Christmas Afternoon visit by the First Family -

from Obama-Food-o-rama (blog posted frequently here at GOOGLE Blogspot):
http://obamafoodorama.blogspot.com/2010/12/obamas-greet-marines-over-christmas.html

After spending a quiet Christmas Day at their Hawaiian vacation compound in the town of Kailua with family and friends, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama dropped by Marine Corps Base Hawaii late in the afternoon. For the second year in a row, the President and First Lady greeted Marines and their families as they enjoyed a traditional Christmas dinner.

Against a backdrop of bright Christmas swag, the causally dressed President and First Lady spent more than an hour in the mess hall, stopping by diners' tables and handing out handshakes (Mr. Obama) and hugs (Mrs. Obama). Both cuddled babies. They posed for plenty of group photos with the Marines and their families.  “Merry Christmas, Mr. President!” one little boy said to the President and First Lady, as they stopped to greet his family.  “No, she’s Mrs. President,” President Obama told the child.
At a table filled with five kids, the President joked with the parents about college tuition.
“Did you get everything you wanted?” The President asked one of the little girls. She showed the President her new bracelet, and he checked it out and pointed to Mrs. Obama's wrist, indicating that she, too, had a new bracelet.  Mrs. Obama and the little girl compared their gifts.
Most of the Marines were not in uniform, and some abandoned their plates of ham, turkey, prime rib, and all the trimmings to get a better look at the President, prompting the base food service officer to tell them to “stay in your seats,” insisting that the President would make it to every table. He and the First Lady split up, and took different parts of the room, to make sure everyone received a personal greeting.
The President picked up a toddler, who whispered in his ear.  “You hear that?!” President Obama called to Mrs. Obama. “He got a gumball machine.”
When the President encountered a very tall man in a Dallas Cowboys T-shirt, he looked for his close aide and basketball partner, Reggie Love. “We’ve gotta get you on the court,” President Obama told the tall fellow. Then, addressing Love, he added, “I will not get an elbow in the lip if we play with this guy.  The President needed twelve stitches in his lower lip when he was injured playing basketball during a Thanksgiving weekend game, on Nov. 26.  “I’ll see you at the gym,” The President told his new, ostensibly elbow-free opponent.
The Marines' Christmas Dinner menu, according to the White House: Prime rib, turkey, ham, stuffing, potatoes, vegetables, salad bar, pie and pastries.