This years Christmas letter

Dear Family and Friends,

Well, Erik quit his job of 12 years at Target, we sold our house, pulled the kids out of school, and are moving to a commune in Montana to grow organic food, raise animals, and live in peace with the universe. Ok, maybe not . . . we changed our minds once we realized there was no indoor plumbing. Truthfully, we sold our home and moved to another home in West Jordan. We are still in boxes (therefore no cute homemade Christmas cards this year) but we are enjoying more space. We wanted to start this letter with something more interesting than "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!" (It still got in!).

For those of you saying "but Kris, your Christmas letter is the most exciting part of my family's Christmas celebration and we look forward to it with joyful glee and anticipation" - OK . . . this section's for you . . . the usual facts/stats about kids, etc. - or, as Erik says, "the blah, blah part."
You are welcome to skip this section and jump to the "with love" part if you want.

Hansen family 2008 facts and stats (read in a monotone, it gives you the full effect).

Erik: is still at Target and after 12 years he got demoted then promoted and now is back in charge of electronics where he loves it! He is missing our calling as the Young Single Adult reps in our old ward and is looking forward to new experiences in our new area.

Kris: Still works for Intermountain Power Agency part time. I am also the President of Epilepsy Association of Utah. I am still enjoying the working with the summer camp and Crop Because You Care. I have had the opportunity to speak in a few different places this year and am scheduled to do a lot more speaking next year. I also worked really closely with the legislatures to pass HB361.

Kimmie: Is now doing well. She is now in 5th grade. She is learning to read and is now “large” seizure free for the past eight weeks (knock on wood here please). The doctors are really impressed at how well she is doing. We had the opportunity to meet with Dr. Chiron from France in August at the International Dravet Education Conference in Chicago. Aunt Lara came the last couple days of the conference to play with Kimmie. They had a great time. We are incredibly grateful for the friends and family that did so much to get us there. It has made a huge difference in her life the past few months! She is also starting to read!

Johnny: Is now in Kindergarten, and is doing well. He has a few girls that he likes although no girlfriends yet (he is way too young for that). He is loving being in school and learning. The teacher tells us that he is incredibly tender hearted and amazingly smart. He is incredibly shy at school although none of the rest of us see that side of him. He is looking forward to a full day of school next fall (Mom is looking forward to that as well). He is also learning to read and is enjoying helping his sister with the reading process. He started playing tee-ball this past year and loved it. He can’t wait until spring so that he can try soccer.

Ok . . . now before you go to sleep we do wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in 2009!

With Love and Affliction,

Erik, Kris, Kimmie and Johnny