Wall Project - Family Style

I have wanted to spruce up our walls for a very long time.....probably since we moved in 8 years ago.  But as time goes on and life speeds by, projects get pushed aside for other things.  That is...until something important is happening at your house and you want to make it look good.  You know, like for baptisms, wedding receptions....and boutiques.  So, with the help of all kids present (one in Mexico, remember?), we set to making our walls look fabulous.  We had Tyler, the main man, measuring and making sure everything was secured.  Aaron as the "hold-the-ladder" and "don't-let-anyone-fall" go-to guy, and Jenny, Savannah, Jacque and myself as the creators and designers.  Oh....and Brad...this is what he did...and very well!!

So, we hung pictures in the front room, in Brad's office, and down the stairway.  THAT was very, very tricky!  At least I was smart enough to make patterns of paper so that we weren't holding up heavy frames going down the stairs.

 

If you look closely, you can see that hanging pictures in the middle of the wall, while going downstairs was going to be quite an accomplishment.  So, with Aaron at the bottom holding one end, Jenny at the top holding the other end on a precariously situated box, Tyler risking his life and limbs to please his mom, and the rest of us girls as assistants to Tyler, we were able to hang all the pictures without any falls or mishaps. 

   Brad and I looked back on this evening with smiles on our faces.  We had our family together, doing a project for "mom", eating and grilling some dinner and in the end??  We have a fabulous wall collage!!

We couldn't have done it without our family's help.  They ARE the BEST!!!