Discovery Green.

One of my favorite photos of my mama, ever. West loved every single minute he had with her, except when she put his toes in the water. He didn't like that at all.

We went down to Discovery Green for Toddler Tuesday last week while my mom was here, but decided to avoid the crowds and play in the fountains with Q's small friends instead. Lunch at Phoenicia had the potential to be really lovely, but sweet Quinn was mostly a disaster (bless his energetic heart). Were it not for my assistant mother, I'm certain that I wouldn't have made it, because wrangling my toddler is like trying to train a cat on a leash. I need to go back there childless at some point (or at least toddler-less - West is so nice), because it was like a giant version of my favorite New York City markets, and I forgot to get some of the baklava to bring home. Sigh. 

Photos! Nothing like fountains on a warm summer day.

When Grandma was here (+ some rain).

Wednesday morning, the thunder rolled in and the skies opened up. I (mostly) love our summer thunderstorms here. The contrast of the fierce blue and grey skies with the bright green trees that we have in The Woodlands is really so beautiful (although sometimes scary - we can get big storms), and the moodiness and rain is sometimes a nice change of pace from the bright sunshine (not to mention heat). And the light! I love the light just after a storm passes through.

Quinn has always had a soft spot in his heart for water, whether it's the bath or the rain or the sprinkler.

My mom let him run out in the rain - with all of his clothes on! - and then through the sprinkler. She's so good at reminding me how much fun being a mama can be (especially when you let go just a little bit, because clothes dry and messes can be cleaned up).

Sprinkler so fun! So fun! That's all I've heard from him ever since.

Not sure I've seen him happier. 

(I'm loving my yard right now, esepcially with my magnolia trees in bloom.)