He really took his time. That is cool. 
The guys waiting for their wives to finish shopping! Good one
He made a great buy with those costumes though. My boys would love those.
I love smelly stuff and I'd love it even more if it was decorated with Mickey
Definitely going to have to check that out.
Great pictures!! Wow! especially the one of Ian with the sword--oh my that looks like a close one!! (great illusion!!)
I can't even get near the store, because my boys are always pulling me in another direction...toward WOD or Lego...hmm.... after seeing your pictures--it's a must do for next trip!! I love the Mickey soaps!!
The boys love it there!!
These guys were dying to get some shopping done. Or maybe they are still waiting for their wives to finish shopping.
Sometimes I feel like that if the kids are taking forever to make decisions.Oh no, it's the dreaded mongrel invader Amelia!
I filled a paper board tube with 5 medium bath bombs, and picked two Mickey soaps. I couldn't decide on one because they both smell wonderful.
Mickey head soaps
I can't quite bring myself to unwrap them, though.
Honestly, I like these guys as much, if not more than my kiddos. Every few days we make a couple of new characters and set them up in the family room to enjoy. I guess I should act my age, huh?
What a great evening!! You guys had soooo much fun! One of my favorite things to do is to wander the shops and get goofy pics.Ian is a very good swordsman to get that close to his sister's eye... a good ninja needs great fighting skills And score on the costume chest! Does he wear the braid?
He used to wear the braid, but since he's never seen the movies, he's decided that must have been a mistake because braids are for girls.
I've never been to Basin. Well correction, I've been to the front door of Basin but never gone inside. One whiff from the hubby had him going the opposite direction and silly me said we'd come back another time. Another time, coming up!
It's such a nice break after the craziness of WofD or the Lego Store. It was very peaceful feeling and smelling and uncrowded. I think the girls and I smelled every single bath bomb.
Love the guys waiting for their wives to come back from shopping!
Echipot?
Another great update. I love the costumes that Ian picked out.
He's a very decisive shopper. He definitely knows "it" when he sees it. The costumes are cool.
I don't get the draw to the sugar in the tube either. But kids certainly like them.
ITA! Although, I'll tell you we made one more trip to DTD and everyone got make your own goodies at Goofy's. There was major pretzel rod envy when we got back to the resort.
Can't wait for more.
Ian initially really wanted to buy a safari kit at AK that looked like it could be purchased at the dollar store and would be completely disappointing when he opened it, but I told him we didn't have his money that day.
Don't I know how it is to have a 4 year old with money in their pocket. Immediate gratification is what it is all about at that age
How did I not know about this Basin store
Great update. Can't wait for more
I thought he picked well here too.Yep, Echipot.It sounds like you had a fun night in DTD.
We did have fun, although it was a bit crowded.
I've never had a chance to check out Basin.
Maybe DH will take them into Once Upon a Toy and you can have some alone time with the pretty, smelly stuff!
We always finish DTD with a snack at Goofy's!
I do to!!
Looking forward to your next update.....Echipot??
Thank you LL!! I was feeling like a freak liking those potato head parts so much.
The big ones freak me out, but I thought the babies were very cute.
They have a big tank of baby alligators at the zoo here in New Orleans. The tank has them at eye level, and they just stare at you. There are (were?) 3 Basin stores in the country: DTD @ Disneyland, DTD @ WDW, and the Mall of America. I have been to all three. 
Beware b/c the red made a bit of a mess I think. Love the bath bombs too!!!!! I also bought some kind of loofah with soap in them? They smell good but they hurt!! That's good, because I'm not sure I could even if I tried.I could easily write this about Connor -- the boy cannot hold onto money!
Amelia's the same way. Maybe its the age?
I was picturing George in the American Girl store a couple of years ago.
He he! Chelsea and Connor are always sword fighting as well -- something about being siblings, I guess!
When Amelia and Ian sword fight, or light saber fight, it rarely ends well.
That's always my problem, too. I usually wait until the month before our trip and then use it -- that way I know I will be able to get more soon.
I wish we had a trip planned because getting it out in anticipation is a great idea. I think we'll do a Disney evening in the fall, watch video from our trip, make some Disney food and crack open one of the soaps.
Nah, acting our age is overrated!
Thank you.Great shopping trip! I can't wait to get into Basin! I love fun bath stuff.
