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Our Parenting OC Bloggers discuss life and work in Orange County, fun things to do and the latest news in health and parenting.

Have you seen Cirque du Soleil? Yeah, me, too. The men & women in amazing shape, performing feats of daring  with the greatest of ease and amazing physical powers. The new age-y music and flowing fabrics...

Spring has sprung! Thanks to the recent rains the hills are green, the flowers are blooming and, well, the sand is not on the beach. April is the perfect time to get out

I'm changing it up a bit this week...Let's talk about small electronics and kids for a moment. Let me tell you how I feel about them: They suck. Discuss.

The girls and I and several other mother/daughter teams recently saw the Laguna Playhouse’s Youth Theatre’s production of Fairy tales: Hansel and Gretel and

I’m trying something new this week: I’m asking you for advice on where to go. I admit it: there are two islands near and dear to many Orange Countians hearts that we have never visited.

Hi Everyone...I'm baaaack...with more fun things for you to do with your family...looking forward to picking up where we left off. Let me know what your doing for President's Day/Ski Week.  Thanks for reading, Rebecca


The title of this post says it all. Go see Shrek: The Musical. It's playing at Segerstrom (Center for the Arts) in Costa Mesa through Sunday, October 16 (dark on Monday.) If you get Goldstar, they have discounted tickets.

I don't know about you, but I'm tired. Back to school has me wiped out. I'm looking for ways to have fun with my family, and squeezing fun in between school, afterschool activities, homework and down time (not

First, a HUGE thank you to all the moms who entered the Phineas and Ferb contest. You all get gold stars

Here's an interesting opportunity: SEEDS Arts and Education, Inc. is providing three scholarships for students to attend a 12-week afternoon

There are the milestone moments that we think are the important days of our lives: graduations, weddings, anniversaries, etc. We photo document the event and now we Facebook or Tweet it while it is still happening, as if it is so important that everyone must know what we’re doing. “At Timmy’s kindergarten graduation. So cute!”

Readers of Get Out of the House and Parenting OC can enter a contest for amazing free tickets brought to you by yours truly and the kind and lovely people at Feld Entertainment who are bringing Disney's Phineas and Ferb LIVE: The Best Tour Ever! to theaters around the country this fall.

The schedule said Knotts Berry Farm, so ignoring the fact that it was going to be one of the hottest days of the year, the Meekmas visited Knotts on Saturday, and although we sweat a lot, we had a really, really fun time.

Laguna Art Festival and Ideas to Get Outdoors

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Melissa!

Thank you again to everybody who entered the contest. Like I posted last night - I couldn't choose just

Thanks for entering the contest, you smart women, you. I'll get out my Medieval Times mug on Tuesday, put all the names in and see who comes up the winner. Your entries covered the fulll range: some

The nice people at Medieval Times have been kind enough to offer readers of Get Out of the House the opportunity to win 4 tickets to either the Sunday, August 21 or Sunday, August 28, 3:30 p.m. matinee.

Ringling Bros. Circus, San Clemente Fiesta, La Habra Corn Festival, Fullerton Bug Safari and Family Scavenger Hunt

Hi Everyone,

I feel pretty happy these days with elementary-school aged children who are the correct ages for just about any family-friendly event.

Big news everyone…

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