11 months old today!!

i can hardly believe that keller will be 1 year old in 1 month from today! he is growing at the speed of light!! for ever and ever i thought he would never crawl and then within a span of 2 weeks he started "crawling", pulling up on everything and cruising all over the house. now for those of you who aren't familiar with baby talk "cruising" is when little guys who can't walk independently hold on the anything they can (fingers, couch, coffee table, wall etc) and take steps to get where they need to go. it's the precursor to walking. i am pretty confident that he'll be walking by his 1st birthday, or at least i hope so. it is definitely a different day for us now because he can stand up in his crib, so going down for his nap takes a little longer. he wants to get into everything so letting mama hold him is just not an option anymore. here's a brief snapshot of what keller is doing at 11 months:

• jabbering non stop
• repeating any and every sound you say to him
• "reading".."hi", "clap", "arms up", "mouth"
• crawling like a wounded soldier, although he can crawl on hands and knees
• cruising on anything he can get his hands on
• still sucking on those 2 left fingers
• likes to "head butt"...thanks granddad rusty :)
• starting to show separation anxiety
• loves playing with friends in the church nursery
• flirts like crazy when he sees little girls (oh no!)
• pulling up to standing
• walks everywhere holding onto fingers
• thinks daddy is the funniest guy he knows
• loves giving and receiving kisses :)
• plays "where's keller?"...hides behind his hands and says "boo!"

11 months old today!! still sucking on those 2 left fingers, will it ever end?

fortunately we only have 1 month of these left, because he did NOT want to sit still! still so cute :)

cheating...

okay, so after realizing the last several posts are all just talking about my day, week, month and year in great detail, i'm cheating and not doing anymore of those. honestly, it is not interesting to read about. in december i'll do a wrap up of the atchley's year, brief with lots of pictures...but other than that, i'd say it's just better to leave those updates off :) so, on to day 30... :)

day 25

day 25.

my day in great detail.

my average weekday:

6:00 am: wake up, go run 4.5-5 miles

7:00 am: return home, quick shower

7:15 am: wake up keller, feed him while we watch the today show

7:45 am-9:00 am: play with keller, go for a walk, watch your baby can read video etc.

9:00 am: lay keller down for nap

9:01 am: eat breakfast, clean house (just dusting, vacuuming etc) when i finish that i get to check facebook :)

11:00 am: wake keller up, feed him while we watch what not to wear :)

11:30 am: go run errands while he's awake (wal-mart, post office, lunch w/ grandma etc)

12:30 pm ish: lay keller down for 2nd nap

12:45 pm: eat lunch if i haven't already, sit down and relax for 30 ish minutes

1:15 pm: take care of work for the loft, my dad's office, katieatchleyphotography etc

3:30 pm: wake keller up, feed him while we watch friends :)

4:00 pm-6:30: go for a walk, play outside, go see mimi etc

6:30 pm: put keller in pjs, feed him and lay him down to go nighty night

7:00 pm: fix dinner for chris and i

7:30 pm-10:00 pm ish: hang out with chris, watch tv, catch up on each others days etc

okay that was in great detail...also pretty generic but it's easier that way :)

day 24

day 24.

whatever tickles my fancy.

this past saturday began the start of college football season!! my alma mater, oklahoma state university, defeated the washington state cougars 65-17 in their home opener. kendall hunter rushed for 257 yards, and obviously didn't play much of the second half. so this post is dedicated to him and the "hunter for heisman" campaign :) go pokes!

day 23

day 23.

a youtube video.

this one is a so old, but still one of my all time favorite youtube videos :) enjoy!

me and my momma, we was watching this movie....

day 22.

day 22.

a website.

www.ostate.com this is the rivals website for oklahoma state. it keeps me posted on everything oklahoma state athletics related. recruits, commitments, rumors, etc...it's wonderful. if you love osu sports, you need to check it out :)

day 21

day 21.

a recipe.

this recipe has been passed down/around in my family. we make these cookies, which can be very elaborate, or very plain depending on how special the occasion or how much free time you may or may not have :) no matter how you fix them, they are DELICIOUS!! oh, by the way, i don't know who mary is, that's just what we call them, i'm sure she was someone's aunt or something :)

Mary's Sugar Cookies

Cookies:

1 cup butter at room temperature

1½ cups powdered sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

½ tsp almond extract

2½ cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cream of tartar

Icing:

1 lb powdered sugar

1 egg white

a pinch of salt

½ tsp vanilla

¼ tsp almond extract

enough milk to make spreadable

Cookies:

Combine butter, powdered sugar, egg, vanilla and almond extract in a large mixing bowl until smooth. In a separate large bowl combine flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Fold a little at a time into the butter mixture until all ingredients are combined. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Bake for 5-7 minutes at 350 degrees F.

Icing:

Mix together powdered sugar, egg white, salt, vanilla and almond extract. Add milk 1 “cap” at a time until the icing is spreadable. Be careful not to add too much milk, this will make the icing to difficult to work with.