Miss Moorhead 2013: Pageant Week Day 2

Miss Minnesota Pageant Week Day 2 Update:

After a somewhat restless night I woke up bright and early at 6:00am. I was able to squeeze in an early workout and skim some current events before we were loaded into stretch limos and whisked off to our daily activities.

We started our day with a visit to Gillette Children's Hospital, our Children's Miracle Network hospital here in Minnesota. He had the pleasure of listening to the parents of Minnesota's CMN Champion Michael who was born with Apert syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects limb development. This family's story was so touching and Michael was such a joy to meet, he was a happy, silly and bursting with energy and life just like any other nine-year-old! For me its moments like these that are the most worthwhile. I want to thank everyone who has ever donated to CMN and had generously helped families like Michaels.

Photo Credit: Sarah Morriem Photography

For more information on Michael and other CMN Champions please visit http://childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org/About/Champions/2014/MN

After a tour of the facility and some fun times interacting with the kids in the waiting room, we left Gillette and were back to the hotel for a full afternoon of rehearsing our opening number routine.

Tonight we got to loosen up and have lots of fun at a St. Paul Saints baseball game! We sat along the third base line and had a great view. On our way back from the game we had an impromptu dance party/sing-along on the bus, even our chaperones and board members joined in on this lighthearted fun, this was the perfect end to our day, lots of bonding and lots of laughs!