He’s the forces of nature in a tiny little package.

He rides a scooter like a 5 year old. He is completely confident on the new Razor Glen bought for him. When Ed Coady first met him, the father of Jared’s friend Aidan and Ethan’s friend Clara, he was amazed. He couldn’t believe how much energy Matthew had and how agile he was. He said that if he had 10 Matthews he could conquer the world.

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At the Laurel Elementary School Pancake Breakfast the other day, Matthew was riding his scooter across the playground like a pro. This generally gets admiring comments from parents and elementary-age kids alike.

I heard two kids on scooters say, “Hey, check out that little guy on his scooter! Let’s go say hi!” They scooted over to him, stopping right in front of him.

He looked up and exclaimed cheerily, “Hey!” like he knew them.

But then he looked at them a little closer and realized he didn’t. He waited a moment, and they just looked at him. So he said, “I watch Wiggles. Bye!”

And he waved and rode off.