奥巴马在白宫的四年里，全美国人民亲眼见证了他的两个女儿Malia和Sasha一天天从小姑娘变成少女。这种在聚光灯下的生活可能会毁掉一个孩子的童年，但是这种悲剧并没有发生在她们身上。她们活得相当的健康滋润，如果说众人的关注对她们有影响，那就是让她们更加的自信活泼。
During Barack Obama's first four years in office, his daughters, Malia and Sasha, have grown grown from babies into young adults before our very eyes。
This kind of publicity and attention can ruin people, but these girls don't appear to have been spoiled by the spotlight。
Sasha, 11, and Malia, 14, are now entering their teen years and are becoming more visible. And if their dad wins a second term, their life in the spotlight will continue for at least another four years。
When Obama was elected, Malia and Sasha became part of the "First Family", with Sasha becoming the youngest child to live in the White House since John F Kennedy Jr。
In Washington, they attend the prestigious Sidwell Friends School。
Sidwell, a Quaker private school in Washington, D.C., is described as "the Harvard of Washington's private schools." Joe Biden's grandchildren, Theodore Roosevelt's son, Richard Nixon's daughter, Bill Clinton's daughter, and Al Gore's son have all attended the school in the past。
Since then, the girls have adjusted to their new lives in Washington, D.C, and have taken advantage of a few of the perks as well, including flying aboard Air Force One
The girls usually stay at home while their father travels, but they did join him on a trip to Europe in 2009, visiting Rome's Colosseum, the Kremlin, and even got to tour Buckingham Palace and meet the Queen。
And they've spent Christmas vacations in Hawaii。
And this summer, Sasha and Malia went to a summer camp in New Hampshire。
But they're not too spoiled. While the Obamas host birthday parties, the girls don't get birthday presents。
They are responsible for taking care of Bo, the Obamas' Portuguese water dog。
Here, Sasha, Malia, and Michelle play with Bo during a snowstorm
They also take part in some of their dad's official duties. Here they are reading "Where the Wild Things Are" at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll。
And here they are lighting the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C。
Sasha appears to have inherited her father's love for basketball. Her dad even takes time out of his schedule to coach her games。
And in the end, the Obama girls just want to have fun. Here, Sasha enjoys the performance of Willow Smith at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll。
