Monday, May 23, 2011

Big News

No pictures this time (feel free to scroll down and come back later) - but we have big news to share with those of you who haven't heard it yet. The Needham Family is moving back to Texas!

At the end of June, we will be moving back to Houston, TX and are very excited/anxious about the entire process.
Mom: Will continue working in her job as a Senior Managing Director of Program with Teach For America. The teams she works with may change but professionally, very little will change for her. Personally, she's very excited to get back to Texas and be closer to her family and friends in the Lone Star State.

Dad: Is also very excited to be back in Houston with his network of friends there and can't wait to see his Cuellar family more often and have Bella experience the same. Additionally, Houston is infinitely easier to travel to than Tulsa so his family will be able to visit much easier. Dad also has a very big professional transition as well. In a couple of weeks, he will be leaving the only organization he has known in his professional life and joining the Teaching Excellence team with YES College Prep in Houston (http://yesprep.org/). In that role, he'll be working with new teachers and leading professional development opportunities. He's incredibly excited to join the team as well as the potential for change that his work will represent for the students of Houston.

Tiny One: Bella has probably the hardest move of all, as she will be leaving her Renee. Fortunately, Renee travels for free and will hopefully be able to visit quite often (and we're going to help her get Skype before we leave). We're currently researching potential day-cares and Montessori schools that we might enroll her in once we get settled.

We'll give you more updates as you get them, but wanted our friends and family to know the big news in our lives!
Thanks for visiting,
Paul

Great-Grandparents in Florida

A couple weeks ago, Mom & Dad brought the Tiny One to Florida to visit her great-grandparents. Because they were able to get some flights, Grandma and Aunt Jen came too! Here are some of the highlights:


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Aunt Sara's Visit

Recently, Bella has seen a lot of family! Aunt Sara visited a few weeks ago, Grandpa visited for a while so Dad could go to a job interview in Texas, and she went to Florida to see her great-grandparents as well. Grandpa is the only one who took pictures while he was here and we don't have any yet (HINT HINT), but we'll post them once we do. Sara brought an Easter-Egg hunt in a suitcase which was so nice of her since we spent Easter weekend at a wedding. Here are some shots Aunt Sara took while she and the Tiny One had a play date:



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Bella's Spring Photoshoot

Thanks for being patient everyone! Gonna play a little catch up here. A waitress at one of our favorite restaurants is a high school student who wants to go to school for photography. As she makes a name for herself, she's got some pretty great deals going and wanted to know if we'd be interested (since Bella is gorgeous)! We were - and here are the results:









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