had a great four day weekend!!

MaKenzie & Titan are doing good. They love the nice weather and playing outside too! We bought them a big pool for the backyard over the weekend, which they are in love with. We didn't realize how big it was until we put it in the backyard. It is perfect though. The weather is finally nice enough to enjoy it too! Titan is getting smarter every day. He is quite the handful though. He has become such a daddy's boy and loves to be in daddy's arms. While we think it is precious.. he throws tantrums when he doesn't get held on command! MaKenzie is still little Miss Independent, and also knows what she wants! She is fiesty :). They are both doing good and are very active and so much fun to watch from day to day!! They are both so smart and amaze us each and every day!!

Arek and I are doing good. We are very excited that my Grandma, Aunt Dot & Porsche are flying in tomorrow morning. We can't wait to see them! We will be sad when everyone has to go back to Las Vegas on the 30th. We are also realizing how close it is until he goes to WLC. Hopefully they will give him a few days off before hand so we will be able to enjoy our time with him before he is gone for two weeks. It is definitely going to be hard! Of course we will get through it :). We are just getting ready for everyone to get here in the morning & are excited about driving to massachusettes to see my Grandma's family and where she grew up!

We hope everyone is doing good and send our love to all :)

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The Brock Family ♥

Finally feels like summer!

It has finally been in the 70's & 80's and feeling like summer here! We still get rain a couple times a week, but it doesn't last long and the sun comes back out. We have been taking advantage of the nice weather and spending lots of time outside.

My sisters got here on June 5th and we have had so much fun. Porsche had to go back on the 13th, but will be coming back out with my Grandma & Aunt on the 25th. (we can't wait!) We took them out sight seeing and showing them what the base looks like. They both loved it. They think it is so beautiful and green here. We love showing them around. While Porsche was here we took them out to Sacket's Harbor & they both got to put their feet into Lake Ontario. We had such a fun time out there. We also took them to Remington Park a few times on base to feed the ducks, ride the boats, and peddle go karts. We took them out to Old McDonald Farm so they could see all the animals. They got to go on a Dairy Farm tour too which they both thought was neat! My sisters and I haven't had that much fun together in long time, it was nice! Since Porsche has left the weather has been great, so we took Harley out fishing on Black River. She loved it. Titan & MaKenzie loved fishing and then got bored so I took them by the water and they just love walking and playing in it. Titan has become so brave and thinks he is a big boy. He loves going out in the water. We went swimming today and he did great. He put a life jacket on and was out in the water just kicking his feet. The first time we tried getting him to swim in Florida he cried the whole time. He just started loving the water recently! We are looking forward to My Aunt, Grandma & Porsche coming out here on June 25th. We are so excited to show them around & go sight seeing with them. It will be a blast! We are also making a trip to Massachusetts and we couldn't be more excited to see where my Grandma grew up. It will be so much fun!! We have missed them lots and it will be so nice just to see them again!!

MaKenzie & Titan are doing good. They have loved having Harley & Porsche here. Kenzie was so excited to see them both, but loved having Harley "her best friend" around. Titan didn't take long at all to warm up to them and stuck by Porsche's side a lot. When they got into town it was 11:30pm so the kids were sleeping. We didn't want to wake them up so we left them in bed and waited til the morning. Arek had to go to work early so it was just the kids and I. I got Titan out of bed and went and laid down waiting to see if Kenzie would ask about them since she knew they were coming that morning. After about 5 minutes of watching cartoons she said "hey mom, porsche & harley are coming today!! what time is their plane?". I said "hmm.. let's call them and see" so I called Porsche and acted like I was asking her where they were and gave the phone to Kenzie. She said "Hi Porsche, what are you guys doing" and she says, nothing just laying down, you? and Porsche and Harley walked into the room. Kenzie's face was priceless and I wish I would have got in on film. She sat there for a second like, "are they really in front of me right now?" it was too cute! Titan looked at them like.. why are you in my mom's room right now? haha. Then Kenzie screamed and hugged and kissed them!! It was neat :). She was surprised that they were in New York and not Vegas since she is use to visiting and not people visiting New York, she must have asked a thousand times, Mom how did they get to NY? haha. Titan was hooked to them by the end of the day and showing him his cute personality! They both loved them visiting! Now next week we get to see Gma & Aunt Dot too!!

Arek and I are doing good. Arek has been patrolling on day shift for a couple weeks and then got asked to join War Fighters. He was very excited and loves it already. War Fighters are a group of the best fit and most knowledgeable MP's in the Army that train for a couple months and then compete against each other at Fort Leonard Wood in September. So he has had a crazy schedule switching from MP to War Fighter. He been working 11 days straight, got half a day and still has a couple days to go before he gets his weekend off, but he is happy and proud to be a War Fighter and I couldn't be more proud of him. I know he will do great! We have enjoyed having my sisters here! I stay busy with the kids and harley :). I love being a stay at home mommy!!! While Porsche was here they watched the kids for us one night so we could go out for a few hours alone. It was nice, we definitely needed it!! We got our fishing licenses yesterday so we are excited to go fishing all summer and hopefully catch something!! haha. We didn't have any luck yesterday. Other than that we just stay busy with the kids.

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Love to all,
The Brock Family ♥

June is here!

