26 October 2012: The President pretends to be caught in Spider-Man's web as he greets Nicholas Tamarin, 3, just outside the Oval Office. Spider-Man had been trick-or-treating for an early Halloween with his father, White House aide Nate Tamarin in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. The President told photographer Pete Souza that this was his favourite picture of the yearOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza31 October 2016: While welcoming children to the White House for Halloween trick-or-treating, the President runs into Superman Walker Earnest, son of Press Secretary Josh Earnest, in the Ground Floor Corridor of the White House. ‘Flex those muscles,’ he said to WalkerOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza14 June 2013: Photographer Pete Souza says: 'The President called me over to pose for a photo with a young boy who had fallen asleep during the Father's Day ice cream social in the State Dining Room of the White House'Official White House Photo by Pete Souza23 June 2014: A young boy face-plants onto the sofa in the Oval Office as the President greets his parents – a departing United States Secret Service agent and his wifeOfficial White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson8 May 2009: President Barack Obama bends over so that the son of a White House staff member can pat his head during a family visit to the Oval Office. The youngster wanted to see if the President's haircut felt like his ownPete Souza/The White House6 October 2010: President Barack Obama fist-bumps Make-a-Wish child Juan Blanco in the Oval OfficeOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza1 April 2013: President Barack Obama welcomes Robby Novak, known as 'Kid President', to the Oval OfficeOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza1 April 2013: Robby Novak, also known as 'Kid President', feigns a phone call at the Resolute Desk during his visit to see the President in the Oval Office. 'Kid President' became a YouTube sensation and was invited to participate in the Easter Egg Roll at the White HouseOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza22 September 2014: Photographer Pete Souza says: 'As the President was greeting wounded warriors and their families, I focused on this young girl as the President shook hands with her father. I love how she's touching the President's arm as she looks up at him almost in disbelief'Official White House Photo by Pete Souza4 September 2015: Four-year-old Malik Hall greets the President, almost in disbelief, before a departure photo with Malik's uncle Maurice Owens and his familyOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza18 February 2016: Clark Reynolds, aged 3, is greeted by US President Obama during a Black History Month celebration at the White House in Washington, DCOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza4 September 2011: President Barack Obama gets a hug from a boy upon his arrival in Newark, New Jersey to tour damage caused by the rain-swollen Passaic River in the aftermath of Hurricane IreneKevin Lamarque/Reuters29 July 2014: President Barack Obama greets Emmitt and Pat Smith and family on the Rose Garden steps of the White HouseOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza4 November 2009: A student with 'Obama' shaved into his hair listens to President Barack Obama speak at Wright Middle School in Madison, WisconsinOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza4 December 2015: The President acquiesces to a selfie with 11-year-old Jacob Haynes and four-year-old James Haynes after taking a family photograph with departing White House staffer Heather FosterOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza14 June 2016: President Barack Obama embraces 11-year-old Mikaila Ulmer, social entrepreneur of Me and the Bees Lemonade as he arrives to speak during the United State of Women Summit in WashingtonSaul Loeb/AFP17 June 2015: Barack Obama carries the twin boys of Katie Beirne Fallon, Director of Legislative Affairs, into the Oval Office just a few months after they were bornOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza30 October 2015: Barack Obama lifts up Ella Rhodes, daughter of Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes in her elephant costume that she was wearing for a Halloween event at the White HouseOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza9 July 2012: President Barack Obama runs around his desk in the Oval Office with Sarah Froman, daughter of Nancy Goodman and Mike Froman, Deputy National Security Advisor for International EconomicsOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza4 June 2015: At the President's insistence, Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes brought his daughter Ella by for a visit. As she was crawling around the Oval Office, the President got down on his hands and knees to look her in the eyeOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza14 April 2016: Barack Obama crawls around in the Oval Office with Communications Director Jen Psaki’s daughter ViviOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza4 April 2014: Barack Obama accompanies one-year-old Lincoln Rose Smith as she learns to walk in the Oval Office after former Deputy Press Secretary Jamie Smith and her family stopped by for a departure greet and photograph with the President.Official White House Photo by Pete Souza4 April 2014: President Barack Obama holds the hand of Lincoln Rose Pierce Smith, the daughter of former Deputy Press Secretary Jamie Smith, in the Oval Office. Watching from the other side of the Resolute Desk are Elsa Smith, age 5, and Sage Smith, age 6, Lincoln's cousinsOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza14 June 2013: The President had invited departing staff member Adam Neufeld to the Oval Office for a farewell photograph. When the President picked up Neufeld's six-month-old daughter, she started grabbing his faceOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza21 September 2015: The President exchanges a wave with Alya Dorelien Bitar, one-year-old daughter of Maher Bitar, the outgoing National Security Council Director for Israeli and Palestinian Affairs, and his wife, Astrid Dorelien, during a family photo in the Oval OfficeOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza17 July 2015: The President greets nine-month-old Josephine Gronniger, whose father, Tim Gronniger, brought his family by the Oval Office for a family photoOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza6 October 2012: President Barack Obama greets the family of Make-A-Wish child Francisco 'Paqui' Lopez Pena, outside the