Before the festivities at the White House came to a close, the Obama family headed to Hawaii to celebrate Christmas By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 20:07 EST, 22 December 2012 | UPDATED: 09:20 EST, 23 December 2012 Michelle Obama put her campaign to end childhood obesity on hold as she helped cook up some turkey, stuffing and mac and cheese. The First Lady dubbed herself ‘hostess in chief’ as she welcomed the country into her family’s home for the holidays. ‘This is the time when I throw “Let's Move” out the window for a moment, and get that mac and cheese. Everybody deserves their mac and cheese,’ she told The Today Show this week.
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Michelle Obama dubbed herself ‘hostess in chief’ as she welcomed the country into the White House for the holidays
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The First Lady oversaw festivities, making herself available to welcome the ‘thousands and thousands of visitors’ that stopped by the White House
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Before the festivities at the White House came to a close, the Obama family headed to Hawaii to celebrate Christmas
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