Doctor Fish

For some reason the title of this blog makes me think of Doctor Seuss.  Maybe its the One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish?  Well, anyway, doctor fish are like little tiny minnows that eat away all the dead skin off your feet.  Sound gross?  I don't know, I guess it kind of is...which is probably why I haven't tried it yet, or maybe it's because the thought of dozens of little fishes nibbling on my feet sounds like a big tickle fest that I could not handle.  But, my ever so studly and manly husband decided to give it a whirl.  The result: smooth feet that felt like baby skin.  And yeah, it was really hard for him not to laugh because it did tickle a lot.

These little Doctor Fish booths are frequently set up in malls or shopping centers.  This one happens to be in the ToysRUs shopping center in Naha.  For 500 yen the fish get to feast for 5 minutes.  We even let Landen try, but that lasted about two seconds.  He was not a fan.

The primary reason for our trip to Naha today was to get Landen some new shoes.  That boy grows so fast.  He is now in a size 7 shoe!  That is really big for a 15 month old.  Note to self: do not buy a toddler 3 pairs of Nike's, a pair of New Balances, and a pair of Timberland's all in the same size.  Yeah a bunch of wasted money on shoes he wore for two months.  But here is the nitty gritty.  Everything for girls is in abundance.  And it is all so cute.  What is left for the boys?  Crap.  So I make up for it in the shoe department.  The Japanese are pretty obsessed with shoes.  The kids shoes are really, really bright and colorful.  You may have noticed children shoe departments in the U.S. to be minimal for toddlers.  If you are lucky you have ten shoes to chose from.  Here you have...well...umm...I will let the picture speak for itself.

  

You can just hear the angels singing when you walk in.  So many choices....we looked at Nike's, Asics, New Balances, and Adidas.  But, we decided to go outside of the norm and get Landen some shoes true to the Japanese culture.  So, here he is...pointing at his new shoes with his fat little fingers and deliciously chubby ankles.