Category Archives: Family Fun

Feeling Wicked in the Land of OZ

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Tony Dodero

We were sitting in the Segerstrom Center for the Arts last Thursday when Glinda the Good Witch began belting out the lyrics to the “Wicked” song “Popular.” My 10-year-old daughter Kristen’s eyes lit up and she couldn’t help herself. “Whenever … Continue reading →

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We’re going to have a Wickedly fun time

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Tony Dodero

Last night, my family and I were discussing the upcoming opening of “Wicked” at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, when my younger brother Brian made an all-too familiar comment. “I have no desire to see ‘Wicked,’” he said. Sure, … Continue reading →

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Our little ground hog turns 10!

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Tony Dodero

Don’t laugh, but one of my all time favorite movies is “Ground Hog Day.” I can recite lines from that movie all day long and it never gets old. So it’s fitting that I have a child born on that … Continue reading →

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You gotta believe in this “Peter Pan”

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Tony Dodero

When my mother in law said she wanted to bring us all to see “Peter Pan,” at the Orange County Performing Arts Center my first thought was “Do I have to go?” I mean, really,  what is there for a … Continue reading →

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Who said pumpkins and pancakes don’t mix?

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Tony Dodero

Sundays in our house have long been pancake day. Ever since the kids were little, I started making pancakes for them on Sunday mornings cooking up dad’s favorite recipe that has just a touch of cinnamon and vanilla. But this … Continue reading →

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