Jan. 2010 snow pics

here are some pics from over the last 3 days during Tennessee's winter storm! Some were taken at night, and I took some of the cars to show how much ice we had. The last 4 photos were shot with my new 50mm 1.8.....yes, I am in love!

Snow + Dogs = funny stuff

Tennessee has never been known for getting much snow....mention guitars, honky tonks, big hair (picture Flo off the old TV show Alice), cowboy boots, rednecks....now THAT"S what I'm talking about! But yesterday morning it started....and kept on through the night. The weather guys are saying me might get some more today. MORE SNOW??? Wow. I ventured out this morning very early, still peaceful and quiet, to take a few pictures. Underneath the snow is ALOT of ice...so much that when you walk it kind of caves in and then leaves a sheet of cracked ice where you just walked. On the driveway, I was a good inch OFF the actual driveway! If I would walk gently (which I have been known to fall in the past) I would be walking on top of the driveway. I hope you can imagine this, but it was really weird. And to wrap up my ice story, did you know that dogs don't like to poop when their walking on the ground that has inches of ice? Who knew? I didn't get any pics of Cheyenne yet, but here's DJ and Tahiti yesterday when it was just snow.

Yeah!

I'm so excited! After having my camera for quite awhile, I finally was able to order a new lens! Holllla!!!! It's not a big, fancy lens, but hey, it's another lens! I ordered a 50mm 1.8. Practice shots coming soon!!!!!!!!

Granddogs.......Brody and Champ

Theses crazy boys are our granddogs......their not too crazy about getting their pictures taken, so it took quite an effort just to get these two shots!

Christmas Parade

Today was a great day for a Christmas parade as far as the weather goes.....COLD! This was probably the biggest Smyrna Christmas parade that I've been too. It was fun, and hopefully will help me get into the Christmas spirit. This was Kaden's first parade to actually ride on a float. I think the boys had fun...most of the boys won't be seeing each other until football starts up again in July.

Merry Christmas!

Don't think that you're seeing things..yes, that is a cement mixer in the parade. That's how we roll in Smyrna!

TYFA 2009 Championship Game

Well folks, another youth football season has come to a close, and what an awesome close it was! Smyrna Triple Pee Wee boys played an awesome game and came out on top with another "goose egg" 26-0 over Mt. Juliet. Shout out to the dads that cooked for our after the game tail-gate celebration. Kaden played great...Jimmy told him at halftime he had better "get him the ball", and not long after that in the 3rd quarter he caused a fumble, recovered it, which led to a touchdown on the next play. Thanks to all the coaches for an awesome year (we now have back-to-back championships, and this year we went for an overall record of 16-0).

Play-Off game #2

since being #1 in our division (holllla!), we had a bye in the 1st round of play-off games. This game today determined who will go to the championship game. We kicked it...beat Murfreesboro 14-0! This was the last game that we will play at our field this season. Doesn't seem like we've been going at this since July! It's been fun, and I think the boys had a blast, made some good friends, and learned a heck of alot. Props to the coaches...giving up 4 months of your personal lives to coach these boys requires dedication and a love of not only football, but also a love of these boys. Thanks for a great season! See all of you next year in the C's???? (hint hint).

From the photography aspect....I took a shot of one of the fields in the early morning....Kind of a "end of the season" shot, and the fall colors were still evident in some of the shots. Hopefully my photography will move along, and I will be able to do photo shoots soon.