Memphis Trip

Kindra, Sophie and I went to Memphis for Thanksgiving. Amanda and Josh were able to come up from Mississippi for a couple days and hang at Jan's house. Was good to see everyone.

Some quick shots below and more can be seen by CLICKING HERE.

Sophia Blake Long VI

Sophie's First Birthday and more!

If you read this then you probably are already aware that Sophie turned one on October 1st. We did a little family dinner on Wednesday and then had a party for her Saturday. We had about 30 people and five babies over and it was a blast. CLICK HERE TO SEE JUST PICTURES FROM SOPHIE'S BIRTHDAY.





I've also realized that I didn't post any shots from our trip to Bristol, Ben's bachelor party back in April, my FIFA shoots in Germany, Spain, France and the UK, Chris, Jean and Madeline's visit and David Miller's Bachelor party. CLICK HERE TO SEE SHOTS OF EVERYTHING LISTED ABOVE INCLUDING SOPHIE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Oregon Trip

It's been a pretty insane couple months. Kinrdra, Sophie and I just got back from a two week trip to Oregon and prior to that I had been traveling for three weeks for work. It's nice to be home.

We all went to Oregon for Ben and Kelly's wedding which was amazing. As Kindra hadn't been back in two and a half years and it was Sophie's first trip stateside we had a ton of people to see.

Although it was crazy we managed to see just about everyone and log some serious miles across Oregon. We spent time in Portland, Salem, Eugene and Sisters with multiple trips to a couple cities. For all the movement and strange beds, Sophie did amazingly.

We also went back to the GGD and little girl just keeps getting bigger...

Height: 73 CM
Weight: 9.095 KG

Hope everyone is good. Here are some shots from the trip and more shots can be seen on our FLICKR PAGE (CLICK HERE).

Sophia Blake Long V - The Movie

EURO 08 Video and Sophie Stats

Sophie Stats
Originally uploaded by jessegordonlong.

Went to the GGD this morning...

Height: 71 CM (30 IN)

Weight: 8.575 KG (19.3 LBS)

She's gettin' big!

Also, not sure if everyone is aware but the Netherlands played phenomenally in the group stages of the EURO 08 tournament.

Unfortunately, they were knocked out by Russia in the quarter-finals but it was enough for Sophie to get excited...

The Long's Are Moving!

We are moving to a new spot in Amsterdam on June 27th. The new place has a lot more room (to be filled with Sophie's toys), a much larger nursery and a little backyard. Best part is it is ground floor so we no longer have to do the two part trip required to get our stroller up the stairs.

Address is belos and you can click here to see it on a map: THE LONG'S CHURCHILLAAN DIGS

Churchilllaan 266HS
1078GA Amsterdam
Netherlands

Look forward to visits.

Sophia's Measurements

Went to the GGD this morning and got the latest stats on Sophie...

Sophia's Measurements
Originally uploaded by jessegordonlong.

Height: 26.8 IN (68.3 CM)

Weight: 18.066 LBS (8.195 KG)

Some Recent Shots...

See below for some recent shots of the family including a nice little Mother's Day at the park.

CLICK HERE TO SEE 'EM ALL

SBL IV and Queen's Day

The latest in the never ending saga that will be Sophie's life on video. Not a lot going on here in Amsterdam. Recently back from Puerto Rico where I had the pleasure of hanging out with Ben and his buddies for a few days.

Queen's Day was yesterday but due to weather it was a bit less eventful than year's past. Our friends Kristin and Nicole are over visiting from Portland and we were able to show them a good time despite the cold.

Hope everyone is well. Enjoy the video and CLICK HERE to see some recent photos.

Buda-Pest, Hungary and the soon to be Millers

I was asked shortly before we went to Budapest if I was staying on the Buda side or the Pest side. I thought it was a joke but when we got there it is in fact Buda on the west side of the Danube and Pest on the east side. Coincidentally, we stayed in a hotel on the Buda side for the first two nights and a hotel on the Pest side on the third.

Although it rained like a son of a gun, we had a great time and Budapest is a beautiful city. A highlight of the trip was a five hour Easter brunch at the Four Seasons with a couple of our friends from Amsterdam that happened to in town.

This last weekend David and Lyndsay came to Amsterdam for a visit. It was great to see them and it was the first time David and I had seen each other since Egypt back in 06. Since then they have gotten engaged and we've had a baby. Next visit we'll be discussing pacemakers and broken hips.

Some shots from both weekends are below and you can CLICK HERE to see some more...

Sunshine

Sunshine
Originally uploaded by jessegordonlong.

Taking advantage of a short bit of sun, Sophie moved quickly and immediately went to sleep.

Sophie's First Flight

Sophie's First Flight
Originally uploaded by jessegordonlong.

So far so good. Writing this over Germany after a smooth no crying takeoff and a decent length nap.

Sophia Blake Long Part III

Firstly, the latest video featuring the little princess...



We've been a bit remiss in our updating of the blog but the quick version is as follows...

Sophie is about the cutest thing that's ever happened. Jan visited with her friend Greg in mid-Febrary. We had a great visit and Soph got lots of cuddles from her Mimi. Kindra's mini-army of new moms continues to grow which results in some pretty dang cute multi-baby photo ops. Other than that, we both work too much and the weather just won't kick over to spring. Hope everyone is well. To see a lot of recent photos CLICK HERE to see a few...scroll down...

FIFA Street III Project

This is a project my team worked on here in the Amsterdam office...

Sophia Height and Weight Update

Sophia Update
Originally uploaded by jessegordonlong.

Hit the GGD today for some measurements and shots. Latest stats...

Weight: 6.715 Kg/14.8 Lbs
Length: 64.9 Cm 25.5 In

Jesse Turns 30 and Dutch Babysitters

Been a busy month. Work has begun to ramp up a bit on the travel front with me going to Geneva, Munich, Cologne and Canada in the space of 4 weeks. Should be slowing down for a bit now though...

On Feb 2nd, I turned 30. A lot of people asked if it felt like a big change but frankly, Sophie puts most things in perspective. IE. I freaked out when we had her instead of when I turned 30. :)

Kindra is back at work and enjoying it. It's challenging to manage schedules but we are getting the hang of it.

Sophie continues to be cuter than anything else...ever. Other than that, not a lot to report. Hope everyone is good.

CLICK HERE to see some shots from the last couple months or peruse the below...

Sophia Stats

Sophia Stats
Originally uploaded by jessegordonlong.

We took Sophie to the GGD (Dutch equivalent of state sponsored pediatician). She had her second round of innoculations, which she really doesn't enjoy but they also weigh and measure her so we can send out her latest stats...

Weight - 6.2KG (13.6Lbs)

Height - 62CM (24.4IN)