Parker had a very special visitor to 5th grade.
When I found out he was coming, I wanted to come and listen to what he had to say. Only Democrat I've ever voted for. The kids asked some pretty intelligent questions about the government shutdown, gun control, Obamacare. Most likely the questions were from their parents or teachers but Matheson did a great job at answering the questions on the kids' level of understanding. They also asked if Matheson had ever met President Obama or how often he sees the President. Matheson said President Bush did a much better job of meeting with people and he wished that President Obama was better at it. The kids asked about how to get more baseball parks in the city and how to get a bigger city library. That opened the discussion for the different levels of government (city, state, federal). He promised he would send some of the surplus books from the Library of Congress. That was nice.
I was really impressed with Mr. Matheson and think he is a really nice person. I might even vote for him again if he was running again.
After he finished and the kids went back to class, I grabbed Parker and introduced ourselves to Congressman Matheson. I mentioned that my husband is a lobbyist with Farm Bureau and we appreciate what he does for Utah farmers and ranchers. He recognized Ster's name and his aide that was with him immediately recognized him as well. Yep, that Sterling of mine. He is pretty amazing.
(Some might say, a stallion)
More on Parker:
He is enjoying scouts. He is in the Webelos troupe. We recently had the pinewood derby. In the past his car raced super fast. This year, let's just say he did not come in last. He was usually right in the middle of the pack. This was his last pinewood derby race. I can't believe it.
Here he is with his best friend and next door neighbor, Caleb.
Bryce has a few years before he builds his first derby car. He sure enjoyed watching Parker's car race down the track!
Parker is also playing basketball this year. He is so talented. He is fast and can layup on both right and left sides. But the best part is seeing him smile as he runs up and down the court. He can't help it. Just a big grin running all over that court.
Most of his games this year are at 8:00 in the morning. Somehow we get the whole family there to watch the games. Except Syd, who usually stays home. The deal is, if she stays home she has to make cookies. Pretty good deal if you ask me...
