Before the rising sun cuts through autumn’s morning chill the Hale household is abuzz with activity. Everyone has somewhere to go.
Steve and Andrea are off to work. Their daughter, Annika, bundles her two girls, Audrey and Adeline, for pre-school and day care, then heads into Elizabethtown for a day of work and study.
All too brief, this gathering is one of the rare moments during the week the family is together.
Urged by her parents, Annika moved in to their country home in Meade County allowing her to study and work part time. With her full schedule there are days when Annika doesn’t return home until after midnight.
Fortunately, Annika’s parents have been there at every step, supporting her and looking after their granddaughters with all of the doting affection expected from grandparents.
On Saturday morning the family once again gets together. Now they are able to relax and share each others company over a leisurely breakfast. Naturally, it’s their favorite part of the week.
“My girls need the world,” Annika declared.
