Jen's Photos for 2009

Freshman Year Review

I will make a promise to myself and post it here so that I have to stick to it since it's public. Here goes......I promise to start blog...

This was a fun filled weekend. Last week I shot many baseball, softball and volleyball games. I have not yet uploaded all of them so my East...

I played around with a few effects I have and came up with this one. I loved how the kids just blended in on the dock.

Erin posted these on her facebook page so I copied them and made this layout for her. I loved playing with the beach photos. The special eff...

Just wanted to post my favorite sports layout of Ryan. I even got a WOW reaction from Tom, Ryan and Grandpa Ed on this one so I have accompl...

This is my personal blog so anything here is about me and my family. Sad to say that this has taken a back seat to my photography site/blog....

This photo was from a trip to my friends Julie's where we met in Nashville and took the kids to the zoo. We had a great time just walki...

I had a time getting this blogger layout to work but I think it's doing as it's told now. I have a few things I'm working on and...

I'm so sorry I have neglected this blog. I promise to give it some love and attention just in the near future and post photos of things ...

Maybe no so ancient, but I sure wasn't around when this was open. Although some may differ with me on that one.

We were in the visitors center in the Smoky Mountians and Ryan like to play with everything. He tried on the mask and Tom put the hat on and...

Walking around Cades Cove and Regan spotted this under the railing on an old house. Spider eggs.......I think. Uck but the web is tangled so...

I know it's not so much a cafe but close enough......the red roof area is the outdoor bar. It's a great place to come get ribs and i...

I know it doesn't look it but this is our summer scene and now it's quite chilly. The point you see on the lake in the center is Yar...

Z-man and Ryan were playing and they both decided to dress Z up in his uniform. I love how the pants fit......too " STINKIN " funn...

This is my charm bracelet........well, not really a real one but close enough and I like it better. It doesn't bother my wrist. Ha!!! T...

Here we were flying and the kids were more thrilled with the golf cart. Funny how that works out.

This is my first time entering a contest with one of my photos. They asked for portraits and I just finished one and I had to enter it. Plea...

My friends from Australia were in and we ventured all over our area and this was taken at the Y near Cades Cove. She stopped when I called h...

I went to a Fall Festival in Corryton with a friend of mine that does face painting. They do a wonderful job so if you happen to see them ...

Sorry I have not updated lately I have been working on my sports photography that can be found here. This site will be updated soon since I...

The Dam in Loudon has this large turbine sitting in the parking area for all to see. No wonder they have HUGE signs that say WARNING, DANGE...

At the "Y" just before you turn to go to Cades Cove there is a swimming hole that is very popular. What caught my eye this time wa...

At the Christmas Place Al came up to me and said, "Have you ever seen a pumpkin head?" I said, "No, but I bet you are going t...

The Chilhowee water level is down so work can be done on the dam. We were able to walk down the boat ramp and out on what used to be filled ...

On the visit to Pigeon Forge, TN with Marg and Al we stopped by the Christmas Place. Outside of the shops there are gardens, tables and deco...

Loudon Dam in Loudon, TN and we were there at dusk. The lights were just beautiful as you can see in this photo.

How about this for a colorful note. This is the $10 bill in Australian Currency. The $5 is pink, $20 is orange and there are other colors bu...

This is the starting point for entering "Tail of the Dragon" which is a famous place for bikers of all ages. It's very dangero...

We stopped at the "Y" at the split between Cades Cove and Gatlinburg to let Marg and Al see a summer hot spot. The water was down ...

Regan is holding up the paw of a black bear found in the Smoky Mountains. Those claws sure are jagged and sharp. I wouldn't want to be o...

Touring Cades Cove in the Smoky Mountains with our friends from Australia we were lucky enough to see the blacksmith shop in action.

Walking on the docks in Loudon Ryan played with these so bouies I thought it was fitting for a float theme.

This is a duplicate because I have already posted a Church in the past. The Cades Cove Church is a highly visited spot in the Cove and even ...

Soft spot in the Dam at Chilhowee and the water was lowered 35-40 feet. We are seeing things that were once deep under the surface. Here is ...

Tom and I are standing on a bridge at Chilhowee Lake that is normally under water. There were some "Soft Spots" at the dam and th...

We went to the balloon festival and had a great time. There were over 20 balloons including the Enegrizer bunnie that was 165' tall. The...

This is one of the pages in the Alcoa High School Football Program for 2008 that is now available at any game until they are sold out. The f...

First game of the season and here are 2 Freshman. We all had a great time watching the game, even Lauren who was visiting from a different s...

The City picnic is always a fun event were we get to see all the city employees and their families and we all have a grand time. Here are Re...

I like to look at the game from different sides and getting the shot of the players back is one of my favorites. You don't know what the...

Here is a little bit of last year on my spooky page. Halloween spider webs are so much fun because from a distance they look so real. Ryan w...

This is Bo and he sure lives up to the saying I have on the page. "Dogs come when called....Cats take a message and get back to you!!!...

Here is my boy flying high up in the stars.....He got to fly last Saturday morning with a friend of Tom's and he flew Ryan around for ov...

The girls are on opposite ends of the braces. Aren't they cute.......I will do an after shot when Amber gets her braces off but we have ...

How about an online diary of a little girl with a pouty face??? Now she is still a cutie but a moody cutie going to her new school in Alask...

Not only are the fireworks in front of downtown business in Knoxville, TN but on the other side of the water is Baptist Hospital. It's o...

The theme song for the movie "Jaws" was playing leading up to this explosion on the water and it we effective.

Here are some Hotties at the pool this summer. I love the shades girls....you look great.

Sale in our store www.artisticscrapdesigns.com for those of you that are digital scrapbookers. I also want to add that you need to register ...

I'm not mentioning any names but if you live around here you know who these 2 are. I know they are going to kill me for posting this but...

Fireworks waterfall. Everyone looks forward to seeing this every year. It sure is a sight when your on the water as you can see here.

Fireworks in a pattern. Love watching the bridge as things are being fired off. It glows and drips with fire. Gotta love Boomsday for this r...

This is Knoxville, TN's Boomsday festival. The safe place to be for this is in a boat....no lines and it's more fun. The ride home...

Here is downtown Knoxville. You see Boomsday traffic on the water and the building in Knoxville on the first photo. The second photo shows t...