Yes, I know Halloween was months and months ago... please don't confuse me with the facts...
Adam (seen here before the "Trunk or Treat" at church) wanted to be Aragon from The Lord of the Rings for Halloween. Putting together a costume that would be recognizable proved to be a lot more difficult than I had hoped. I told my sister Stephanie in dismay when she asked over the phone what each of the boys were going to be for Halloween, "Uh...Adam kind of looks like a cross between Jesus...or better yet, John the Baptist* and Peter Pan in his costume." (I think Adam was trying to recapture the glory of his Legolas (also from The Lord of the Rings) costume from years past..
When Mike saw Adam in full costume he whispered to me, "I can't remember the name of the movie...but he looks more like that guy that kept saying, 'My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.' than Aragon."
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My mouth fell open as I looked over at Adam (who was, incidentally, preparing to run Brian through with his plastic sword) and I whispered back to Mike in horror, "Oh, no...the Princess Bride...you're right...he looks exactly like Inigo Montoya...NOT Aragon."
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You know...sometimes...despite all of your best efforts...you envision yourself looking like this:
but...you really turn out looking a little more like this:
Well...at least nobody asked him if he was Inigo Montoya...
...of course...nobody asked him if he was Aragon, either...
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All night he kept getting asked if he was supposed to be Robin Hood...
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...oh, for pity's sake. Next year I am going to have to outsource to make proper looking Halloween costumes.
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* I thought he looked kind of like John the Baptist because I remembered hearing Bible stories of how John the Baptist wore a leather belt and camel hair. (Matthew 3:4) But please...don't tell Adam that I thought he looked like anyone other than Aragon.
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14 comments:
Hilarious!
That is just too cute and too funny!! Love the photos! You have the cutest boys!
You are a great Mum... for dressing the kids up and caring :-)
I think he looks great (and is it ok to say with a bit of guyliner he could totally rock that look next Hween as Jack Sparrow).
That is awesome! Gabe wanted to be legolas until I pulled up the picture on amazon and he saw the long flowing locks, white robe and realized that that would be middle school suicide.
Laughing. out. loud! So, so funny. I love you guys. The kids looked great for halloween and I'm so glad you posted this-- It means I can still post my Halloween pics! Miss you!
Ahh, the quest of getting the costume to match the desired medieval/fantasy hero. Great job! He looked like Aragon to me!
So Awesome! I love the Inigo Montonya reference. One of my favorite characters of all time...next to John the Baptist of course:)
Oh and just so you know...your comments on my blog are so thoughtful and I love them;)
While I found you post amazingly hilarious (and yes he does look like Inigo Montonya) I was slightly distracted by the person in the background dressed completely in red spandex from head to tennis shoes. What is that? He looks like the evil version of the 'Human Beings' mascot from the show Community.
Everything about that picture is hysterical...I am literally laughing out loud. I wish you would post more often so I could get my daily dose of the giggles from you! :)
MAJOR points for trying. when my youngest showed up in a storebought Ariel costume, my mom asked when I'd just "given up on Halloween". Happy moms give up on Halloween
So funny! You have to admit though, they all look alike! And, I miss you!
ahaha that is the funniest thing. Adam and I have a special place for The Princess Bride! We watched it on our first date!
For some reason, I'm following your blog, but your updates don't show up in my dashboard??
I can't believe I missed this post! You have the best kids. I want a kid who loves LOTR. And I can see the Aragon resemblance.
Okay, as a Grandma I think I watch too much fantasy or something. The character Adam was trying for was Aragorn (not Aragon). Of course there is Eragon, the dragon rider. and Aragog, the spider in Harry Potter. Tell him I think he looks very handsome, just like Aragorn.
You crack me up!
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