I love bath stuff too. Whenever we make it to Chicago we make sure to hit Lush, which has some of the same types of things Basin has. Heaven.
Can you believe we have never stopped in the Lego store? It looks so fun in there.
It is fun. There is some type of race track outside for lego cars and some areas for kids to build with legos. I was disappointed we didn't get pictures with more of the giant lego statues outside, but I knew they wouldn't come out well in the dark.
Great purchases and great pictures.
I was happy with our loot.How come I've never noticed Basin before????
I don't know. I'm directionally challenged so I probably won't be any help telling you where it is.
Nice buys!!!!
I'm not a big fan of being crowded when I shop, especially if I don't know exactly what I'm looking for.They babies are pretty cute, with their stripes and eyes that seem to be too big for the rest of them.
Aww. Don't you just want to take one home?
I LOVE Basin! I have a stash of bath bombs because I am slow to use them.
That's awesome!! I haven't used any of my bombs yet. Maddy put hers in the bath for just a few seconds so she could use it again.
I agree, World of Disney is a great store with lots of stuff but the crowds!
Echipot coming soon.Those Mickey soaps are so cute!! And they would look perfect in my Mickey guest bathroom.
A Mickey guest bathroom sounds really cute. Sounds like a trip to Basin is in order.
Looking forward to Echipot!
Good idea to use the random dancing for a distraction. I could have used it today.
Usually I just make the fighting kids hug each other until they're giggling with each other and all of their animosity is turned on me.Ooooooooh Basin!!! I bought both of those soaps!! I still have the yellow one (vanilla) and I think the red was ginger ale?
Love your potato heads!! So cute!
Tracy
Thanks for the heads up on the red soap. I'll probably keep that one in my bathroom. Oh no! Bath products shouldn't hurt. Well, except for that darn heel file thing I have to use during flip flop season. Did you see the dry shampoo bars? I was intrigued by those. They sounded like they might be perfect for travel.
Dinner over, we were heading back to the Magic Kingdom.
Madeline asked nicely so we let her have the whole bunch of balloons.
Ian..............wanted to ride it again right NOW!! I couldn't believe it. The boy who was traumatized by Goofy's Barnstormer wasn't even fazed by the Haunted Mansion. We told him we'd try to make it back, but we had some Buzz Lightyear fast passes from that morning to use.
At this point Ian looked around in wonder and said, " I didn't know you were going to let us stay up late and go on rides!" He's clearly a Magic Kingdom at night fan too.
Id been looking forward to this day since before we left home, our resort day!! Ahhh, Storm Along Bay, you have my heart.
This post is only loosely Disney related, but I just had to share it. I hope you all don't mind. Here are a few pictures from a recent "field trip" my family took.
Did we go back to Florida? Nope.
Maddy holding a lizard, sorry I can't remember which type.
Look closely, she's got eyelashes, so she must be a girl, right CP?
The animals on the safari are trained to march back into shelters, which the public can't see, at the end of the day. His daughter came back and taught her dad the same training techniques, including using the different colored sticks for separating an animal from the group, that she'd learned at Animal Kingdom. Isn't that cool? We'll definitely be back and will remember the Disney connection every time.
Amelia found her special plushie. Her Lady needed a Tramp!
I know I downloaded a picture of him, but can't find it at the moment. I'll Ahh, bath products.
Maddy bought three bath bombs, one each for her two best friends and one for herself. I filled a paper board tube with 5 medium bath bombs, and picked two Mickey soaps. I couldn't decide on one because they both smell wonderful.
Mickey head soaps
I can't quite bring myself to unwrap them, though.
This turned out to be a worthwhile purchase. He's played with his costumes nearly every day.
We bought the big Mr Potato Head container that can be stuffed full of different pieces. The bodies we already had.
Honestly, I like these guys as much, if not more than my kiddos. Every few days we make a couple of new characters and set them up in the family room to enjoy. I guess I should act my age, huh?
Finished with our shopping for the night, it was time for a snack and what better place to find a snack than Goofy's! I don't have one picture of our snackage here, sorry, but I got both a slushy, apple and strawberry, I think and some make your own pretzel rods for later. All the rest of my family picked the sour powder thingies, where you fill your own tubes with different colors of sour powders. I don't really get the appeal, but the kids loved them.
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Those Mickey soaps are so cute!! And they would look perfect in my Mickey guest bathroom.
