Pesach began this evening and the Hogbergs were in fine form.  Mom provided a beautiful table and delicious festive meal as always.  The kids did much of the heavy lifting, helping to decorate with handmade holiday placemats, the seder plate was provided by Noah, the matzoh plate by Josh and we all enjoyed a boisterous, happy reading of the haggadah (bonus points for Josh’s fine Hebrew!)  Pictures here for posterity and your enjoyment.
Best holiday wishes from all of us to our family and friends!

From the fertile mind of my elder son, future auteur…humbly submitted as his spring science project.  In 3rd grade…suddenly I feel strangely underaccomplished:

Hi all:
Moved erichogberg.com to a new hosting service this past weekend and for some reason the video vault 2005 entry got munged as part of the move. Even more surprising is that a number of people noticed it wasn’t working! I’ve reposted it and it appears to work fine now…apologies for the technical snafu.

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Some new pictures up in the gallery:

Josh’s birthday–a great time at home, with a magician and fun in the yard.
Vacation! Down to visit Grammy in mid-August, including a trip to the Wheels O’ Time museum (aka: the “car museum”), swimming, a paddleboat ride, and general enjoyment for all.
Various shots of the kids, including a most unforgettable ballet partner for Valli.

The kids and dad, out braving the elements! Check out new pictures. A little teaser below:

and that means one thing…THE PILE OF LEAVES IS BACK!
Check the pictures out here.

New pictures up:

The Mount Hood loop–words can’t do it justice.
The kids in their temple finery.
Valli getting her first haircut.

Get ‘em while they’re hot!