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Incredible Time-Lapse Captures 12 Years of Little Girl’s Life in Less Than 3 Minutes

Apr. 23, 2012 1:52pm Liz Klimas

Some parents put pencil marks on a wall to chart their children’s growth from year to year. Others maintain photo albums. One man took to film and shot his daughter every week for a year from infant to pre-teen. He then spliced it all together to bring us this incredible display of time-lapsed growth.

Watch Frans Hofmeester’s daughter Lotte grow from birth to 12 years old in the amount of time it would take you to microwave last night’s leftovers:

We see not only Lotte’s growth, but the changes in her emotions as well. Sometimes she’s chatty, pouty or teary-eyed. Other times she’s silly, showing off her missing teeth. We see her changes in style from messy haired, put together, accessorizing and playing with different haircuts. We also see the coming-of-age life moments like getting her ears pierced or wearing braces on her teeth — and getting them off.

Frans Hofmeesters Time Lapse of 12 Year Old Daughter

Hofmeester has received several accolades from fans commenting on the project.

Frans Hofmeesters Time Lapse of 12 Year Old Daughter

Hofmeester plans to continue the project. Perhaps we’ll be writing an update in 12 more years.

[H/T Gizmodo]

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dont_tax_me_bro
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:59pm
Its about time you post a positive story, The Blaze!!! Please keep posting more positive ones likes this more often and it will encourage people to have a more positive outlook in this country instead of the constant fear mongering stories like you usually post.

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- junior1971
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 4:25pm
  TAX; Take a break from politics. You need it.
  
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- dont_tax_me_bro
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 5:01pm
  Junior….you should take your own advice and stop drinking the political koolaid, be it the left or right. Most people in this country cant stand petty politics. Chill out.
  
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- db321
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 6:36pm
  This video is priceless – great job – now embarrass her just a little and play it at her Wedding when that time comes!
  
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- abbygirl1994
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 7:11pm
  I don’t consider the truth fear mongering!! I do consider some with their head in the sand… Ignorance is bliss until it catches up with you! God help those with their heads in the sand!
  
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- Jimster123
  Posted on April 24, 2012 at 11:27am
  TAX, you just defeated your whole purpose of “scolding” the Blaze in the first place. You really don’t want the fear mongering stories to stop or you’d go surf GoodHousekeeping.com, now wouldn’t you?
  
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- LIBSALWAYSLIE
  Posted on April 24, 2012 at 4:05pm
  If you think the Blaze is fear mongering, go away and stay away. Thats such a stupid comment. Fear mongering my butt, its called THE TRUTH!
  
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- Amica
  Posted on April 24, 2012 at 6:13pm
  The problem, Tax, is that every time I read a nice story like this on the blaze, there is at least one and often several comments saying “How is this news?”
  
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edie1945
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:43pm
I have tears is my eyes. I am a Want a Be GRANDMOM. Will never happen. Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful!!

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- Restored One
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 6:11pm
  My daughter will be 12 this year, and I have tears in my eyes too. That was really neat.
  
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- MSBrewer
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 6:43pm
  My daughter is 6 mos old, and I’m making a big change in my life which will require me to be away from her and her mother for a few months. Watching this video makes me realize how much I’ll miss in just a few months.
  
  I was in the Marines before I had a family, and now after I have my own wife, and daughter, I have much more respect for the guys who did it with a family. 6 months away from my daughter would break my heart.
  
  God Bless.
  
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- CrazyDanMan
  Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:09am
  My daughter is 14. Funny part of the video is when the girl turned about 11. From that point on she never stopped talking!
  
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- JohnZiraldo
  Posted on April 25, 2012 at 8:53am
  I was really surprised at how much this video touched me. I have watched it several times, always with tears of joy for this beautiful young person.
  
  I have 3 grandsons and no grand-daughters. I have 2 sons and no daughters. I have 2 brothers and no sisters. I have gigs and gigs of family pictures, but this video helps to fill a hole that exists in my life.
  
  Wonderful job! Thank you.
  
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Alan
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:31pm
wonderful

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MittensKittens
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:24pm
Talk about growing up in a blink of an eye, wish I’d done that with my daughter.

