Our Family

Just a little background information for those of you who may not know how our little family got started.....Dan and I met in 2003 with the help of a little website called Match.com.  Out of over a hundred profiles that supposedly matched my criteria, Dan was one of only 2 who I really had any interest in contacting...boy am I glad I did!  We hit it off immediately and found that he worked out everyday at the Downtown YMCA, which is where I worked at the time.  I truly believe that he was meant for me and we would have met one way or another.  We married in 2004 and set out building our lives together.  Dan indulged my wanderlust and we traveled to British Columbia, Cancun, Cabo, Costa Rica, France, and Spain.  I embraced my inner river rat and learned to kayak and raft. Dan also taught me the importance of having the correct gear and base layers to keep warm in the winter to enjoy the outdoor activities I would normally have avoided!  Things were pretty darn good....and then they became great.

Dan, Jack, and I at the Boise State vs. Fresno game in September

In February 2008 (Leap day to be exact, a bet that I lost with Dan!) we welcomed our beautiful little boy, Jack Thomas Barbeau.  Our would as we knew ceased to exist, and it was awesome.  The past four (almost five!) years have been filled with fun, excitement, learning, growing, and never a dull moment (don't let me kid you-we also had some exhaustion, tears, frustrations, fears and over all anxiety of being a parent, but they take a backseat to the good stuff).  We have been very fortunate to have some awesome adventures with Jack, and the amount of joy he gives back to us is immeasurable.  What a blessing!