Yes, My 31-year-old Husband Wears Heelys in Public

Every time Nathan and I are in a store and he sees kids wearing Heelys (shoes with wheels in the heels), he says, "Oh my gosh, those shoes look so fun!" So, being the observant little wife that I am, I made several mental notes and was able to find $20 Heelys for him for Christmas (usually they run about $60)! (On a side note, I was also surprised to find that the plural of Heelys is not Heelies...)

For our date night last week, we decided to go to the mall so he could practice. This was one of the funnest dates we've had! I was actually so embarrassed that I made him practice in a secluded corner in the food court before we went to the rest of the mall. It's a good thing we did because he almost biffed it several times. :) But by the end, he looked like a pro! We even showed them off to the guy at the Journeys Kidz store where I bought them. He was nice enough to give Nathan a few pointers. These things are a lot more difficult than they look. I now have a deep respect for all those 10-year-old kids riding around in their Heelys.

While he would push the stroller, I'd sneakily stand out of the way and watch people's heads turn as he went by. Here's what they saw:

Too bad I never filmed anyone's head turn. Some of the reactions were pretty funny. I think they were just jealous. It's every woman's dream to have a husband taking the baby out for a stroll.

Some guy said to Nathan, "Hey! I didn't know they made Heely's in adult sizes" Nathan replied, "You're right. They don't." :) In fact, Nathan's feet are only a half-size bigger than mine. That means that we can shoe-swap...which is pretty darn cool if you ask me.

We also came across this really fun store that had way cheap games and toys ranging from $2.50 to $5.00! Nathan found several cool dragon and medeival toys that he wanted badly. It was fun to see "little Nathan" in Nathan come out when he laid his eyes on them. His jaw dropped, his eyes got wide, and he ran over to the dragon/medieval section. He was in heaven:

We totally splurged at that store. We spent a whole $16 on some fun games! We got them for $5-$10 cheaper than anything we could even find on the internet! Here's the loot: Chronology, a " Kidz Cardz" tin that includes four card games in it (Old Maid, Go Fish, Crazy Eights, and Animal Match), Tumble, and a little bug catching/observation kit (Nathan insisted we get this one for him, not for our children).

As we were walking down one of the hallways we met Tuti, an girl from Israel, who wanted to hold Avery. She was hilarious! My favorite is when she says, "She do poop! She toot on me!"