President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet Edith Childs, from Greenwood, S.C., in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, during a holiday party, Dec. 4, 2009. Childs coined the campaign slogan "fired up, ready to go." (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
First Lady Michelle Obama greets guests in the Grand Foyer of the White House during a holiday party, Dec. 15, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host a Hanukkah reception in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Dec. 16, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama descend the Grand Staircase of White House to attend a holiday party, Dec. 13, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a formal portrait in front of the official White House Christmas Tree in the Blue Room of the White House, Dec. 6, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama address guests in the Grand Foyer of the White House during a holiday party, Dec. 13, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
First Lady Michelle Obama delivers toys donated by White House staff to the Marine Corps Base Quantico Toys for Tots Campaign warehouse in Stafford, Va., Dec. 16, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet members of the Strings For Joy ensemble during a holiday party at the White House, Dec. 14, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)
First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters, Sasha and Malia, greet the arrival of an 18 1/2 foot Douglas-fir Christmas tree at the North Portico of the White House, Nov. 27, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama watch as a child lights the Hanukkah candles at a reception in the the White House, Dec. 16, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)
