Post #6 Brey Ray

Breyden Ray Bauer is the youngest member of the Bauer Bunch. He is also the gooniest. And we fight. A LOT. He is 11 years old and has the biggest and weirdest imagination ever. Today's generation of kids is honestly just really weird so he definitely fits in with everyone else his age. 

For some reason kids like so spend their time watching Youtube videos on things like Mindcraft or GTA and a bunch of other video games. Brey likes to do both... at the same time. He sits at his tv playing games while his iPod is set out so he can watch videos at the same time. I will never understand the enjoyment to this but I also grew up without a cell phone or access to as many electronics as Breyden does. 

Even though he spends a good majority of his day playing video games he, like most of my family, plays soccer so we go outside a lot and kick a ball around or when I go up to the field to work out or shoot around he tags along and we manage to have a good time. Like my brother Ryan, Brey and I have a decent amount in common and now that he's older I do not mind doing stuff with him but he definitely knows how to get on my nerves when he wants to. Him being the youngest makes him spoiled. Breyden does no wrong and has to have everything done for him according to my parents so it is irritating when I get asked to do things he is more than capable of doing so that is what a good amount of our fights consist of. But most of the times he's trying to annoy me on purpose and my lack of patience starts to kick in and we just start yelling at each other and beating each other up. 

For being 11 he is also the wittiest person I know. He has a comment for EVERYTHING and it is usually really funny and I have no idea how he comes up with half of the stuff he says. It is nice knowing I can always count on him for a good laugh when I need it, until he takes it too far which is usually what happens.

He's a little brother so I kind of have to cut him some slack sometimes because as he says, "It's his job to annoy me." But I love the kid and I don't know what I'd do without seeing his goony self every day.

Post #5 Reen

This weeks post is about my 22 year old brother Ryan, aka Reen. Ever since I was little my older brothers called me, Heen and so we started calling Ryan, Reen.

Don't tell my other brothers but Ryan has always been my favorite. We are only 4 years apart and we have a lot more in common than I do with Zach and Breyden. Ryan is actually one of the main reasons I am so into sports. He has always been athletic and into basketball and soccer so of course i wanted to be just like my big brother so we were always outside shooting around or kicking a ball back and forth.

Ryan isn't the type of brother who never wanted his little sister around. He always included me when it came to doing stuff with his friends, with a few exceptions. It was nice having that because it made high school a lot easier for me at the beginning. Reen was a senior when I was a freshman and going from a parochial school to a public high school was terrifying so knowing more than half of the senior class was so cool. Him and his friends always stood up for me whenever I needed someone.

"Disc golf is life" is a very commonly used phrase in my house recently. Ryan picked up disc golfing his senior year of high school and spend every second he has free discing. He has over 200 discs and several portable baskets at my house. He is in a league that plays every Tuesday and is always coming home with the $50 dollar prize which he enjoys rubbing in my face. Reen travels all over Michigan to disc at the best courses and every time we talk about taking a family trip, it HAS to have a disc golf course nearby.

When Ryan isn't disc golfing he's usually working at the good ole McDonald's. He is the shift manager so it isn't as bad as most people say it is. But making over $15 an hour isn't necessarily awful either. I personally think he will be working there the rest of his life. Although after majoring in media broadcasting he plans to move to California to peruse his dream of becoming a producer. I just hope he remembers me after he becomes this big producer up in Hollywood.

Post #4 Zach Attack

For those who don't know, I am the only girl of four. Two older brothers and one younger brother. Most people would see this and feel bad for me but in all honesty I wouldn't have it any other way. My brothers have taught me a lot. How to look out for myself, how to fight and simply how to live.

My oldest brother, Zach, is 24. Currently engaged and getting married on the 16th of October, which is only a few weeks away. Zach moved out of the house as soon as he turned 18. Him and my mom were way too much alike and butt heads about everything. So he was done and without telling my parents decided to sign a lease on a house. My parents were furious but if you ask Zach it was the best decision he ever made...

All through high school Zach was the kind of person to be friends with everyone. Super open and very outgoing. He was the lead in three plays at Hemlock and then when he went to college he was the lead in SVSU's production of Little Shop of Horror. Music and acting have always been his thing. He just has that bubbly personality. A lot of people look at him as animated due to his crazy facial expressions and different voices he uses.

About four years ago Zach met the love of his life, Sophia. It was one of those fairy tale meetings. They were both attending SVSU and a mutual friend of theirs got a party bus for their 21st birthday. Both of them were on the bus and just enjoying their night then suddenly while Zach was sitting down the bus hit a bump and Sophia fell into his lap. It was love at first sight. They moved in together and have two dogs and are soon to be Mr. and Mrs. 

Although he has made a lot of mistakes throughout the years and struggles with money he still has everything he needs to be happy. He has a job he loves, the girl of his dreams couldn't be happier. If he wouldn't have moved out when he did he would not have Sophia and he would not be marrying his best friend. He would not have the job he has now or the friends he has made. So if you ask my parents they'll say he should have not moved out when he did but if you ask Zach himself he'll tell you he doesn't regret a single thing.