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BarackandMichelle Obamaare ringing inEasterwith some throwback family snapshots.
The former president, 60, and the former first lady, 58, celebrated the Spring holiday on Sunday with reflective messages shared on their respective Twitter accounts.
“Wishing all who celebrate today a blessed and joyful Easter,” Barackwrotealongside a photograph of himself and his family celebrating Easter at the White House during his presidency.
“After a difficult couple of years, let’s give thanks for all the gifts we enjoy—and the people who make this life special,” he added.
On her own page, Michelle shared a photograph of the family of four inside a church during an Easter service.
“Every Easter, I am reminded of the power of faith and community,” the mother of twowrotealongside the family image. “Wishing all those celebrating today a day of joy and renewal.”
Earlier this week, Barack opened up about how he and his wife becameempty-nestersafter their daughters moved out during an interview onTodayto promote the debut ofhis new Netflix series,Our Great National Parks.
Sasha, 20, is in college, while Malia, 23, graduated from Harvard University last spring, and is nowa writerfor the upcoming Amazon seriesHive.
“You’ve been through it, do you have any tips for us as far as empty nesters?” co-hostAl Rokerasked, as he and wife Deborah Roberts prepare to send their sonNickto college.
“Well, first tip is you are going to weep copiously when you drop Nick off at college, but you can’t let him see you cry, so you drop him off and then you quickly leave, and then you cry in the car,” Barack said.
The Obamas keep a family tradition ofspending holidays in Hawaii, and the former president recommended using travel to see grown children.
“Tip No. 2 is you try to bribe them with like nice trips — ‘Hey, we’re going to Hawaii, you guys want to come?’ — So that they show up,” he told Roker, 67.
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Michelle previously looked back at theevolution of her marriagein an interview withPEOPLElast year.
“Before the White House, before the kids, before careers, it was just me and Barack together shaping our lives, building a friendship, being one another’s everything,” she said.
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“That’s what we were able to return to once the White House was over and the kids were grown and you knew they were okay,” Michelle continued.
“We came through the struggle together, which makes our foundation even more solid than it was,” the former first lady added, noting: “I am happy to say that I can now look up from all of that and look over across the room and I still see my friend.”
He jokingly called Biden, 79, “vice president” at the beginning of his remarks and riffed about the “changes” that had been made in the White House since he took office.
Barack touted the importance of strengthening the ACA, which was signed into law on March 23, 2010, whichincreased in popularitywith time despite widespread Republican opposition.
source: people.com
