we have a little pinky pal handshake we do. she just started pop warner cheer. i think this was her second year because ethan was playing football for pop warner. she was going to be the cheerleader for his team. reporter: 8-year-old ethan loved football. even more, fishing. i love to fish. little e and i went about a month ago fishing at lake jennings. he was putting the worms on for me because they wrinkle up and are gross. i just remember him saying, aunt jen, i ll take care of that for you. i ll do that. i can do that. you don t have to touch those. when he got the fish out of the water, look, aunt jen, look what i got. it s your turn. reporter: tina was always there to help whether, a sick family member or friend that needed cheering up like jim. she was tired, busy, she had
always there for him as he had been for her. the relationship was crucial to him. andrew was a friend of dimaggio s. he had no other family so i think he had to find a surrogate family and that s what he did. for 16 years dimaggio was part of the anderson family, even helping out with the kids when bret took a job in tennessee. he would help get my son to football practice on days that hannah had dance or whatever and he was constantly there for me. and constantly there with the kids. hannah was a typical teen. she s a little shy, a little bit of a ham bone at the same time. she got an award at school. she is my pinky pal. we have a little pinky pal handshake that we do. she just started pop warner