(The title of this post may seem redundant, but it’s not.)
Clara and Nicolyn will tell you that the three biggest holidays of the year are (in order) Christmas, their birthday, and visiting their grandparents in Utah. The last of these commands particular preparation from them. For example, Clara begs to start packing her things for the summer trip months in advance, and all of the girls start making gifts for their grandparents in the spring. All of the Little Women agreed that this year’s trip (in July) was worth the wait. Along with annual traditions like Aunt Autumn’s Nail Salon, they visited a cave in Idaho and an Oregon Trail museum.
They also drove to eastern Utah, where Dinosaur National Monument straddles the Utah-Colorado border. There they saw and touched dinosaur fossils that were millions of years old.
While in the area, they also visited the McConkie ranch, which is famous for its collection of petroglyphs created by the Fremont Native Americans. But these were at most 2000 years old, so they couldn’t really compare with the dinosaur bones.