Oval OfficeOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza1 July 2014: President Barack Obama holds the baby daughter of former staff members Darienne Page Rakestraw and London Rakestraw in the Ground Floor Corridor of the White HouseOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza22 May 2014: President Barack Obama greets a child in the crowd at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, IllinoisOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza4 April 2009: President Obama lifts up a baby during the US Embassy greeting at a Prague hotelOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza10 July 2016: A child looks at US President Barack Obama as he greets attendees after speaking to service members at Naval Station Rota in Rota, SpainMandel Ngan/AFP23 October 2012: President Barack Obama holds a baby as he greets people during a campaign rally at the Delray Beach Tennis Centre in FloridaJoe Raedle/Getty Images4 July 2013: President Barack Obama holds a baby as he greets guests during Independence Day celebrations on the South Lawn of the White HouseJoshua Roberts/Reuters25 December 2011: President Barack Obama tries to evade the wandering fingers of 8-month-old Cooper Wall Wagner as he poses for a picture with his parents, Captain Greg Wagner and Meredith Wagner as Obama met US Marines and their families having lunch at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps base in HawaiiJason Reed/Reuters4 July 2012: President Barack Obama holds a baby while greeting guests during an Independence Day celebration on the South Lawn of the White HouseOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza27 May 2016: A baby cries as President Barack Obama holds the baby during his visit to Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station, enroute to his Hiroshima trip, in Iwakuni, JapanCarlos Barria/Reuters25 December 2013: A child pokes Barack Obama in the face as the President and First Lady greet almost 600 active duty troops and their families at Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe on Christmas DayOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza17 September 2014: President Barack Obama touches the spiked hairstyle of a child while visiting the Clarence Tinker elementary school children while at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FloridaLarry Downing/Reuters22 January 2015: President Barack Obama talks with Akira Cooper during a visit to a classroom at the Community Children's Centre, one of the country's oldest Head Start providers, in Lawrence, KansasSaul Loeb/AFP14 February 2013: Barack Obama a magnifying glass game with children during a visit to a pre-kindergarten classroom at the College Heights Early Childhood Learning Centre in Decatur, Georgia.Official White House Photo by Pete Souza24 May 2014: The President poses with Girl Scout Troop 2612 from Tulsa, Oklahoma at the annual White House Science FairOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza17 May 2013: President Barack Obama talks with a pre-kindergarten student at Moravia Park Elementary School during his second 'Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour' in Baltimore, MarylandKevin Lamarque/Reuters4 June 2015: Barack Obama was visiting a classroom at Powell Elementary School in Washington, DC A young boy was using a stethoscope during the class, and as the President was about to leave the room, he asked him to check his heartbeatOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza5 July 2012: 'Anyone want to try a piece of my strawberry pie?' the President asked those at adjacent tables during a stop for lunch at Kozy Corners restaurant in Oak Harbor, Ohio. A young boy said yes and came over for a big bite of pieOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza25 December 2014: President Barack Obama and a young boy point at each other as the President greets Marine personnel and their families at Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Christmas DayOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza13 April 2009: President Barack Obama picks up a boy to help him shoot a basketball as part of the Annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn at the White HouseJim Young/Reuters4 November 2016: President Barack Obama puffs out his cheeks at a baby as he greets people in the crowd after his remarks at a Hillary for America campaign event at the Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, North CarolinaJonathan Ernst/Reuters10 November 2014: President Barack Obama greets children during a meet and greet at the US Embassy in BeijingOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza11 August 2009: President Barack Obama picks up four-year old Candace Rosemary O' Donnell after speaking at a town hall meeting on health insurance reform at Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, New HampshireJim Young/Reuters28 March 2016: Pete Souza says: 'The First Lady watches as President Obama gives a hug to Caprina Harris before the annual Easter Egg Roll. Caprina had burst out in tears when she was told by her family that Obama would no longer be President; the resulting YouTube video went viral and President Obama responded to her on Facebook and said he wasn’t going anywhere. They finally had a chance to meet here'Official White House Photo by Pete Souza23 May 2011: The President greets a young girl during a visit to Moneygall in IrelandOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza22 June 2016: Photographer Pete Souza says: 'The great thing about children is you just don’t know what they will do in the presence of the President. So when David Axelrod stopped by the Oval Office with one of his sons’ family, Axe’s granddaughter, Maelin, crawled onto the Vice President’s seat while the President continued his conversation with the adults. Then at one point, Maelin glanced over just as the President was looking back at her'Official White House Photo by Pete Souza22 April 2016: US President Barack Obama, Prince William, and Michelle Obama talk with Prince George at Kensington Palace in London just before bedtimeOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza9 June 2011: President Barack Obama greets children at a day care facility adjacent to daughter Sasha’s school in Bethesda, Maryland, following her fourth grade closing ceremonyOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza1 February 2012: Lawrence Jackson captured this cute photograph of the President holding Arianna Holmes, 3, before taking a departure photo with members of her family in the Oval OfficeOfficial White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
