I love to surf, not that I am particularly good at it, but the ocean gives me a place to just think and be one with nature. 

There is no such thing as "relaxing" in my life. It is all about the joy of finding fun things to do with [my children] and watching their faces light up as they explore and experience new things. I love to take them to the beach. My daughter loves to run straight into the water (like I said NOT relaxing) and my son is a huge fan of sand, whether it is in his bucket or his mouth. Manhattan Beach, north of the pier is kind of our spot.

I like to take people down to Venice beach but then also go up to Malibu, walk around Malibu Country Mart and then head over to the beach by the houses on the water. Two completely different experiences, but both have their own unique specialness.

My wife loves Giorgio Baldi restaurant, so sometimes we will go there for her birthday. She was going to Giorgio Baldi before I met her. It was the first restaurant she ate at when she moved to Los Angeles in 1997. She gets exactly the same thing every time - spicy penne with langoustines, usually a double order. If it makes her happy, it makes me happy. Isn't that the key, keeping your wife happy, especially for her birthday?

We have gone to the LA Zoo to look at the giraffes, monkeys and elephants. The babies are just starting to talk, so it was really fun when we took them to see the monkeys, and my daughter kept saying "chango, chango" and my son kept saying "singe, singe." Kind of blew me away. Guess they really are paying attention to all three languages [we speak].