Celebrating my birthday the way the Indians did, with cake and forks and a sister in a Hawaiian islander hat.

Mom and my cousins playing ring around the rosie. I'm the one in the cowboy outfit with my back to the camera.

from left to right, Nina, Angie, baby Erik, Dad and me!

Me, Nina and my cowboy Grandpa, Grandpa Tanner holding baby Angie

I think Nina is having a staring contest with the pumpkin. She was determined!

"I'm real, aren't I grandma?!" My Grandma Tanner made this outfit for me and I loved it!

Wearing my "woo-woo" for my birthday party at the Hansen's. Uncle Danny is behind me.

My first day of school. i have my "wolf skin" blanket for nap time. We arrived just as school was dismissed for the day. THE BEST SCHOOL DAY EVER!

Grandma Tanner teaching me something. Ever patient, ever loving! My Aunt Joyce is in behind me.

Our home in Onamia, Minnesota

Nina and I coming down for a drink of water before bed time.

We lived in this tent temporarily as we moved from Minnesota to Idaho for the first time. Erik, Nina and Angie. It got so hot that we had to be out of the tent by 9am.

Dana Andrews - the actor that inspired my parents to name me, "Dana" and all the other mothers to name their daughters, "Dana." What a guy!

The Indian Museum House, our first home in Idaho near mile marker 79 where the hobo's liked to stop.

Our first family picture in Idaho. Mom, Dad, Erik, Nina, Angie and I am in the back next to dad.

Grandpa Tanner looked so at home in the west. This was his first trip visiting us in Idaho.

The first day of 3rd grade in Kamiah after we moved from Kooskia, ID. My lucky red pants!

Riding the General. Ironically, The General was a kickball champion which made riding him even more exciting! This picture was taken at my Grandpa Tanners house in Minnesota.

We went to many a shotgun wedding and festival with the hippies where I dazzled everyone with my expert yo-yo'ing skills!

My Uncle Randy, the famous bull rider and monkey brain eater with always a great attitude and my Grandpa Tanner.

I am on the far left next to my cousin Mike who is two years younger than me and bigger than I am. To the far right is my cousin Andy who was the size of a grown man at age 14. Andy is younger than me and I wore many of his slightly worn clothes that he'd grow out of so quickly.

Me and my cousin. If I seem tense in the picture, I was. Mack was never at a loss for death-defying stunts and you didn't want to be too close if it went wrong.

The "mouse house" in Idaho where I went on a killing rampage with my sisters baton.

Dad's 39th birthday. Mom looks especially happy and you can see her homemade macrame behind us.

Bedtime. I always especially liked that picture of Jesus on the wall behind us.

Erik always took the best pictures because he was always animated. He's cool like that!

Nina, Dad, Jesse and Levi in Idaho.

Nina and I are on bikes, Angie, Erik are on Big Wheels and little Levi is on a mini-hot wheel. Our van is in the upper left hand corner of the picture.

Nina holding a bunny, Angie and Jesse, Erik with an adult-sized 10-speed (the later Angie crashed on) and Levi and his cool yellow bike.

This picture was taken as we traveled over Christmas break from Idaho to Minnesota, a trip we made many, many times during my childhood.

Nina posing like a superstar. I'm wearing my favorite Viking's jacket. Lots of Hippy-Christian rock albums and National Geographic magazines behind us.

The pink panther loves birthday parties and... why shouldn't he? From left to right, Jesse, Levi, cousin Frankie, me Angie and Erik.

Our A-Frame home outside of Kamiah, Idaho.

The view from our A-Frame and our closest neighbors. The field behind the tractor is where I shot Erik.

This group picture includes our family and our neighbors and friends as well as my aunt Dee and her children.

Mom's birthday in Minnesota.

Family picture in Idaho

playing football for the Braham Bombers