Oh No...Uno!

We found photos of Malia and Sasha with their mom and dad playing uno!
Who's winning? We love to play uno also!

Malia and Sasha check out the sea lions

CNN got pictures of the vacationing Obama family. The Obama family members and a few friends went to Hawaii's Sea Life Park.
The group caught a dolphin show on Friday before visiting a touch pool and the sea lion exhibit, where it was feeding time. The other video was removed. Click here to view facts, photos, and videos about dolphins from the Kids National Geographic site.

Malia and Sasha head to marine amusement park

President-elect Barack Obama left behind the pool of reporters assigned to follow him Friday morning when he and his daughters headed to a marine amusement park.

Malia and Sasha eat at mall in Hawaii

Malia, Sasha and family friends eating at a table at the mall watched by a crowd of onlookers.

The secret agents struggled to hold back people trying to get closer to snap pictures of President-elect Obama eating a tuna and melted cheese sandwich and the girls enjoying a local treat made from finely shaved ice and fruit syrup.

Thank you Nikki Grimes

Our grandmother bought us Nikki Grimes' book entitled Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope for Christmas. We love the book and will treasure it forever! We learned that Nikki Grimes received a lot of awards. She was born and raised in New York City. Ms. Grimes began writing poetry at the age of six and has been writing ever since. Thank you Ms. Grimes for a great book!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

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Malia and Sasha attends grandmother's memorial service in Hawaii

Entertainment Tonight News - USA
Barack Obama celebrated the life of his late grandmother at a memorial service Tuesday, December 23, 2008 in Hawaii.

The president-elect scattered the ashes of his grandmother into the water. Obama's wife Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia joined him on the rocky shoreline, along with a small group of other family and friends.

Madelyn Dunham, Obama's grandmother, passed away from cancer two nights before her grandson was elected president. She was 86.

To President-elect Obama and family: Remember, earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal. You have our deepest sympathy. From K&K and family.

Kids' Concert Added to Inauguration Lineup

By Richard Leiby and Nikita Stewart
Washington Post Staff Writers

It's a young people's inauguration, too. That was the message President-elect Barack Obama relayed yesterday with his inaugural committee's announcement of a free "concert for America's children" on Jan. 19 at Verizon Center.

Other facts were few -- the committee released no names of performers -- but it seems fair to assume that the show might appeal to a demographic that includes girls of a certain age. Say, oh, 10 and 7, which happen to be the respective ages of Michelle and Barack Obama's daughters, Malia and Sasha.

"We don't have anybody confirmed at this point," Presidential Inaugural Committee spokesman Josh Earnest said. And, of course, he wouldn't speculate on whether Miley Cyrus, star of the Disney Channel smash "Hannah Montana," a show that Malia and Sasha are known to enjoy, might be a potential performer.

"I don't know," he said, offering only that the lineup will include "whatever the kids are listening to today."

So let your musical imaginations run wild. The Sippy Cups? Taylor Swift? ? The Jonas Brothers? Rihanna? Fleet Foxes?

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Malia and Sasha heading to Hawaii for family vacation

Associated Press

President-elect Barack Obama, his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters will spend the holidays in the Hawaiian islands, trading frozen Lake Michigan for warmer waters. They are planning a beachside vacation with friends at one of Oahu's most exclusive properties.

On their last family vacation to the islands in August, Obama went bodysurfing and took his daughters, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, snorkeling at Hanauma Bay, a nature reserve that is one of Hawaii's most popular tourist destinations.

The family also visited the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, walked along the beach and ate shave ice.

Malia and Sasha say goodbye to their Chicago School

ABC NEWS' SUNLEN MILLER REPORTS:
In what is the first of many goodbyes for the Obamas in Chicago, the future first attended a party in their daughters' honor on their last day of school in Chicago.

Yesterday was the last day of school at the University of Chicago Laboratory School before the students were released for the holidays. But for Malia and Sasha, it was their last day at that school permanently.

The Obama’s spent about 90 minutes inside the school for what a transition aide described as a “party for the Obama girls to celebrate their last day at the school.”

Malia and Sasha are set to start school at Sidwell Friends in Washington, DC on January 5th of the new year.

Nickelodeon planning first inauguration coverage

The Associated Press
By DAVID BAUDER
NEW YORK (AP) — Nickelodeon TV, the children's' network, is getting ready to cover its first presidential inauguration.

Young reporters Lily Collins, rocker Phil Collins' daughter (photo), and J.J. (Nick would not release his last name) will be in Washington on Jan. 20 to show Barack Obama's inauguration from a pint-sized perspective.

"We decided to carry it through so that kids would have the full experience of the presidential election," said Marva Smalls, executive vice president of public affairs at Nickelodeon. We can't go live in the same way the networks are going live but it will feel the same way to kids," Smalls said.

The station's young viewers are particularly interested in the process because Barack and Michelle Obama's daughters, Malia and Sasha, are squarely in Nick's demographic.

