Obama family Christmas card wishes everyone ‘sparkles with magic’

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The Obama family wishes everyone a “holiday season that sparkles with magic and wonder and a new year filled with peace and hope.”

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The heartwarming message appears on the family’s Christmas card, which Michelle Obama shared online Christmas Eve. The card features a tree and a red flower on the inside, and is signed by the former First Lady, former President from Barack Obama, and daughters Sasha and Malia. The family’s two dogs, Bo and Sunny, are even included, as their paw prints appear on the card, The Huffington Post reports.

Michelle Obama posted the card on Instagram, and she captioned the post, “Wishing you a holiday season filled with friends, family, and joy.”

 

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Wishing you a holiday season filled with friends, family, and joy. Thanks to so many of you for sharing your hopes and goals with me these past few weeks in the comments and on my Instagram Story. This type of positive and thoughtful engagement from my “Becoming family” is a reminder that there are millions of us out there constantly striving to become more mindful, compassionate, and caring people. As we end this decade and begin the next one, let’s continue working to become even better—for ourselves and for each other. #IAmBecoming

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“Thanks to so many you for sharing your hopes and goals with me these past few weeks in the comments and on my Instagram Story,” she added.

“This type of positive and thoughtful engagement from my ‘Becoming Family’ is a reminder that there are millions of us out there constantly striving to become more mindful, compassionate, and caring people,” Obama wrote.

She concluded by encouraging Americans to “continue working to become even better — for ourselves and for each other. #IAmBecoming.”

The Christmas card comes days after President Obama was spotted spending the holidays golfing in Hawaii. Video has gone viral showing him greeting spectators and cuddling babies.

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In an adorable video that has racked up over 1 million views on Twitter, Obama is heard saying, “Who is this cutie pie?” to a family and their 3-month-old daughter, Riley Lewis. He then holds the baby and gives her a kiss.

President Obama gracefully walked up and asked to hold my niece Riley. He was golfing in Hawaii. My niece is the GOAT period. #Hawaii #obama #President #MichelleObama pic.twitter.com/u6gmhGqzx4

— Andrea Jones (@itsanicholle) December 19, 2019

President Obama’s is expected to drop his memoir next year ahead of the 2020 election.

Michelle Obama bagged her first Grammy nomination for the audiobook version of her bestselling memoir “Becoming,” receiving a nod for best spoken word album — an award her husband won twice in the past.

Now that both their daughters are off to college, the Obamas are staying busy working on film projects with Netflix through their Higher Ground production company.