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Hearst Castle September 27, 2008
For Chad's Birthday, Emily planned a surprise trip to Hearst Castle in San Simeon, CA. This home of William Randalph Hurst was an up-scale hang-out for many movie stars, dignitaries and celebrities during the early 1900's. We stayed in town at The Morgan Hotel, appropriately named after the Architect of the castle, Julia Morgan.
See the photos our the trip here.
Play on Labor Day! September 1, 2008
Labor day weekend, we discovered The Great Balloon, in orange county. After waiting a couple of hours for a lift, wind conditions worsened and the rides were cancelled for the remainder of the afternoon.
We then visited The Discovery Cube where we had a great time learning about science.
We then made our way back to the Great Balloon in hopes of catching an evening ride. After another hour and a half wait, we finally got what we came for. View our photo slideshow of our fun day.
Thatcher in the Dryer January 31, 2008
One evening, Thatcher found a new hiding place - the clothes dryer. His only problem was finding a way in. Watch his valiant, but unsuccessful attempts to conquer the dryer.
Sophia Wins the 2008 Stake Powder Puff Derby! June 14, 2008
Sophia raced her car against 50 other Activity Day girls in the first annual, Torrance North Stake Activity Days, Powder Puff Derby.
Sophia won the blue ribbon by beating all her competition in the 10 yr old division.
Then she raced in the finals against the winners of the 8, 9 and 11 yr old divisions. She first raced and beat the 11 yr old champion. Then she raced the 8 yr old champion, whos name is Sophie also. She won the first race, tied the second, then won the 3rd to be named the Torrance North Stake, 2008 Powder Puff Grand Champion!
Sam Swims the Colorado River March 22, 2008
In March, our family visited Sam & Wendy's family in Yuma, AZ, to celebrate Easter with them.
One day, we went swimming in the Colorado River. Watch this video of Sam powerfully swimming to reach shore after being swept up in the river current.
Lily's Talent March 14, 2008
Here's Lily at our ward's talent show in mid-March. Emily, who is accompanying her on the ocarina, is playing, "Skip to my Lou".
Thatcher NO Swiping March 8, 2008
All Thatcher wanted was a little of Sophia and Lily's masterpieces. Listen closely to Thatcher's mischievous laugh while his sisters are distracted.
Leland R. Horrocks Zipped Pics and Slideshow
Download this bloated, oversized zip file for lots of Dad photos donated by your Horrocks family. It takes a mere 3 hours to download at 56Kbps, 3 minutes at 300Kbps. Thanks again to all who lovingly contributed!
You may also download this 64MB slideshow presentation, or this smaller one made with some of these photos, set to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir song, "Homeward Bound."
kauai '08 January 14 - 30, 2008
In January, our family spent two weeks in beautiful Kauai playing in the warm ocean waves and visiting Grandpa and Grandma Williams.