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Rachel

Attack of the Monkeys!

About Me

Me in a nutshell: Well, I'm Rachel. Byron and I have been married since May 17, 2003. On November 12, 2004 we had boy/girl twins James and Katherine. I've been a zookeeper at the Montgomery Zoo since July 1999.

My Interests

Twins, Auburn, Animals

Music:

Top Favs: Zac Brown, Blues Traveler, Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin, James Taylor, Jimmy Buffett, Grateful Dead, Rolling Stones, Garth Brooks, AC/DC, Metallica, Guns N Roses, Ozzy Osbourne, The Four Tops, The Temptations, The Drifters, Van Morrison, Marvin Gaye, 2Pac, Dr Dre, Snoop, Run DMC, Biggie, Edwin McCain, Live, Steeley Dan, Rush, Aphrodite, Orbital, Aerosmith, Beatles, U2, Limp Bizkit, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Harry Conick Jr, The Blues Brothers, Nirvana, Outcast, Queen

Movies:

Top Favs: Star Wars, Lord of The Rings, Gone With The Wind, Harry Potter, anything by Kevin Smith, anything Disney, The Blues Brothers, It's a Wonderful Life, Blade, Braveheart, Indiana Jones, Gladiator, Pulp Fiction, A Christmas Story, Monty Python, National Lampoon

Television:

Gilmore Girls, Law & Order, House, re-runs of Friends and Sex in the City

Books:

Harry Potter, Stephen King, Anne Rice, The Left Behind Series, To Kill A Mocking Bird, Saving Christmas, Goodnight Gorilla, Dr Seuss, Shel Silverstein, Sandra Boynton

Heroes:

My sister Shay

My Blog

My babies are 2!

James and Katherine are two. I can't believe how big they are. They run and jump and speak in some-what complete sentences. My brother-in-law Russell and his family rented them an Airwalk (inflat...
Posted by Rachel on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 06:54:00 PST

Twins First Tailgate

Took the kids tailgaiting before the Auburn v. Arkansas St game. We had so much fun! We went to the museum and Tiger Walk. They got to see the band, cheerleaders and Aubie. He was running late to Tige...
Posted by Rachel on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 09:32:00 PST

Happy Halloween

This was James and Katherine's first "real" Halloween. Last year they were almost one, could kind of walk, and went to bed at 6:00 pm. This year they were Raggedy Anne and Andy. James has mastered the...
Posted by Rachel on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 09:20:00 PST

Alex and Lauren's Wedding

Byron and I had our first weekend trip without the twins. We had a blast. We went up to Birmingham for Alex and Lauren's wedding. They had it outside at 7:30 p.m. at the Donnelly House. It w...
Posted by Rachel on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 11:58:00 PST

Happy 4th!

We had a nice laid back day. We had lunch at Bonnie Crest Country Club (barbeque, watermelon), and then went swimming. Katherine has no fear, James likes it as long as he doesn't get water in his eyes...
Posted by Rachel on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 09:08:00 PST

Father's Day

We had a busy weekend! It was Father's Day. We went to church/sunday school, ate lunch with my family, went home and took naps, and then had dinner with his family. Byron said he had a great day! &nbs...
Posted by Rachel on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:17:00 PST