A Family Affair (in Hawaii)

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President Barack Obama holding hands with his daughters Malia, left, and Sasha, right, leave Sea Life Park, a marine wildlife park, with family friends including Marty Nesbitt in the yellow shirt and green shorts, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, in Waimanalo, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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1. Thanks. Been waiting to see some Hawaii pics!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

2. When did she get so tall? Or did The President shrink?

I must admit I don't follow these family pic posts but, jeeze, wasn't she like yea high?

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3. yup, she shot right up

almost as tall as her dad

[Archae]

20. One of my nieces is tall like that.

Tall and very thin like that, and she is *NO* anorexic!
She's just so active she burns off the calories as fast as they get in her.

[NBachers]

4. I'd love to see pages and pages of these photos

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9. updated

I can't get the address to show up here, too many digits I think. Paste this into your browser for more pics:

news.search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A2KJjb1UroxOdQsA3.HQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTEwanY3bnB1BHNlYwNpbWFnZQRjb2xvA3NwMgR2dGlkA1VTTkMwNV82?ei=UTF-8&p=barack+obama&section=photo

[hfojvt]

5. aw heck

I was expecting this

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11. more this

[Tx4obama]

6. That's cool that Sasha is wearing a John Lennon shirt! n/t

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15. cool

[Bucky]

17. Oh no! At first glance I thought it was a Fonzie shirt.

Obama, it should be noted, rates an 8.3 on the Fonzie scale.

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7. kick

:kick:

[madokie]

8. I love our first family

Thanks for the pics

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10. me too

[MineralMan]

12. Real family values on display.

Great pictures.

[DesertRat]

13. I love the way President Obama interacts with his girls

The father-daughter relationship is critical to the development of a woman and the identity she takes on in the future. How fortunate Malia and Sasha are to have such a loving father!

[ThatsMyBarack]

14. I've been to Hawaii a couple of times.

Kona on the Big Island is beautiful. I miss it.

[lunatica]

16. Thanks!

I love the photos of the Obama family.

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22. me too

[Bucky]

18. Well, it ain't Kennebunkport

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19. huh? ;)

[Bucky]

21. I mean, this is a middle family with middle class life experiences.

They're not out sailing personal sailboats from private docks; it's a middle class vacation (well, upper middle) where they all have to walk down to the beach from the bungalow. They're regular people; it looks like the extended family vacations my family took with uncles and aunts and cousins along the Redneck Riviera when I was a kid and there were fewer black spots on the white sand.

[B2G]

27. Are you serious?

Their villa costs $1200 per day. At 17 days, that's over 20K for just the accomodations.

What "regular" family can afford that kind of vacation??

[Snarkoleptic]

23. Great Pix from paradise!

I'm a big fan of all things Hawaiian but never hear of Islandsnow.
Here's a pic of a cool shirt I just saw on their website-
http://www.islandsnow.com/store/images/products/snobama%20wht%20rear%202%20(Small).jpg

Oops, pic didn't pull thru. Here's a link
http://www.islandsnow.com/store/item_detail.asp?name=SNOBAMA#

[HipChick]

24. I love these guys...

Where's Michelle?

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26. she was with them earlier

. . . when they released four green sea turtles from Sea Life Park into Hanauma Bay. Taking advantage of Dad's day in charge, no doubt, and kicking back.

[BeHereNow]

25. Quite a contrast to the Bush daughters, eh?

Somehow I doubt we'll be seeing pictures of these girls
rolling on the floor, drunk, at a sleazy bar.
BHN

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28. these are some good girls

they are very young . . . and growing.