go, dog. go!

One of Kenny's favorite books is, "Go, dog. Go!" We read it most nights before going to bed, and he has now taken to raising his hand in a "stop" sign when we get to the page, "Stop, dogs, stop. The light is red." This page is followed by, "Go, dogs, go! It's green ahead."

Kenny and Overboard took the book a step further the other morning and turned it into a fun (though somewhat repetitive) game.

Kenny stood at attention in his bedroom and Overboard announced, "Stop, dogs, stop! The light is red." Kenny raised his hand, grinned, and waited for the next pronouncement. When he heard the magic words, "Go, dogs, go! It's green ahead" he screamed with delight and ran like hell through the hall from his room to ours. He then stopped, waited for Overboard and did it all again. And again. And again. And basically until he was too tired to go on.

I then sat down with Mr. K and read him the book, which re-energized him into action and he made me play the game another few rounds. Then exhaustion truly set in and he went down (hard) for a nap.