Happy Birthday to Finn!

Finn wanted to thank everybody who came out to his incredible birthday on Saturday! Check out the mayhem!

Nothing says birthday quite like a big honkin' cake from VG Donuts.

The Monkeyboy, getting his first taste of the good stuff.

Monkey Fez building at the craft lounge.

Finn, not too happy with his new fez.

But Stacy and Kyleigh still dig him.

A little monkey stick coloring going on...

Finn and family.

Finn's buddy Casey, decked out with a fresh plumeria. Let's see, flower behind the right ear means she's available Finn...

Richard the ukelele master provided tunes for the occasion.

Hawaiian plate lunch from Kealani's and Finn's Kitchen.

The scene at Casa de Monkey.

Finn with his best buds Brixton and Honey G.

Maya, jamming.

And all good things must come to an end...on Sunday morning to be exact, when a runaway truck cruised down the hill, locked lips with my beloved family heirloom '97 Honda ("The Champagne Supernova" as it is affectionately known), and pushed it into the car parked behind-resulting in a total loss. Sadly, Finn will not be receiving the Supernova on his 16th birthday and he is understandably devastated.

Please mourn with us.

Late summer weekend with Finn & friends.

Finn enjoyed the last days of summer with good friends this weekend. First up, was cupcakes and cocktails at Dreamy on Thursday night. Finn hooked up with his new best pals, Honey G and Brixton, to check out the scene.

On Friday, Finn and Brixton splashed around in the tiki pool, and busted out the dolphin stroller for a joyride...

The boys, wreaking havoc on the streets of Leucadia. Watch out!

On Saturday, Finn had friends Rachel & Nick over to help with his birthday party decor. Here's a teaser of the big day:

Finally on Sunday, Finn & Mrs. Finn headed down to Seaside Reef to check out the Rob Machado Surf Experience and Cardiff Green Expo. Good friend Kim (and expert wrangler of the wookie dog Jake) came along for the good times as well. Finn and Kim caught some rays,

while Finn's buddy Dana snagged some nice waves...

While the surfing exposition was insane, Finn found something even more awesome and bewildering-Rob Machado's hair:

"Dude, WHAT is with the hair? I think I see a mongoose in there."

Yep, Finn got to meet "the Drifter" himself, Rob Machado. But from the looks of it, I'm thinking Mrs. Finn was a bit more excited.

Nothing says happy birthday quite like...

Auggie's House of Crab !

Leucadia's best, and only, crab shack. For his birthday, Papa Finn was treated to a night of crustaceans from Finn and Mrs. Finn. Finn got rowdy by chucking the little crab hammers and crab-crackers all over the place. After supper, Finn even got to meet the legend Auggie himself!

Support Leucadia and come on down to Auggie's for a funky clam bake.

Tell them Finn sent you!

Wednesday night at Cardiff

A few quick pics of the Finnster at Cardiff last night. The water is still amazingly warm!

Get in there!

Finn & Friends Camping at South Carlsbad

Finn had some fun with his friends this last weekend at South Carlsbad State Beach for some deluxe beachfront camping. Cheers to Mr. & Mrs. H and family for hooking it all up!

Aloha! I'll be your hostess for the weekend.

Finn getting rowdy with the boys at the tiki bar.

Finn, busting out a textbook Sears Portrait Studio pose.

The Millennium Falcon, tricked out with tiki lights.

Sleeping off the previous night's festivities on the beach.

See all you happy campers soon!

Finn goes Greek for a day.

So what do you do when you....stay up 'till 11:00 on a Saturday night assembling your overpriced, underbuilt, sweatshop produced, quasi zen bed from West Elm that has missing hardware-but it really doesn't matter because the mattress that was delivered the next morning had a big rip in it anyway....???

You say screw it, and head over to the 26th annual Greek Festival in Cardiff for some great grub and good times!

Mmmmmmm....pastries.

A cornucopia of pastries!

And souvlaki! And lots of Greek beer!

Finn will spare you the shot of the whole lamb spinning over the grill, but it was...uh...impressive. They sure know how to party it up at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church. Check it out next year, and make room for all the pastry goodness you can shove in your gut!

Tiki Oasis 2009!

After a few weeks of recovering from all the mayhem, Finn wanted to share a few pics from his first ever Tiki Oasis extravaganza-the ultimate Polynesian pop surf tiki beach burlesque exotica go-go party in all the land. A weekend of shenanigans brought to you by the good folks at the Tiki News. Check it:

The Lively Ones played some sweet surf a go-go.

Finn and Mrs. Finn got on the stage for King Kukulele's costume contest.

Then we were treated to the finest in traditional Jewish folk instrumental surf rock to "re-jew-venate" us (their joke, really) - Meshugga Beach Party!

The scene, getting ready for the evening's entertainment.

Baby Doe and the Devil-Ettes!

After two nights of non-stop tomfoolery, the monkey was pooped, and we stumbled back up to beautiful Leucadia.

Tiki Oasis 2010 anyone?

Finn even made the L.A. Times (pic #8) !

lo-fi nipple at the Leucadian! One night only!

Come on down to the Leucadian for an evening with Leucadia's very own, world famous

lo-fi Nipple !!!

Stripped down, premium,

garage rock n roll.

Saturday Sept. 5, 8:00 PM,

Bar Leucadian

with supporting acts.

go-go dancing mandatory.

Finn chillin' in the Sierras.

Finn had a gas with the family a few weeks ago up in Tahoe, with a few side trips to Mammoth on the way and back. Dig the mountain man and his crazy cousins...

Mrs. Finn, enjoying Twin Lakes to herself.



Finn flippin' me the bird, and enjoying the sand box at Mammoth.



Nicely's in Lee Vining near Mono Lake. Insane fried chicken, the real deal.



Sophie, queen of the Truckee.



Hanging at River Ranch after surviving the grueling Truckee River. Ran into our buddies from San Diego And Long Beach!



Finn, taking a pass on the sippy cup.



Finn's swank couture for evening supper.



Look at the size of that cranium. Smart monkey.



Giving Gaga a goose!



Oh they look charming and innocent, but try living with them for a week. You'll see....



Finn, thinking of a diabolical plan that likely involves poop.



Twin Lakes again, all to ourselves.

Adios, until next year!