Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I went out and bought this book the day it came out and finished it the next day. I never do this kind of thing but I really could not wait to read this sequel and it did not disappoint! It is an exciting ride, though also quite violent. But it's hard not to be when the whole premise of these books is a society that puts kids in a match to the death. But there is really so much more to these books. There is the main character growing and learning about herself, her mixed feelings for the 2 guys in her life, a rebellion in it's infancy, and it is all interesting. I like that Katniss is a strong, smart girl but also acts like a teenager at times. Although you can't blame her for having grown up a lot quicker, with everything she has gone through in her life so far. A good read!

View all my reviews >>

Recap

Well obviously I haven't been too good at blogging during the summer. Everything seems to change during the summer and my resolve at actually getting anything done was quickly quelled with the demands of having 4 kids in the house every day. We had a great summer that went by so fast it's hard to believe the kids are back in school. So here's a quick recap of the happenings of our summer....

Swim team- Maddie and Kylie both spent lots of time in the pool. Kenzie also took lessons for all of July and was swimming all by herself by the end of the summer.

Family Reunion- Paul's side of the family had a reunion in Idaho and we saw the sights of Yellowstone. Good times and no major injuries so it was a raging success.


Paul's races- We pulled an all-nighter for the Wasatch Back Relay. I tagged along as a van driver so got the experience first hand (without the sore muscles). We also trekked back up to Idaho in July for the Spudman triathlon.


Tanner's sports- Tanner had a busy summer keeping up with his teams. As a freshman the high school teams kick it up a notch so he had basketball workouts and camp, football weight training and two-a-days, and basseball practices and games. He also decided to learn golf with his friends in the morning. Guess who was the taxi? This is the trophy from the State tournament.


California- Because of the state win, we had an impromptu trip to So Cal for the regional tournament. The team didn't play so hot against the heavy hitters from CA but we made it into a fun family trip and went to visit my family. The kids were a little distraught that we stayed about 10 minutes from Disney and didn't make it there but the beach was a good alternative.

Camps- Kylie got to go to Girl's camp for the first time with all her friends and Tanner had a week with the boys too at High Adventure.


Birthdays- Kenzie turned 5 and had a princess party with a bouncy house in our backyard and lots of cute little girls. Kylie turned the big 12 while we were in CA and we took a trip to the mall to get her ears pierced. She also got a party with her friends this year and we took them to Jump on it, a big trampoline place.