3 Countries, 2 Continents, 1 Pro Wrestler: HBomb Second Birthday Party

BIRTHDAY!!!!

Turning 2 years old is one of the seminal events in the life of any young man.  Beginning to understand the concepts of birthday parties - presents, cake, and undivided attention from all your jealous friends and relatives - are wasted on 1 year olds, but not on the older, wiser, two year old crowd.  To mark the momentous occasion of the HBomb's second birthday, obviously a party was in order.  However, Mark and Anne were not sure that a single country could handle all of the festivities.  So it was decided that HBomb's 2nd birthday festivities were to be spread over three countries and two continents.

Round 1 was in the United States.  HBomb and his cousins had a Curious George birthday cake, which was summarily demolished prior to HBomb opening gifts with the help of Grandma and Grandpa.

The birthday boy, a couple of cousins, grandma, grandpa, some neighbor kids and maybe a walk-in or two.

Birthday hot dogs with cousin Stitchy.

Grandma helps with the gifts.

Mark gets the Curious George doll to levitate.  Best Birthday ever!

 In addition to the cake and presents, Grandma and Grandpa also held a pool party at the hotel.  Not too much beats a pool party with the cousins.

Henry showing Grandpa how to splash.

Stitchy and C enjoying the pool

 After the American party, it was time to move on to the second leg of HBombTwoYearFest2015.  Anne, Mark and the HBomb went to Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson Airport - voted place most likely to lose your luggage in 2008 - and waited for their flight.  As often happens, HBomb attracted celebrity attention.  HBomb has already met an American Picker (the tall, skinny one, not the short, ..... stout one), former presidential candidate Dick Gephardt and noted travel author and liar, Rick Steves (yes, Mark is still bitter about those directions to the Catacombs of Priscilla, Rick!!!!).  Today, HBomb ran into "The King."  No, not Elvis, Jerry Lawler.

For those of your unfamiliar with Mr. Lawler's work, he is currently an announcer on pro wrestling and had a fairly long and successful wrestling career.  Mark most associates Mr. Lawler, however, with a famous or infamous episode involving comedian Andy Kaufman.  Although later revealed to be a stunt put on by the two, a "fight" they had on the set of Late Night made David Letterman admit that he had completely lost control of his show.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11T_-k7ckrg

Eventually, HBomb took his birthday flight to Old Mexico and made it in time for birthday party number 2.

Birthday partying with Uncle Eric and Aunt Shannon

I'll show you some "ROAR!!!"

But like all good things, the fiesta en Mexico had to come to an end, but HBomb's birthday rolled on.  Upon his return to Argentina, HBomb had Round 3 and received maybe the best birthday present ever - Vikings pajamas!