Worth running for....

Katherine Marie...

Currently sitting comfortably as the middle child in our family.

She does not like to run

at all

not even a little bit.

On our adventures she is always bringing up the rear.

Quite frequently she will sit down in a puddle of tears

declaring her poor legs incapable of carrying her a step further. 

On nature hikes... 

at wal-mart... 

anywhere excessive walking is required.

Quite recently we were at a local park enjoying a beautiful day of family togetherness.

It had been a long day and Kat's poor legs were tuckered out.

She was pleading for Daddy to carry her.

She couldn't possibly make it a step further! 

The air around us filled with something

my kids had never heard before.

A sweet tinkling sound.

Suddenly Kat perked up... "what's that?" she asked.

"Why darling that's an ice-cream truck."

Someone's eyes lit up, 

and suddenly

 two tired little legs found some energy.

That little stinker took off running so fast the rest of us couldn't keep up!

Being a clumsy little girl is what Kat is known for so of course she

face planted in the grass... her little body wasn't used to running at lightening speed! 

Without a tear she jumped up and kept going.

I couldn't believe what had gotten into this little girl of mine! 

Apparently...

...Ice Cream...

is totally worth running for!