Me and Alex Rovello...
I dedicated my book to Alex...he will forever be my pride and joy
Very first male role-model
My childhood street-SE Haig
My childhood home across the street from Brooklyn Park
My childhood home
Where I played hours and hours of basketball (Brooklyn Park)
My mom and dad in their younger years
Me and Jan Watt
My brother Robert and my Aunt Rachel
Me and my grandma
My auntie Gail holding her mother, my grandma
Me holding my grandma. The most amazing love and touch anyone can feel.
My grandma and my sister during her last days
This is where my father worked, Robert Allen Adana Sr.
Me and my sister Pearl
Me and my cousin Sabrina
My dad passed away in Southeast Portland...
This is where my father would walk and where we celebrated his life after he passed
From the left...me, mom, dad holding Pearl and my brother Robert
From the left...
My sister, dad, mom, brother and me
My dad, Robert Allen Adana Sr.
me and my mom
From the left...my cousin Melissa, me, my cousin Sabrina and my Aunt Rachel
From the left...
Aunt Rachel, cousin Melissa and Uncle Raymond
My family
My aunt Rachel, cousin Sabrina and Uncle Raymond
Me, my auntie Gail and Grandma sitting on the porch
My cousin Sabrina and me...
We are so cute!
My senior picture...class of 1994
Cleveland High School, Portland, Ore.
My niece Preslei and nephew Noah
My cousin Cory, auntie Jude and cousin Cameron
My nephew Noah
My nephew Noah
My niece Kylee and nephew Noah
My niece Preslei with my brother Robert (her dad)
Me and my beautiful mom
Me and my cousin Melissa
My mom
My handsome nephew Noah
My brothers! Robert and Aaron Adana
Me and my niece Kylee
My grandma
From the left...
Preslei, Noah and Kyee
My nephew Noah
My niece Kylee
Kylee, Preslei and Noah
Kylee Ann
My niece Preslei and sister Pearl
Me and my auntie Gail
Preslei Ann
From the left...
Me, sister Pearl, mom and brother Robert
From the left...
My mom, aunt Gail and auntie Jude
My beautiful niece Kylee
My niece and nephew (not really but I think so)
Mekeala and A.J. Hemming
Me and Preslei Ann
My grandma and sister Pearl
My brother Robert
My loving family
My niece Preslei with her dad (Robert) and my mom
My mom, brother in law Michael
Me and my sister Pearl
My best friend Josie and me
Mekeala Hemming and me
My best friend Josie
From the left...
Me, Sarah, Kendra, Jan and Linda
My aunt Marie and my mom
Mekeala Hemming
My nephew Noah
From the left...
Mekeala Hemming, A.J. Hemming, Ruby and Enza Boccuzzi-Hall
Me, Robert and Pearl
My brother Robert and me hugging before he moved to Arkansas
My auntie Gwen and auntie Jude
My grandma and my mom
From the left...
Jordan Blue, me, cousin Sabrina and Salyna Blue
Cousin Cameron, me, cousin Nicole and cousin Cory
My sister Pearl, mom and me
My aunt Rachel, auntie Jude, auntie Gwen and my mom
From the left...
My sister Pearl, brother Aaron, brother Robert and me
Me and my cousin Sabrina
From the left...
My best friend Josie's dad, A.J. Hemming, Josie's mom, Mekeala Hemming and Enza Boccuzzi-Hall
Me and Angie...
(Angie Tabaczynski, my photographer for the book and this website!)
Linda McLellan, my teacher, coach, role model, mentor, friend and now family