CHEF Graduation (June 2013)

Just ran across some old photos... From the CHEF Graduation, back in June this year. I thought I had already posted these! Oops! Enjoy!

 Andrew W & his Mom

 The graduating class of 2013

 Conrad W & his parents

 Jesse S & his parents

Maybel & Mom

 Mr & Mrs S, reading Josiah's biography

 Scott S & his parents

Emma R & her parents
(now my parents too!) :)

 Aaron R & his parents

 Stephen K & his parents

 Mark, holding Maybel

 Bethany B & her parents

 Devin C & his parents

 Josh B & his parents

 Maybel, sleeping on Jedidiah R's lap

 The graduates

 Graduates

 Graduates

 Emma & Amariah singing, while Hannah
accompanies them on the piano

 They sang beautifully!

 A view of the Church's sanctuary

 Graduates

Maybel, playing with Jedidiah

 The graduating class

 Presenting the Class of 2013!

 Graduates

Talking with Friends, before the cereomy

 Emma & Aaron, walking down the aisle

Josiah S

More wedding/ reception photos coming soon!

Our Family Business!

Earlier this summer, Mark & I started our own website. It is far from being finished, but I thought that I would share the link here, just in case anybody wants to check it out. :)

Our website is for our business- Heritage Farms Kennel. Basically, our story is this...

We both have a passion for family businesses, entrepreneurship etc. We have a multi-generational Vision. We don't want to be a two-income family, where both parents are at work all day & the kids are sent to daycare & public school every day. Our dream/ goal is to one day have a Farm of our own to raise our children on (as many as the good Lord gives us!), with many animals... We plan on homeschooling. We want to go as much "off the grid" as possible... One day dreaming of raising our own (grass fed!) beef, organic chickens, eggs, pork; having a huge garden etc... The goal is the buy as little (processed!) food from the grocery store as possible!

Mark's family has a kennel on their Farm. He has grown up around animals his whole life. I grew up with dogs my whole life & love animals (& the Country life!!!). We both desire to have our own home business. So it was natural for us to stay in his family's business.

We are in the process of establishing our business now. Right now, we raise Bichon Frises, Standard Poodles, Miniature Pinschers, Labradoodles, Italian Greyhounds & Teddy Bear (Shichon) puppies.

Check out our website for more information! :) THANKS for stopping by! :) Be blessed today!

(All photos taken by Cornerstone Farms Pet Photography... Taken by Emma R!)

Wedding Photos IV

Here are some more photos that Bethany England took for us, of our wedding day. Enjoy!

THANK YOU, Bethany, for taking these beautiful photos & for all of your help on the wedding day! We couldn't have done it without you!!!

 Vows

 "You may kiss the bride!"
I love this shot & the color tones
that Bethany picked out! :)

 Sam & Vinny, escorting Olivia down the aisle
(Our ring bearer, flower girl escort & flower girl)

 My bouquet

My new family! :)

The S families talking

Friends' cowgirl boots!

The reception hall... Filled with friends! :)

 Bethany E, Drake H & Meiling H

 Isaiah E, Nathan E, Vinny T, Samuel E & Sam W

 Bethany's place card, made by Amber R

 Wedding cakes

Friends talking

 A genuine cowgirl! ;)
Looking good! :)

 Mark & I

 Sal T, Rocco T, Duncan W & Angelo T
(groomsmen)

 Mark & my cowboy hats

 Pie auction table...

Pies, cakes, cobblers etc made by our family
& friends, with the proceeds going to our wedding
fund! THANK YOU to everyone who helped
us with this!!! We REALLY appreciate it!

 Mark & I, talking to Mr M

 The S's & B's

Heidi E & Bethany E

 Mark & I, cutting the cake

I love this shot!

 Noah H

 Scott S, Chadwick E & Duncan, talking

 Friends, catching up! :)

 Our first dance :)

Dancing to "When I Say I Do," by Matthew West

 Mr & Mrs T joining us on the dance floor
(our best man & matron of honor)

 Inviting all married couples out to the dance floor

 Our getaway car!
My, oh my!
(we still haven't cleaned all of this off yet!!!)

 Entering the reception hall,

as Mr & Mrs Mark Ritter!

The E family, setting up their instruments

before the Ceremony

Many thanks to everyone who made our wedding day so special... God, guests, servers, parents, siblings, family, friends, photographer, musicians, Pastor... We couldn't have done it without you! THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts!!!