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- planitarch
  Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:02am
  crazy white people, lol
  
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spirited
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:21pm
What focus !

(\8^ >That’s one determined daddy…..

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ColoradoMaverick
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:15pm
Someone with way too much time on his hands. It seems they grow up about that fast doesn’t it?

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- grimmy
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 4:02pm
  @Coloradomaverick.
  You are wrong,there is never “too” much time on your hands when it comes to your children……
  
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- Amica
  Posted on April 24, 2012 at 6:16pm
  Actually, over the course of twelve years, it really didn’t take much time. A few minutes of video time several times a year (maybe monthly) plus the time to edit it together. What, in your wisdom, do you think he should have been doing?
  
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wboehmer
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:12pm
Very cool!

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- lillymckim
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:19pm
  Exceptional job !
  
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Mainer forever
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:02pm
That was AWSOME!!! Very cute baby to begin with….then through out a cute kid. I missed the pictures of her with braces on. This was great!!!

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KyleD
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:00pm
They grows up so fast.

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CoMa
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:58pm
Neat to see your own kids age in the vid. Cute girl and nice vid.

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Cindy in CA
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:56pm
What a wonderful memory for the parents and Lotte. It’s amazing how fast they grow up. I remember when minds my kids where babies. Now they are 40 and 36 years old.

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- mils
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:13pm
  WHAT A lovely lovely memory keeper of a cherished child!…wish we could have done something like this with our kids, boys and girls…lovely.
  
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cemerius
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:55pm
Actually I find it very creepy….nice to see such devotion for a Father but I’d keep that memory trail between my daughter and myself…….

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spicemonkey27
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:50pm
that was beautiful,
i guess from 13…. onward daddy will be reaching for his wallet instead of a camera

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- Maji
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:02pm
  That was absolutely great!!!!
  I going to watch it again!
  
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- Kafir-Islamsux
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:52pm
  With my daughter, from age 13 to 18, I kept a loaded shotgun nearby… ;)
  
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PPMStudios
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:47pm
Pretty cool. I did that with one of my puppies and I think I lasted only 3 weeks. Oh well….

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- afishfarted
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:54pm
  I tried this with my first marriage. Didn’t last as long as your puppy. So I threw the camera away
  
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louie louie
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:47pm
“Sometimes she’s chatty…”
Sometimes?

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Plan B
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:44pm
Wonderful!!

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kickagrandma
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:42pm
Nice job, GOD.
Nice job, Dad.
Nice job, so far, Lotte.
Prayers and blessings.
Thank you for the charming video.

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- Mary M. Tebbe
  Posted on April 24, 2012 at 11:00am
  kickagrandma: Adorable video!
  I like your perspective on it, kickagrandma! :)
  
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Kafir-Islamsux
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:42pm
My daughter just turned 20…talk about growing up too fast…

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xstone1970
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:37pm
Well typical tween girl…. I dont think she stopped talking between 9 and 12! LOL.. Great idea and will be a wonderful memory for the parents when she is older.

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JACKTHETOAD
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:26pm
I wonder how long it’ll take until Planned Parenthood runs it in reverse and inserts it’s own ‘beginning’?:(

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- ColoradoMaverick
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:17pm
  Good one!! Planned Parenthood ought to be ashamed on themselves.
  
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- bage66
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 6:00pm
  JACKTHETOAD & ColoradoMaverick,
  Thank you for stating what I’m unable to put into words after having watched this video.
  Thanx Daddy Frans Hofmeester, daughter Lotte, and family, for sharing, enjoy your lives together!
  
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right-wing-waco
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:23pm
This video is very interesting and unique. Lotte seems to make real changes starting around age 9 and never seems to lose that natural smile and “love of life” glow. Thanks to someone for sharing the video with the public.

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KickinBack
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:22pm
Well, they do grow up fast.

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AngelAuthor
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:18pm
That was pretty darn awesome ‘f you ask me.

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right-wing-waco
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:16pm
Children are very beautiful creatures. Their innocents and real smiles are wonderful.

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lukerw
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:02pm
Cute!

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- JACKTHETOAD
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:18pm
  I’ll second that.
  
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