Button btnStage2 = new Button("Start Game!");
        btnStage2.setOnAction(e -> {openMainWindow(stage);stage.hide();});
        Button btnClose = new Button("Close Game");
        btnClose.setOnAction(e -> stage.close());
        
        HBox root = new HBox(); 
        
        
        //set height and width of buttons
        btnStage2.setPrefWidth(100);
        btnStage2.setPrefHeight(75);
        btnClose.setPrefWidth(100);
        btnClose.setPrefHeight(75);
        
        // move the buttons to bottom of screen
        btnStage2.setTranslateX(50);
        btnStage2.setTranslateY(625);
        btnClose.setTranslateX(325); 
        btnClose.setTranslateY(625);
        
        root.getChildren().addAll(btnStage2,btnClose);
        
        HBox root1 = new HBox(); 
        stage.setTitle("Block Dodger");
        Canvas canvas = new Canvas(550,350);
        canvas.setMouseTransparent(true);
        // combines the buttons and the text 
        StackPane rootPane = new StackPane();
        Pane pane1 = new Pane(); 
        pane1 = root; 
        Pane pane2 = new Pane(); 
        pane2 = root1;
        rootPane.getChildren().addAll(root,pane2);
        Scene scene = new Scene(rootPane,550,700);
        //Scene scene = new Scene(root,550,700);


        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        GraphicsContext gc = canvas.getGraphicsContext2D();
        
        gc.setFill( Color.AQUA);
       
        gc.setStroke(Color.BLACK);
        gc.clearRect(0,0 ,550 , 700);
        gc.setLineWidth(2);
        Font theFont = Font.font("Arial", FontWeight.BOLD,28);
        gc.setFont( theFont);
        gc.fillText( "Welcome To The Block Dodger Game!",0,100);
        gc.strokeText("Welcome To The Block Dodger Game!", 0, 100); 
        root1.getChildren().addAll(canvas); 
        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.show();