Conclusion to DC Trip

After we got Micah cleaned up after our subway experience, see previous post, I heard the exciting news from Mat.

He was eventually assigned to lobby for Utah ophthalmologists and was able to meet with the representatives from Utah. He met with Orin Hatch's and Jason Chaffetz's aids and he was able to meet Jim Matheson in person. What's neat about meeting congressman Matheson is that Mat (Matheson being Mat's full name) is named after the Matheson clan. They are 2nd cousins once removed (whatever that means). When congressman Matheson saw Matheson's name tag, he knew immediately who he was! He pointed directly at him and said, "You're Daniel Harris's son, aren't you?" Mat was the only doctor he said a word to and then he had to get right down to business because he had to go vote (it was hectic in DC that weekend with the budget not balancing, remember). Mat sat in his office and noticed an old Parowan High champion flag hanging, which made him smile. He also noticed that he had a line of old cowboy boots. When Congressman Matheson's cowboy boots wear out, he sets them down next to the last old pair and begins wearing the new ones. I thought that was a cute story.



I met up with my dear friend from North Carolina. Bad picture, good friend. It was so nice to sit and catch up and eat our traditional cabbage salad that we use to have for our past weekly lunches. She's the kind of friend you bounce ideas off of and the phrase, "Is it me or..." comes up many times in our conversations. You would think we were raised by the same mother because our thinking is very similar.

She even watched the kids so Mat and I could go out to dinner. We've always wanted to try Dim Sum, so that's what we did. We timed it perfectly for happy hour and ordered one of each of the half priced specials. Highly recommended.

The rest of the pictures are just some of us playing as a family around DC (Roosevelt Memorial, Cherry blossoms, Clemyjontri park, and the LEGO store)

Strategically getting as many LEGOs as one can in one cup.  I'm calling it the LEGO challenge.

Brother and sister fun

Running wild amongst the cherry blossoms

The rowing team passed us by. Oh! how I want to be on a rowing team.

Many moments like these with her daddy

Tricky

Tricky

Tricky

A tired little one

Don't know why some pictures are so large, but all the more to see the dead fish skeleton Becket is poking a stick at.

Gretchen did a whole number as if she were on Broadway.  See the mister in the background, that was one of the many men she was performing for, they couldn't help but smile at her confidence.

Washington Monument

Much love to you Holly. You kept returning through my head many times during our stay there.