Incredible Time-Lapse Captures 12 Years of Little Girl’s Life in Less Than 3 Minutes
- Posted on April 23, 2012 at 1:52pm by
Liz Klimas
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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.
Hofmeester has received several accolades from fans commenting on the project.
Hofmeester plans to continue the project. Perhaps we’ll be writing an update in 12 more years.
[H/T Gizmodo]
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Comments (104)
dont_tax_me_bro
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:59pmIts 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.
Report Post »junior1971
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 4:25pmTAX; Take a break from politics. You need it.
Report Post »dont_tax_me_bro
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 5:01pmJunior….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.
Report Post »db321
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 6:36pmThis video is priceless – great job – now embarrass her just a little and play it at her Wedding when that time comes!
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 7:11pmI 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!
Report Post »Jimster123
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 11:27amTAX, 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?
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 4:05pmIf 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!
Report Post »Amica
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 6:13pmThe 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?”
Report Post »edie1945
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:43pmI have tears is my eyes. I am a Want a Be GRANDMOM. Will never happen. Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful!!
Report Post »Restored One
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 6:11pmMy daughter will be 12 this year, and I have tears in my eyes too. That was really neat.
Report Post »MSBrewer
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 6:43pmMy 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.
Report Post »CrazyDanMan
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 9:09amMy daughter is 14. Funny part of the video is when the girl turned about 11. From that point on she never stopped talking!
Report Post »JohnZiraldo
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 8:53amI 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.
Report Post »Alan
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:31pmwonderful
Report Post »MittensKittens
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:24pmTalk about growing up in a blink of an eye, wish I’d done that with my daughter.
Report Post »planitarch
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 2:02amcrazy white people, lol
Report Post »spirited
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:21pmWhat focus !
(\8^ >That’s one determined daddy…..
Report Post »ColoradoMaverick
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:15pmSomeone with way too much time on his hands. It seems they grow up about that fast doesn’t it?
Report Post »grimmy
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 4:02pm@Coloradomaverick.
Report Post »You are wrong,there is never “too” much time on your hands when it comes to your children……
Amica
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 6:16pmActually, 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?
Report Post »wboehmer
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:12pmVery cool!
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:19pmExceptional job !
Report Post »Mainer forever
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:02pmThat 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!!!
Report Post »KyleD
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:00pmThey grows up so fast.
Report Post »CoMa
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:58pmNeat to see your own kids age in the vid. Cute girl and nice vid.
Report Post »Cindy in CA
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:56pmWhat 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.
Report Post »mils
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:13pmWHAT A lovely lovely memory keeper of a cherished child!…wish we could have done something like this with our kids, boys and girls…lovely.
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:55pmActually 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…….
Report Post »spicemonkey27
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:50pmthat was beautiful,
Report Post »i guess from 13…. onward daddy will be reaching for his wallet instead of a camera
Maji
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:02pmThat was absolutely great!!!!
Report Post »I going to watch it again!
Kafir-Islamsux
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:52pmWith my daughter, from age 13 to 18, I kept a loaded shotgun nearby… ;)
Report Post »PPMStudios
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:47pmPretty cool. I did that with one of my puppies and I think I lasted only 3 weeks. Oh well….
Report Post »afishfarted
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:54pmI tried this with my first marriage. Didn’t last as long as your puppy. So I threw the camera away
Report Post »louie louie
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:47pm“Sometimes she’s chatty…”
Report Post »Sometimes?
Plan B
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:44pmWonderful!!
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:42pmNice job, GOD.
Report Post »Nice job, Dad.
Nice job, so far, Lotte.
Prayers and blessings.
Thank you for the charming video.
Mary M. Tebbe
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 11:00amkickagrandma: Adorable video!
Report Post »I like your perspective on it, kickagrandma! :)
Kafir-Islamsux
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:42pmMy daughter just turned 20…talk about growing up too fast…
Report Post »xstone1970
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:37pmWell 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.
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:26pmI wonder how long it‘ll take until Planned Parenthood runs it in reverse and inserts it’s own ‘beginning’?:(
Report Post »ColoradoMaverick
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:17pmGood one!! Planned Parenthood ought to be ashamed on themselves.
Report Post »bage66
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 6:00pmJACKTHETOAD & ColoradoMaverick,
Report Post »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!
right-wing-waco
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:23pmThis 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.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:22pmWell, they do grow up fast.
Report Post »AngelAuthor
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:18pmThat was pretty darn awesome ‘f you ask me.
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:16pmChildren are very beautiful creatures. Their innocents and real smiles are wonderful.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:02pmCute!
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:18pmI’ll second that.
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