Minya turns one year old!

At 2:08pm on Monday, January 12, 2009, Minya Danzan Dolma Budschalow Barnes was born. And now, Minya is officially one year old! When Jonathan and I think about the past year, we just shake our heads in amazement. It is so hard to believe that our baby is moving on into toddlerhood, although she is not the strongest at toddling just yet, but she's getting there. Each day is something new for Minya and her parents. Her steps become firmer, with more intention. Her words and sounds are also becoming more well-defined. She doesn't miss a beat, which we are finding makes things more difficult. Our own words require more thought before we say them out loud - what a concept! All of this just means being more intentional than before, which is something that we're looking forward to and each new stage brings loads of fun. We are celebrating her birthday on the weekend so that people can come to celebrate with us, but we did sing her Happy Birthday on the official day. Photos of the party will be posted soon after (gulp), we hope. For now, please enjoy the page below, and don't forget to keep clicking on the text that says "Older posts." Thank you to everyone in Minya's life who has helped to make this past year just fabulous.