The months seems to be flying by. Can you believe that in June we still are hitting 50's some days? and 40's some nights? This weather is crazy and taking a toll on us. We have all had sore throats and head colds the past two days. Finally it seems to be balancing out in the 70's.

So it's been almost a month since I updated! I didn't even realize it. The kids are doing good. Titan has his 18 month check up here in a couple days. He is saying new words all the time, but being a stubborn little boy when it comes to using them on a regular basis. We bought him a potty because when he goes pee or pooh in his diaper, runs and gets a diaper and wants changed. So we figured it would be worth a try to introduce him to the potty. He isn't getting it just yet. He thinks that as soon as he goes to the bathroom he has to run to the potty instead of right before. So he has not went on it yet. We are leaving it out in case he wants to go, but we're not pushing for it. He has learned to brush his teeth on his own, and loves to do it every morning and night, but he has become stubborn with not letting me help after he "brushes". He thinks he is boss most of the time :). Boys are definitely different to raise then girls!! MaKenzie is doing good. She is going through an all girly girl princess stage. She is in love with the color pink & wants everything she owns to be pink. She will no longer wear anything Cars and says its for boys only. She loves dressing up and being a complete girly girl. She use to be such a tomboy! They have been having several playdates with our next door neighbors two boys, and Arek's friend Jeremy's two girls. The boys are Micah & Jonah. She runs around telling everyone Micah is her boyfriend. They have to give big hugs and kisses when they leave each other. It's adorable at this age :). It won't be so cute in a couple years haha. The girls are Arianna & Peyton. They all have a blast together. Titan adores Peyton and likes bringing her toys to play with. Both of our kids are going to be a handful with their boyfriends & girlfriends when they get older!!

Arek and I are doing good! We are getting ready for my sisters to get here on Friday!! Then my Aunt & Gma will be here June 25th. We are so excited to have family coming up here and showing them around. We have been staying busy on his days off getting the kids out and about enjoying the weather when it's nice. We recently took a trip to Alexandria Bay. We took the kids on a boat ride over to Heart Island, to see Boldt Castle. It was beautiful. The kids loved the boat ride and they love walking around the Castle. Kenzie thought princesses lived there :). Arek and I loved it too. It was such a beautiful day. After we were done at Heart Island, we walked around Alexandria Bay looking at the neat boats and cool shops. We also took the kids to Remington Park on one of his days off. It's here on base. We took them on a peddle boat which Titan didn't like because he had to wear a life vest. Then we took them on a peddle go kart around the park which was a lot of fun. They both loved feeding the ducks! We live in such a small town, but there is so much to do within an hour in every direction! It's neat! We plan on doing a lot more sight seeing and fun stuff when my sisters get here, and when my aunt & gma get here! Arek is preparing to go to the Soldier of the Month board in a couple weeks. I couldn't be more proud of him. Soon after that he will be able to go to the promotion board for his Sgt. He is finally on a regular schedule. He works day shift for June (from 4:30am to 2:30pm) and has Thursday and Friday off. We like having a set schedule! We are waiting to hear about his orders. We will be leaving here between the end of August and the end of November. We are anxious to see when so we can start planning our big move!! It will be here before we know it!!

I have uploaded lots of pictures and videos since my last update!!

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We love you all,

The Brock Family

Rain rain go away!

We definitely have been getting rain every day for a week and still expected to get more!! Our flowers are finally starting to bloom and the leaves are finally coming back on our trees! We do have nice sun in between the rain though!

Titan picked up some new words this week!! He is finally saying Sissy. MaKenzie loves it. He has said it before but now he really says it and to her! It's adorable. He also learned how to say vitamin (he LOVES taking them in the morning), birdie, and poo poo. We are excited every time he says a new word. It will be neat to be able to have conversations with him. He is a little wrestler this week also. He figured out how to tackle Kenzie and how to play tickle monster. We are trying to catch him doing it on video tape because it has to be the funniest and cutest thing in the world. He gets his handles up like he is going to tickle you, tries to say tickle tickle, squints his face and then attacks!! It is adorable. He is definitely feeling back to normal and is a little rascal! We are happy he isn't feeling sick anymore!! MaKenzie is doing good. She is her normal miss personality self. She likes to let Titan be the trouble maker as she is the little birdie in his ear telling him what to do, and running and laughing. Those two together as a team are a handful! They are so much fun :).

My sisters, Aunt Dot, and Grandma officially have their plane tickets!! We couldn't be more excited to have family coming to visit us. Harley will be here from June 5- June 30th and Porsche will be here June 5- June 13th. Then my Aunt Dot, Grandma & Porsche will be here from June 24th - June 30th. We are planning a trip during that week to North Adams, Mass. to see some of my Grandma's family and where she grew up! Then we might be driving to NYC! It will be exciting and we are definitely looking forward to it!!

Arek and I are doing good! He is currently working mid shifts (8:45pm to 6:00am). We definitely don't like this shift, but thankfully he will be starting Heavy Weapons school on May 11-May 23. Which is normal 9-5 schedule. We also found out he will have to go to WLC training July 14- July 29th and miss his birthday with us. Of course we were very upset, but we will get through it and make the best of his birthday when he finishes it! During WLC he will be on 5 miles away from us, but not allowed to come home or see us. It's definitely going to suck! Other than that, we are just staying busy with the munchkins.

Lots and Lots of new pictures and a couple new videos!

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Love to all,
The Brock Family