Rare family photo of Barack and Michelle Obama with their daughters Sasha and Malia

family of 4

The Obamas welcomed daughter Malia Ann Obama on July 4, 1998, and younger sister Sasha on July 10, 2001.

make a wish

In 2004, Michelle, Sasha, and Malia helped blow out the candles on their father’s 43rd birthday cake.

quality time

Here, the Obama sisters and their parents awaited the results of their father’s 2004 Illinois Senate race.

confetti celebration

In 2004, Malia hugged her father, a freshman senator from Illinois, and Sasha hugged her mother as the family celebrated a major victory.

center stage

In 2008, Malia and Sasha took to the stage in Iowa with their parents and beamed at the audience.

meet the first children

Malia and Sasha were just 10 and 7 years old, respectively, when their father became the next president of the United States in 2008.

family travel

The former first lady posted a nostalgic photo of her family on vacation to commemorate her husband’s birthday in 2020.

“Wishing you good days, blue skies, and new adventures ahead,” she wrote in the caption.

mom’s chief

Michelle said this in her 2015 commencement address at Tuskegee University. “I love my daughters more than anything in the world, more than life itself. And while that may not be the first thing you want to hear from an Ivy League lawyer, it’s just who I am. So for me, being a mom is and always will be my number one job.”

first fourth member of first family

At the first Fourth of July celebration at the White House, Barack spoke with Malia as Sasha and Michelle looked on.

proud dad

In his 2017 farewell speech, President Obama said of his daughters, “Malia and Sasha…of all the things I’ve done in my life, I’m most proud to be your father.”

close-knit family

On Easter Sunday 2015, the Obamas posed for photos relaxing with their dogs Sunny and Bo in the White House Rose Garden.

First year in the White House

During his remarks at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, the former FLOTUS recalled the day his daughters headed to the White House for the first time.

“I’ll never forget that winter morning when I saw my daughters, who were only 7 and 10 years old, get into that black SUV with these big men with guns,” she said. “And when I saw their little faces pressed against the window, the only thing I could think was, ‘What have we done?'”

Michelle continued, “Look, in that moment we realized that the time we spent in the White House was going to form the basis of who they became in the future, and how well we managed this experience could truly make or break them.”

family problems

Maria and Sasha also became very close as they got older.

“They’re both old enough now that they just enjoy each other’s company,” Barack tells PEOPLE of his daughters. “And being able to be together as a family and see how they became these amazing young women. There’s no greater joy.”

give thanks

In 2019, Michelle posted this sweet family photo on Turkey Day X and wrote, “From our family to yours, #HappyThanksgiving!”

Ready for close-up

To mark Barack’s 60th birthday, Michelle thanked her partner for “never letting the weight of the world get in your way and for being an amazing husband and father.”

Let’s go hiking

Barack celebrated Father’s Day 2024 by sharing a rare Obama family photo taken in nature after the White House.

“The most fulfilling job I’ve ever had is being a father to Sasha and Malia,” he said, echoing his thoughts in his farewell speech in 2017.

birthday girl

On his second daughter’s 24th birthday, Barack wrote a loving message to Sasha, expressing how “proud” he was.

“Watching you grow into an amazing woman has been a true gift,” he wrote.

family flashback

Michelle praised her husband by posting a nostalgic photo of her family on Father’s Day 2025.

“I love looking back at pictures like this from when my daughters were younger,” she wrote. “@BarackObama has always been there for us no matter what, even when it felt like the weight of the world was on his shoulders. We are always so grateful.”

for good

A family of four came together for Thanksgiving 2025 at Barack’s Celebration Post.