Bluffton day at the races
You've got to hand it to the Reinekes. When they're out, they're out in full force. In fact, there were three generations of the family at Saturday's Rhodes State PTA Club's Run for the Health of It 5K. Gma and Gpa Reineke (aka Sam and Janette) walked the route with their granddaughter, Joscelin (Elisha and Ben's daughter), while their daughter, Becky, daughter-in-law, Elisha, and granddaughter, Delaney (daughter of Elisha), ran the course.
Not to be outdone, Sam and Janette's son, Ben, and grandson, Brock (Ben and Elisha's son), cheered on the whole crowd -- including every other Bluffton runner. Brock's the best cheerleader!
Okay, in itself, you might think that's not such a big deal. But here's the kicker: they all had to scoot back to Bluffton to get ready for the wedding of their niece/cousin, Jenny Reineke...in North Baltimore. I keep wondering if they all wore their race shirts.
Still, they couldn't leave as soon as they should have; the whole family stayed around for the awards ceremony because Elisha, Becky and Delaney each placed in their age groups. While everyone waited around for the award ceremony to begin, the door prizes were distributed. At one point, Janette whispered to me, "All of us have won a door prize except Becky."
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