New roof and some art projects

We noticed a leak in the older girls' room and realized we needed a new roof.  My neighbor suggested we call these firefighters from Detroit that have a roofing company for in between their fire shifts.  They were so fast! 

I like the darker roof.  But man, paying for a new roof sucks.  At least it doesn't leak anymore!

Being the primary pianist was killing my bum cheeks.  I decided that I wanted to make a cushion for the piano bench so my derriere would be more comfy.  Jake bought me a board.  I went to JoAnn's and got some really nice, thick, dense foam.  While I was there my friend and her daughter from our ward showed up.  They helped me pick out an upholstery fabric that would look good in the primary room.  I love how it turned out!  Plus now I can see over the top of the piano!  haha!

Scarlett's primary class is in a room with a bunch of soft cushion chairs.  Her very pregnant primary teacher told me that when she came into the classroom all the kids were sitting in the cushions and there was only a hard metal chair left.  Scarlett jumped up and offered her soft chair to her teacher.  *proud mom moment*

One Saturday Jake and I decided to build a garden!  The whole idea was spur of the moment but so fun to put together!  The girls really liked Home Depot (well the popcorn at least).  We have enjoyed a little bell pepper, basil, dill, and other things from it already.  And we planted Berlyn's tiny pineapple.  It's so cute!

I have wanted to make a big art project to go over our bed on our giant vaulted wall.  We just couldn't decide on what we wanted.  Finally inspiration struck!  I made a minimalist solar system out of vinyl.  Then I put my favorite scripture underneath it.  Science and religion have always worked in harmony in my mind and this scripture captures that perfectly.  Plus vinyl has the added bonus of not falling on our faces in the middle of the night!

I bought shadow boxes after the twirls were born to showcase their newborn items.  They sat in the office in their original packaging for years.  Then two years ago I bought another matching box for Skye.  FINALLY when Jami was here I took the time to go down memory lane and put together these cute boxes.  I'm so glad that they are finally done.  I love their little feet prints.

Our plum tree in front of our house caught a fungus called black knot.  I emailed my Aunt Meredith who knows so much about plants.  Basically she said our tree was too far gone.  I was so sad!  We had it removed.  I was chatting with the tree guy who removed our plum about what kind of trees he suggested.  He mentioned a tri-color beech.  Well when we went to the landscape place we loved the tri-color beech!  So now we have a pink tree for our house of girls!