Daily Picture Reject #13

I have no idea what she's doing in this picture. It looks like she's swooning. Or about to recite Shakespeare...

"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"


I haven't posted one of these in awhile, so here's the official explanation:

For those of you unsure what the Daily Picture Reject is: Fred and I take a daily picture of Elise. Rather, I do. This is not because we are prepping our daughter for a life as a super model. It is simply a way to hold onto memories as time slips by at ultra-sonic speed. It's also pretty cool to see how much she has changed in 1069 days. After I take the picture, I email it to Fred, who then posts it on his website. It usually takes about 10 to 15 shots to get just the right picture. I am not what you would call a stellar photographer, so about 25% of those are completely unusable. Then there are always one or two that crack me up, but aren't suitable for the daily picture. Hence, the Daily Picture Reject!

Yes we are still taking her picture every day. No, we don't know when we're going to stop. Yes, Mattias will have to endure the same torture.

Daily Picture Reject #12

Should it worry me that my daughter finds random hair balls to be this fascinating?

I haven't posted one of these in awhile, so here's the official explanation:

For those of you unsure what the Daily Picture Reject is: Fred and I take a daily picture of Elise. Rather, I do. This is not because we are prepping our daughter for a life as a super model. It is simply a way to hold onto memories as time slips by at ultra-sonic speed. It's also pretty cool to see how much she has changed in 804 days. After I take the picture, I email it to Fred, who then posts it on his website. It usually takes about 10 to 15 shots to get just the right picture. I am not what you would call a stellar photographer, so about 25% of those are completely unusable. Then there are always one or two that crack me up, but aren't suitable for the daily picture. Hence, the Daily Picture Reject!

Yes we are still taking her picture every day. No, we don't know when we're going to stop.

Daily Picture Reject #11

Elise, totally rockin' the... you know, I'm not really quite sure what that is on her head. But methinks it's a good look for her. The only thing missing is a whole pile of fruit up there à la Carmen Miranda.

Upon Wikipedia-ing Carmen Miranda, I found out she was Portuguese. Perhaps Elise is channeling her spirit...

If you read her bio closely (and if you know us), you'll find another commonality. Weird.

How did this post end up being about Carmen Miranda? I thought the title was Daily Picture Reject.

Damn rabbit trails.

Daily Picture Reject #10

I know every parent thinks their child is the be-all-and-end-all-oh-my-goodness-have-you-EVER-seen-a child-more-adorable-than-this-cutest-thing-in-the-entire-known-universe. I know I do.

Mostly because random strangers come up and tell us this. A lot. One person even told me that my daughter should be doing commercials because she would buy whatever Elise is selling.

After convincing myself that I should not exploit this person's good taste by telling her that Elise is, in fact, selling water-front property on the moon and if she could just make the cheque out to cash, thankyouverymuch; I pondered a career in acting for my daughter but quickly decided it was not a good idea (Fred said no).

But just look at the above Daily Picture Reject. Just look at how excited Elise is about those nose drops she's holding. Wouldn't you buy a saline nasal rinse system from that face?

Just make the cheque out to cash, if you don't mind.

I haven't posted one of these in awhile, so here's the official explanation:
For those of you unsure what the Daily Picture Reject is: Fred and I take a daily picture of Elise. Rather, I do. This is not because we are prepping our daughter for a life as a super model. It is simply a way to hold onto memories as time slips by at ultra-sonic speed. It's also pretty cool to see how much she has changed in 669 days. After I take the picture, I email it to Fred, who then posts it on his website. It usually takes about 10 to 15 shots to get just the right picture. I am not what you would call a stellar photographer, so about 25% of those are completely unusable. Then there are always one or two that crack me up, but aren't suitable for the daily picture. Hence, the Daily Picture Reject!

Daily Picture Reject #9

You call that a spoon? THIS is a spoon!*

*I debated on adding this footnote... surely people would recognize the above quote as an homage to the greatness that is Crocodile Dundee? If you didn't, go here. Now you know. You're welcome.

Daily Picture Reject #8

People have asked us when we're going to stop taking daily pictures of Elise. We really don't have an answer to that. Although I can't really see myself calling her from the nursing home (that she'll presumably put us in as payback for the daily pictures), telling her she needs to stop the brain surgery she's in the middle of and come on over because I have the background all set up. Is wanting your child to become a doctor too common of a desire? How about she becomes the star forward and leading scorer on earth's premier inter-galactic soccer team, and single-handedly helps the team to win the Universe Cup against Mars. Slash doctor. Because face it, athletes need a fall-back career.

Anyway, it seems, yet again, I've wandered a bit far afield. We'll most likely stop when she becomes stronger than me and can wrestle me to the ground; stealing the camera and burying it where it cannot be found. I believe that is the scenario running through her head in this picture... "Lady, just you wait."

Daily Picture Reject #7

We call this look, "The Popeye". It's just one of the many, many expressions that Elise has in her arsenal. Also known as the "Stink Eye". She usually pulls it out when she's unhappy with us for some reason.

Like when we take her picture for about the 129,714th time.

I just realized I haven't posted one of these in awhile, so here's the official explanation:

For those of you unsure what the Daily Picture Reject is: Fred and I take a daily picture of Elise. Rather, I do. This is not because we are prepping our daughter for a life as a super model. It is simply a way to hold onto memories as time slips by at ultra-sonic speed. It's also pretty cool to see how much she has changed in 487 days. After I take the picture, I email it to Fred, who then posts it on his website. It usually takes about 10 to 15 shots to get just the right picture. I am not what you would call a stellar photographer, so about 25% of those are completely unusable. Then there are always one or two that crack me up, but aren't suitable for the daily picture. Hence, the Daily Picture Reject!

Daily Picture Reject #6

I'm not quite sure what she's thinking in this picture, but I can tell you I'm not going to turn my back on her.

For those of you unsure what the Daily Picture Reject is:

Fred and I take a daily picture of Elise. Rather, I do. This is not because we are prepping our daughter for a life as a super model. It is simply a way to hold onto memories as time slips by at ultra-sonic speed. It's also pretty cool to see how much she has changed in 334 days. After I take the picture, I email it to Fred, who then posts it on his website.
It usually takes about 10 to 15 shots to get just the right picture. I am not what you would call a stellar photographer, so about 25% of those are completely unusable. Then there are always one or two that crack me up, but aren't suitable for the daily picture. Hence, the Daily Picture Reject!

Daily Picture Reject #5

Behold, The Lambie of Fury.

Daily Picture Reject #4

Trained in Schwingen, the Swiss variant of folk wrestling while living in a rural area of the northern alps, Elise has picked the "Fisher-Price Ring of Gelb" as her weapon of choice. It may not look dangerous to the untrained eye, but cross her and she will use it to fondue your butt in about five seconds flat.

Daily Picture Reject #3

Something about her smile and the way she's looking at the camera... almost makes you think she knows something you don't.

Daily Picture Reject #2

Everybody was Kung Fu fighting...

Daily Picture Reject #1

Fred and I take a daily picture of Elise. Rather, I do. This is not because we are prepping our daughter for a life as a super model. It is simply a way to hold onto memories as time slips by at ultra-sonic speed. It's also pretty cool to see how much she has changed in 260 days. After I take the picture, I email it to Fred, who then posts it on his website.

It usually takes about 10 to 15 shots to get just the right picture. I am not what you would call a stellar photographer, so about 25% of those are completely unusable. Then there are always one or two that crack me up, but aren't suitable for the daily picture. The picture above was one of those.

Fierce.