Spotted at Levy Park

By Dylan Aguilar, Contributing writer | June 6, 2017

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Payton Magliaro, age 2, igetting soaked while playing in the splash fountain at Levy Park. (Photo: Jordan Miller-Mandel)

Buzz photographer Dylan Aguilar teamed up with summer interns Jordan Miller-Mandel and Karina Arnold to chat with Buzz residents and take these photos.

For anyone looking to venture out on a hot summer’s day, Levy Park is a nice spot to find some shade. Grassy hills, a playground with slides and a fountain that kids can splash around in are all under the park’s tree canopy.

Asher Barrow, age 2, leaped on top of a hill. Energetic and animated, he crawled down the hill in his Batman T-shirt.

Three-year-old Asher Barrow, who goes to Becker Early Childhood, climbs on his dad's back. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)

Asher wasn’t the only one making the most out of Levy Park. Kids were everywhere - snacking on treats and sipping from juice boxes in the patio area, running through the streams of water that shoot down from the splash fountain, climbing up the rock wall and hopping on the slide.

“We came here to burn off some energy,” Ramiro Garcia said, looking up at his younger brother, Nathaneio, who was about to go down the slide. Levy Park is a great place for energetic children. The shade makes it so kids can run around without having to worry too much about the heat.

“We love Levy Park,” said the grandmother of 2-year-old Eneko Gagne. “He loves Levy Park, especially the phone booth. He wishes he could get inside it.”

The colorful atmosphere and pleasant breeze at Levy Park almost made us forget the Houston heat.

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Amir Agrabawi poses for a photo while playing in the splash fountain at Levy Park. (Photo: Jordan Miller-Mandel)
Spencer Sprague, age 1, crawls on the grass at Levy Park. (Photo: Jordan Miller-Mandel)
Winnie Shepard (age 2) who attends Travis Elementary with her sister Stella Shepard (age 11) who goes to St. Andrews Episcopal. (Photo: Jordan Miller-Mandel)
Two-year-old Forrest Okabayashi snacks on some lunch at Levy Park. (Photo: Jordan Miller-Mandel)
Two-year-old Forrest Okabayashi with his five-year-old sister Cooper Okabayashi who goes to Arabic Emersion School. (Photo: Jordan Miller-Mandel)
Three-year-old Asher Barrow, who goes to Becker Early Childhood, enjoyed his time at the park. (Photo: Jordan Miller-Mandel)
Two-year-old Bellaire resident, Eneko Gagne, stands on top of the hill at Levy Park. (Photo: Jordan Miller-Mandel)
Three-year-old Nathaneio Garcia plays on the slide at Levy Park. (Photo: Jordan Miller-Mandel)
Bo Khang, a 7-month-old Goldendoodle, having a blast outside. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)
Willie the Weenie enjoying time at the park. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)
Two-year-old Jack, who goes to Cradles to Crayons Daycare, plays in a puddle at Levy Park. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)
Christina Magliaro with her three-month-old daughter Audry. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)
Allyson Morris with daughter Ella, age 5. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)
Eight-year-old Eva Morris rests on top of a hill at Levy Park. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)
(From left) Yegema Assanov with daughter Sophie, Darya Ivanova with daughter Sophia Arritea, and Valeria Tkachenk with son Amir Agrabawi. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)
Lumilea Savyska with her three-year-old grandson Sebastian Savyska. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)
(From left) Candice and Patrick Dougherty with their four-month-old Wynne Dougherty. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)
Eleven-year-old Stella Shepard, who goes to St. Andrews Episcopal, with her two-year-old sister Winnie Shepard, who attends Travis Elementary. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)
Two-year-old Forrest Okabayashi with his five-year-old sister Cooper and their mother Mrs. Okabayashi. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)
Six-year-old Costas Palandjoglou, who goes to Annunciation Orthodox School, with his mother Monica Palandjoglou and three-year-old sister Olympia Palandjoglou. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)
Two-year-old Eneko Gagne with his grandmother at Levy Park.

Amir Agrabawi poses for a photo while playing in the splash fountain at Levy Park. (Photo: Jordan Miller-Mandel)

Spencer Sprague, age 1, crawls on the grass at Levy Park. (Photo: Jordan Miller-Mandel)

Winnie Shepard (age 2) who attends Travis Elementary with her sister Stella Shepard (age 11) who goes to St. Andrews Episcopal. (Photo: Jordan Miller-Mandel)

Two-year-old Forrest Okabayashi snacks on some lunch at Levy Park. (Photo: Jordan Miller-Mandel)

Two-year-old Forrest Okabayashi with his five-year-old sister Cooper Okabayashi who goes to Arabic Emersion School. (Photo: Jordan Miller-Mandel)

Three-year-old Asher Barrow, who goes to Becker Early Childhood, enjoyed his time at the park. (Photo: Jordan Miller-Mandel)

Two-year-old Bellaire resident, Eneko Gagne, stands on top of the hill at Levy Park. (Photo: Jordan Miller-Mandel)

Three-year-old Nathaneio Garcia plays on the slide at Levy Park. (Photo: Jordan Miller-Mandel)

Bo Khang, a 7-month-old Goldendoodle, having a blast outside. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)

Willie the Weenie enjoying time at the park. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)

Two-year-old Jack, who goes to Cradles to Crayons Daycare, plays in a puddle at Levy Park. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)

Christina Magliaro with her three-month-old daughter Audry. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)

Allyson Morris with daughter Ella, age 5. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)

Eight-year-old Eva Morris rests on top of a hill at Levy Park. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)

Yegema Assanov, Sophie Assanov, Darya Ivanova, Sophia Arritea, Valeria Tkachenk, Amir Agrabawi

(From left) Yegema Assanov with daughter Sophie, Darya Ivanova with daughter Sophia Arritea, and Valeria Tkachenk with son Amir Agrabawi. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)

Lumilea Savyska with her three-year-old grandson Sebastian Savyska. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)

(From left) Candice and Patrick Dougherty with their four-month-old Wynne Dougherty. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)

Eleven-year-old Stella Shepard, who goes to St. Andrews Episcopal, with her two-year-old sister Winnie Shepard, who attends Travis Elementary. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)

Two-year-old Forrest Okabayashi with his five-year-old sister Cooper and their mother Mrs. Okabayashi. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)

Costas Palandjoglou, Monica Palandjoglou, Olympia Palandjoglou

Six-year-old Costas Palandjoglou, who goes to Annunciation Orthodox School, with his mother Monica Palandjoglou and three-year-old sister Olympia Palandjoglou. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar)