Obama celebrates with elves (6 images)

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a group photo with children dressed in Christmas elves costumes at a Christmas In Washington celebration at the Building Museum in Washington, on December 12, 2010. Obama's daughters Malia and Sasha are at (L) in the background. UPI/Mike Theiler/Pool

US President Barack Obama (L) points to a child dressed in a Christmas elf costume as they gather for a group photo with First Lady Michelle Obama at a Christmas In Washington celebration at the Building Museum in Washington, on December 12, 2010. Obama's daughters Malia and Sasha are at (L) in the background. UPI/Mike Theiler/Pool

US President Barack Obama gestures to a wayward child to join the group of other children also dressed in Christmas elves costumes for a photo at a Christmas In Washington celebration at the Building Museum in Washington, on December 12, 2010. Obama's daughters Malia and Sasha are at (L) in the background. UPI/Mike Theiler/Pool

U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, with daughters Sasha and Malia, take part in the conclusion of a Christmas In Washington celebration, with entertainers (L-R) Mariah Carey, Ellen DeGeneres and Maxwell, at the Building Museum in Washington, DC on December 12, 2010. The event was being taped for later broadcast on TV. UPI/Mike Theiler/Pool