MTM~CNM Family Conference

Everyone had a restful and wonderful afternoon whether at Mall of America, the Medical Forum, or just hanging around the hotel!

The evening began with an bang. An amazing dinner was had by all followed by the Parade of Hats by the children (and Mitchell)! It was a fun time for the kids to march around the room donning the hats they made today at the Kids Camp. The Variety Show began with an inspirational performance by Jacob Berry signing to the song, "God is Good." Tears flowed from this touching performance giving a little insight into tomorrow morning's inspirational service provided by Jacob.

Next up was the Slaby Family with an original song, "Do you Feel like I do?" Each of the weasring stylish mustaches they gave a musical rendition of their travels. Laden with comedy, it was memorable song. Oh...did I mention Carol Slaby rocking the wooden spoon and measuring cup (makeshift cowbell!) Jack and Jack (and not-Jack, Carol) sang while Joe rocked us on the electric guitar. It was awesome!

The next act was WIll Ward playing the guitar. With the assistance of his dad, Mark, Will played "Mississippi Queen." The rock and roll was clearly flowing tonight! Playing a Shark Tooth Paper Jamz guitar, Will rocked the house! Cheers abounded!

Next on tap was Javad Mashinchi Blowing Raspberries. A skill he has been perfecting since the last conference, Javad wowed the croud with a short rendition of a Rasperry tune! Applause and cheering continued!

Finally, Jace Coon wowed us with a magic trick. Three subjects, lights out, and tapping. I will leave it to your imagination as to how incredible this act really is! 

The amount of talent that is in this community is amazing.

Next was a video submitted by Jeffrey Johnson with an amazing Tap performance. Check out the performance on Tom Johnson's facebook page.

Jacob Berry came up for a bit of joke telling with his "best interpreter," his mother!  He told some great jokes and even practiced some pick-up lines on Shannon Mashinchi! Overall...he was hilarious.

The last act was a vidoe submitted by Molly Bowers. Molly has been on the road to Nashville pursuing her singing career which she feels is being led by Patrick.  Singing on July 25th, which would have been Patrick's 15th birthday, she sang a beautiful original song, "Don't Forget Me." The crown was captivated and moved to tears at this beautiful song. To watch Molly's song go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxzOW39dsZ0. Go to facebook and "like" Molly's page. We all may be able to say, "I knew her when..."

Overall, it was a wonderful Saturday evening...it's hard to believe that the conference is over tomorrow. The time has flown by.

For those of you reading these posts, know that your presence was missed. As we continue to draw our community together, we get stronger. 

See you tomorrow morning!