Adventures of Isabel Spring 2009

How many positions can you take in the course of the afternoon? Even if you're captain of the debate team, probably not as many as Isabel who is incredibly strong and flexible. I can't stand to watch her bend her elbows because they're so loose she can nearly turn them inside out.

She's been taking everything from academic to acrobatic poses. I was proud of her researching calorimeters for her science project (above). Here she is in the midst of my projects and medical school textbooks.

She did a great job helping Dave out building the addition on the pirate fortress (over the fence and into the neighbors' yard -- not sure if we've annexed their yard or they've annexed ours, but we both have a double-sized back yard now, anyway, big enough for kids to run in circles in.)

Isabel has been having lots of fun in her more formal gymnastics classes after school, but also really likes hanging out in the backyard where Dave has set up some interesting improvisational swinging ropes and platforms to swing from. And here she is practicing hanging upside down like a bat--after taking lessons from the best of them. >