On Sunday we celebrated my Grandpa Reimann’s 80th Birthday. My mom was gracious enough to host the super extended family. My grandma and grandpa have 9 children, 37 grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren… (So far). You can only imagine how many people attended the event. Usually when the Reimanns get together we have to rent a Barn, or better yet the Delta Center. The funny thing is this is just the tip of the iceberg for my grandparents. Their own children are not done having children. And only a handful of the grandkids are married. So in about 10 years the Reimanns will populate a whole city.I loved growing up with such a big extended family.
-I had three girl cousins my exact age. The four of us had our own sorority at family parties. It was fabulous.
-I always had a babysitting job... Between all my aunts, my weeknights and weekends were booked solid.
- Sleepovers, sleepovers, sleepovers!!!
As an adult it is really fun to have so much family. You can’t help but run into someone at Sam’s Club, the swimming pool, or the park. I have a ton of fantastic people to rub shoulders with.
After the birthday dinner, a lot of cake, and singing… each of my grandpa’s children and siblings got to roast my grandpa. It was fun to hear such good memories. Naturally there were so many people there; I didn’t get the opportunity to roast my grandpa. I would like to take this opportunity to share my most tender memories of my Grandpa Reimann…
- My brother and I are grandpa’s oldest grandchildren so I feel like I was really blessed to know him when he was a lot younger. He used to take us everywhere. One of my favorite places to go was his work. I used to sit with him and help him put stones together. He is a magnificent artist. His company was called Nu-Stone and he did a variety of stonework. On one particular night I worked really late with him creating a stone bench. He named it after me. When I own a home I am going to have a Jenny bench in my front yard. After a full day of work he took my to the Kowloon restaurant. I will never forget that day.
- He is full of vinegar and life. When he would take us places he would drive REALLY fast. Who knows a grandpa that nascars down the freeway???
- He loves trains. I used to go to all kinds of train shows with him. I never got into trains but my cute little Bradley loves them. He loves to go to Grandpa Great’s house and look at all his model trains.
- He genuinely cares about all of his kids and grandkids. To this day I can go over to his house, and instantly his face lights up. He drops everything and wants to know how and what I am doing.
- He raised my dad to be such a great man.
Happy Birthday Grandpa.
4 comments:
Hey, Jenny
I like to tell you that I have sat on that Jenny bench at Kowloon. Let me just say thats why we are friends. Because of that bench it tied me and Randy together forever! We should make a movie about it. LOL.... No seriously my friend owns that restaurant I use to go there all the time to bum off food.
i love all the reimanns too! who could not love all the reimanns. i remember thinking it was so odd that there were sooooo many of you! but, how great it really is!
Only one thing could be worse than a ton of Reimanns....a ton of Granquists! Actually, I quite like your family. Happy Birthday to your grandpa. Great picture!
Your Grandpa is so cute and nice! Do you remember that day he showed Braxten and Brad all of his train stuff in his basement! They loved it!
That last comment was from Simi, if you could not tell! The bench did not tie ME and Randy together! :)
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