Designer Sally Miller offers her clothing ideas for the Inauguration

Posted by Star-Ledger Staff Lisa Irizarry

Tween designer Sally Miller said she had already been thinking about how she would dress the Obama girls and their mother, and would love to share her imaginings. Miller took into account the personalities of Mrs. Obama and the girls as she did her sketches. "When I watch Michelle interact with her family and others, I see genuine strength, focused determination and loving attention," she says. "Malia, her 10-year-old, looks very thoughtful and full of grace. Sasha, her 7-yearold, looks so curious and sweet. My designs, I knew, needed to celebrate these great attributes."

Malia and Sasha will ride the train to Inauguration 2009

Rtt News: by RTT Staff Writer

The daylong trip will take place on Saturday, January 17th. It will kick off in Philadelphia, where Obama and his wife Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia will hold an event in the city.

They will then proceed to Delaware, where vice president-elect Joe Biden and his family will join. The third stop will be for an event in Baltimore, Maryland before the train arrives in Washington, D.C. on Saturday evening.

The events are expected to reflect the history of the cities in which they are held. Philadelphia for being the home of the constitutional convention, Baltimore, the scene of the Battle of Baltimore in the war of 1812 where the national anthem the "Star-Spangled Banner" was composed, and Washington, D.C. the nation's capitol.

Have you ever traveled by train?

Malia and Sasha get their Christmas Tree

Chicago Tribune

Obama with his two daughters, Malia and Sasha, and a friend of the girls' went to a Christmas tree lot Sunday on Chicago's South Side. As they hunted for the perfect tree, about two dozen people gathered across the street to watch. Some onlookers whipped out their cell phones to take a picture of the soon-to-be president. After choosing their tree, which will be delivered to the Obama house later, all four headed back to an awaiting black SUV.

Obama turned to the crowd and said "Merry Christmas everybody!" Then he waived and disappeared inside the vehicle.

Chris Rock: My Girls Want a Playdate with Obama's Daughters

Chris Rock with daughters Lola (left) and Zahra Photo by: Bruce Glikas / FilmMagic

"His girls are a little older than mine," said Rock about President Barack Obama's daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7. "My girls want a playdate. They look at the youngest and they're like, 'We can play with her, Daddy.' We'll see."

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Malia and Sasha's Activities

Malia takes soccer, dance and drama.
Sasha enjoys gymnastics and tap dancing.
Malia and Sasha both take piano and tennis lessons.

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Malia and Sasha Wanted Jonas Brothers Onstage At DNC

When Malia and Sasha took the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Denver after their mom's speech, they had no idea their dad was going to be beamed in live via satellite. When their mom told the girls she had a surprise for them, thir mom was pretty surprised at the response.

"Is it the Jonas Brothers?" Malia asked.

Malia and Sasha's favorite food

Obama sisters, 10-year-old Malia and seven-year-old Sasha, have a few favorites of their own. When they stay over at close family friend Yvonne Davila's house they often request her fried chicken and macaroni and cheese.

Davila said there's one dish Malia can't resist. "I'm the only person that can make french toast according to Malia ... She loves french toast, my french toast," she said.

What is your favorite dish?

Shen native pens Obama coloring book

TESS GRUBER NELSON, Staff Writer SW Iowa News - Council Bluffs,IA,USA

Malia and Sasha Obama have already been given copies of the coloring books.

When Barack Obama won the Presidential election in November, he incited a feeling in many Americans that anything is possible.

Shenandoah native and children's author, Chris (Offenburger) Walsh took that message even further with a motivational coloring book to commemorate the Inauguration of our 44th President.

Walsh said she didn't want it to only be pictures to color. "The man is so inspirational. He can't say a sentence without inspiring me, so there's a story as well," she said. The coloring book, 11 pages long, tells the tale of Obama growing up with dreams and goals, as well as disappointments. "There's a message throughout the book that all things are possible."
Click here to read the entire story.

The easiest way to obtain a copy of the book is to contact Walsh via her email at cita512@aol.com. Cost of the book is $3. Walsh asks "color book" is placed in the subject line.

You can buy Chris Walsh's other books online at Amazon or Target.

Wow! Read Ms. Walsh's comments about our website! We're excited!!!

Malia and Sasha Influence Style

by Julee Kaplan
Posted Thursday December 04, 2008
From WWD Fashions

All eyes are already on Malia, 10, and Sasha, seven, and their choices in clothing have received praise from the children’s apparel industry. Whether they are dressed up on Election Night or casually attired for school, designers said their style is approachable and something that young girls can look up to.

Inauguration '09 - What should Malia and Sasha wear?

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Which one is your favorite outfit?

Chocolate Chunk Cookies for Malia and Sasha

Eurweb.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA

Sales of chocolate chunk cookies at Baby Boomers Café in Des Moines, Iowa have jumped from 400 in a good week to more than 1,000 per week ever since the Obamas expressed affection for the treat. The family visited the place often during the summer of 2007, when the Illinois senator devoted much of his time to Iowa. Obama's main office was next door to Boomers, and his daughters – Malia and Sasha – would stop by with their mother, Michelle. Word got out about the Obamas' chocolate chunk love during a stop in Iowa last month, when his staff ordered about a dozen cookies for the family. Soon, sales jumped with requests coming from as far away as Mexico.

Photo - A plate of chocolate-chunk cookies sit out on the counter at Baby Boomers Cafe in Des Moines, Iowa.

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