Official Jr. Explorers!

On Sunday - gma, gpa and our family all trekked to the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center to subject ourselves to some local culture. Apparently the adults were the only un-cultured novices on this trip as each of the kids exclaimed they had been there hundreds of times - whether that was an exaggeration or not...-during their hundreds of visits they never once were given the opportunity to become Jr. Explorers. But this time was different...here's the story. On Sunday afternoon 4 fearless people set off on a voyage and journey that would change their lives. Gma, Tanner, Jordan and Maddie went to the center as mere citizens and left as Jr. Explorers. No lies - they each received honest to goodness Jr. Explorer badges. Other highlights of our little excursion depicted in the pictures below were that Jordan got in a little flirting, the kids all got excerise pulling boats around, they were also able to ward off the chill over an ancient fire, and the whole Belote family was able to showcase their diversity as Indians, French Traders, and little girls in white blousy shirts.... All in all - we had a terrific time and you may now consider us "cultured"