Michelle Obama unveils White House 2012 holiday decorations
First lady Michelle Obama welcomed military families to the White House for the first viewing of the 2012 holiday decorations.
- A nearly 300-pound White House gingerbread house is on display at the State Dining Room during a preview of the 2012 White House holiday decorations at the White House in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
- Lauren Rae (L) and Olivia Marlow (C) look at the ornaments in the Grand Foyer during the first viewing of the White House 2012 holiday decorations in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson/Getty Images)
- Ornaments on a Christmas tree are seen during a preview of the 2012 White House holiday decorations . (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
- U.S. first lady Michelle Obama smiles near children as military families, including Gold Star and Blue Star parents, spouses and children visit for the first viewing of the 2012 holiday decorations at the White House in Washington. (Mary F. Calvert/Reuters)
- U.S. first lady Michelle Obama holds a candy as she welcomes military families, including Gold Star and Blue Star parents, spouses and children for the first viewing of the 2012 holiday decorations at the White House in Washington. (Mary F. Calvert/Reuters)
- U.S. first lady Michelle Obama welcomes military families for the first viewing of the 2012 holiday decorations at the White House. (Mary F. Calvert/Reuters)
- U.S. first lady Michelle Obama participates in craft activities with military children at the State Dining Room after a preview of the 2012 White House holiday decorations. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
- A replica of the first family dog, Bo, is seen as part of the White House holiday decorations. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
- A Christmas decoration of the presidential dog Bo stands during the first viewing of the White House 2012 holiday decorations in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson/Getty Images)
- A nearly 300-pound White House gingerbread house is on display at the State Dining Room during a preview of the 2012 White House holiday decorations at the White House in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
- The White House kitchen garden, part of the nearly 300-pound White House gingerbread house, is on display at the State Dining Room during a preview of the 2012 White House holiday decorations. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
- Former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson’s ornament adorns a first lady Christmas tree in the Grand Foyer that holds White House ornaments from Christmases past during the first viewing of the White House 2012 holiday decorations in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson/Getty Images)
- Christmas decorations in the Red room during the first viewing of the White House 2012 holiday decorations in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson/Getty Images)
- Decorations hang in the State Dining Room during the first viewing of the White House 2012 holiday decorations in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson/Getty Images)
- A gingerbread White House and decorations hang in the State Dining Room during the first viewing of the White House 2012 holiday decorations in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson/Getty Images)
- Christmas decorations in the China room during the first viewing of the White House 2012 holiday decorations in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson/Getty Images)
- U.S. first lady Michelle Obama hugs a volunteer while presenting the holiday decorations at the White House in Washington. (Mary F. Calvert/Reuters)
- U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (C) participates in craft activities with military children at the State Dining Room after a preview of the 2012 White House holiday decorations in Washington, DC. The first lady welcomed military families, including Gold Star and Blue Star parents, spouses and children, to the White House for the first viewing of the 2012 holiday decorations. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
- The White House is decked out with holiday decorations Wednesday in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
- The White House is decked out with holiday decorations Wednesday in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
- U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks in the East Room during a preview of the 2012 White House holiday decorations November 28, 2012 at the White House in Washington, DC. The first lady welcomed military families, including Gold Star and Blue Star parents, spouses and children, to the White House for the first viewing of the 2012 holiday decorations. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
- The White House is decked out with holiday decorations Wednesday in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
- The White House is decked out with holiday decorations Wednesday in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
- The White House is decked out with holiday decorations Wednesday in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
- The White House is decked out with holiday decorations Wednesday in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
- The White House is decked out with holiday decorations Wednesday in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
- The White House is decked out with holiday decorations Wednesday in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
- The White House is decked out with holiday decorations Wednesday in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
- Live-garden Christmas decorations in the Green room during the first viewing of the White House 2012 holiday decorations in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson/Getty Images)
- Christmas decorations in the Library during the first viewing of the White House 2012 holiday decorations in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson/Getty Images)
- The official Christmas tree stands in the Blue Room during the first viewing of the White House 2012 holiday decorations in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson/Getty Images)
- First Lady Michelle Obama deliver remarks during the first viewing of the White House 2012 holiday decorations in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson/Getty Images)
- Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s ornament adorns a first lady Christmas tree in the Grand Foyer that holds White House ornaments from Christmases past during the first viewing of the White House 2012 holiday decorations in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson/Getty Images)
- First Lady Michelle Obama’s ornament from 2011 adorns a first lady Chirstmas tree in the Grand Foyer that holds White House ornaments from Christmases past during the first viewing of the White House 2012 holiday decorations in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson/Getty Images)
- First Lady Michelle Obama (C) talks with young children during the first viewing of the White House 2012 holiday decorations in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson/Getty Images)
- First Lady Michelle Obama (C) holds the presidential dog Bo on his leash as young children run in to pet him during the first viewing of the White House 2012 holiday decorations in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson/Getty Images)
- First Lady Michelle Obama pretends to take a bite out of her honey sucker that she made with children during the first viewing of the White House 2012 holiday decorations in Washington. (Jim Watson/Getty Images)
- First Lady Michelle Obama (C) gets a hug from a young child during the first viewing of the White House 2012 holiday decorations. (Jim Watson/Getty Images)
- First Lady Michelle Obama (C) takes the presidential dog Bo over to the press during the first viewing of the White House 2012 holiday decorations in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson/Getty Images)
- The official White House Christmas tree, an 18-foot-6-inch Fraser Fir from Jefferson, North Carolina, stands in the Blue Room during a preview of the 2012 White House holiday decorations November 28, 2012 at the White House in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)