5 years

5 years ago today we did this.

I'm not going to list the
many highs & lows of those 5 years.
{And there were very many.
Probably TOO many for only being married 5 years.}
All I will say is
God is good.
And He continues to refine us as individuals
and as a couple
every day.

I would, however,
like to list 3 things my husband and I enjoy doing together.
He complained early on in our marriage that
"we don't like doing any of the same things".
So in the past 5 years
this is what we have discovered:

We both love to scuba dive
(pretty much the coolest hobby ever)
We both love stand-up comedy
(& have seen Jim Gaffigan, Josh Blue, & Brian Regan perform, just to name a few)
We both love to read
(& usually fight like brother & sister over who gets to read the new book first)
:)
In honor of our 5 years
{ok, so it was basically just a really good excuse ;) }
I got this...

I loooved this necklace
from the vintage pearl
but wanted something I could add to over the years
{as we continue to have babies}
for my mama necklace.
So once I got my mama necklace for my birthday
I decided I wanted this one just for Jeff & I.
We both come from divorced homes
and not only see divorce as a massive epidemic
but also a cycle that needs to be stopped.
Right here.
Right now.
So if we can stay together,
we'll break the cycle,
we'll build an incredible foundation for our family,
and we'll start a NEW legacy for the Hatfield & Fulk families.

Jeff & Chelsea Hatfield
est. 8.27.05

Happy Anniversary Sweetheart.
I love you.

By Popular Demand

This little Starbucks-inspired onesie
got the most response
I think of everything I've done so far.
My friend Allyson wanted one for her little man
so we decided to go with the "classic" Starbucks color scheme. :)

Here's the little man and his mama.
He's wearin' the coffee
and I'll bet she has one in her free hand as she's taking this photo.
{Yes, she's quite talented.}

That's my kind of friend. :)

{Coffee Lovers Onesie - get them while they're hot!!
Lol... I'm a nerd.}

puree'ing fool

Hello!

Sorry its been over a week since I've posted!
Good thing I'm back with an uber exciting subject. ;)

Baby food!!

So, I've really been dragging my feet
making Jettison's food
{even though the kid has been trying to attack
our food since he was 4 months old!
Have I mentioned he's trying to WALK!?
Who IS this kid??}
But I finally got tired of frantically trying to make Jett's food
on the spot and gave in.

So lately I've been doing a lot of this...
and this...

and this...

so I can have lots of this...

instantly.

This is my favorite baby food book.
Its cute & British
and has lots of pretty photos
which is a big selling point for me. :)
Cause, I don't know about you, but pretty pictures
makes me want to do this a whole lot more.

{edited: I thought I should add that this book has TONS
of super helpful information about
safe & non-safe foods for infants, allergies,
how to retain most of the nutrients in the foods you're cooking, etc.
I actually re-read the whole intro part cause,
as most of you probably know,
we mamas forget everything we learned with our prior child
and have to start all over again when we have another. ;) }
I'll even give you some sneak peaks of the inside
cause lets face it, amazon never shows you the pages you want to see.
Am I right?
If you're wondering if I serve Jettison his food
in sweet little porcelain dishes
with matching spoons like the book shows...
the answer is YES, of course!
As if I would feed the crazy monkey any other way... ;)

A Winner!!

The winner of my SKC giveaway is...
#5
"Can't Sew A Button"!!!
Shoot me an email and we'll getcha hooked up. :)

I was home with a sick 4-year-old today
so I took advantage of his 3 1/2 hour nap
(yeah, that's not normal for us)
and made this little guy a very fitting onesie...

I think he likes it. :)
(Look at those thighs, don't you just want to EAT them??)

If you want one for your own "smart cookie"
its now available in my shop.

Happy Monday. :)

It's official!

I'm on etsy.
Phew.
I get a little nervous typing that.
Why, you ask?
What if no one buys my stuff?
What if no one LIKES my stuff?
What if too many people like my stuff and I can't keep up??
Ha. Keep dreamin' Chels. :)
Go check out my shop.
I'll wait.
See over there, to the right, down a little, yep, right there.
Those are cute little previews
and clicking on them will take you right to my "official" shop.
Go ahead, take a peak.
.................
Hi! Welcome back.
So now that you've visited my shop
I'm sure you're back to tell me
that there are only 4 items in it. :)
Yes, I know.
I'm working on it.
Bare with me, k?
And in the mean time, why not do a giveaway???
YAY for giveaways!! :)
Wow, this is the first giveaway I've done on my blog.
I've participated in this one but this is a first for my blog! Cool. :)
Since I'm in a good mood today
(mostly because I'm dodging all my obligations
and playing on my blog instead...)
I'm going to give away a full,
you heard me,
FULL baby gift set!!
That includes 3 adorable burp cloths,
1 matching hand-painted onesie
& 1 matching paci clip.
Cool, right?
That will save you a dreaded trip to Target
with your screaming children
before the 7th baby shower you're attending this month.
Leave me a comment and tell me which item you liked most from my shop OR if there is something you would like to see in my shop! :)
I will pick a winner next Monday.
(Sorry, not a lot of traffic on this blog
so I gotta give people time to see this post ;) )
Thanks for celebrating with me!!
Love,

new blog!

Hi! If you're looking for "Hatfield Habitat" you're in the right place!
See, over there to the right, its still me. :)
I just decided this place needed some freshening up!
So browse around, I changed up pretty much the whole site.
And I promise there's something to the new title as well...
And it may have something to do with this...

...but I'm going to let the suspense build a little
for all 3 of my readers out there. ;)
{Hi, Grandma!}
Check back soon for a big {for me} announcement. :)

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

That's right... This blog needs freshening up. Watch for changes...