--- description: In honor of Father's Day, Barack and Michelle Obama shared a heartwarming online exchange celebrating their adorable family. title: The Obamas Share the Sweetest Father's Day Messages image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3591d3c686bc02fa/6988d2467cdbacb3d0d58d88/obama-family.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Barack and Michelle Obama Shared the Sweetest Father's Day Exchange About Their Daughters  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jun 19, 2017 4:29 PM CUT  U.S. President elect Barack Obama stands on stage along with his wife Michelle and daughters Malia (red dress) and Sasha (black dress) during an election night gathering in Grant Park on November 4, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. U.S. President elect Barack Obama stands on stage along with his wife Michelle and daughters Malia (red dress) and Sasha (black dress) during an election night gathering in Grant Park on November 4, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois.Joe Raedle/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jun 19, 2017 4:29 PM CUT Since leaving the White House in January, [Barack and Michelle Obama](http://time.com/the-obamas-family-album/ "undefined") have been living their best lives [kitesurfing in the Caribbean](http://time.com/4662699/obama-vacation-reactions/ "undefined"), [yachting with Oprah](http://time.com/4792761/barack-obama-vacation-list/ "undefined") and[ eating gelato in Italy](http://time.com/4790765/michelle-obama-was-last-seen-focusing-on-eating-gelato-in-italy/ "undefined"). But even with these luxurious vacations, it seems like what they’re most enjoying is [spending more quality time with each other](http://time.com/4670750/barack-michelle-obama-valentines/ "undefined") and their two daughters, Malia and Sasha. In honor of Father’s Day, the two shared a heartwarming online exchange celebrating their adorable family. Michelle kicked things off Sunday by posting a throwback photo of her husband with a much younger Malia and Sasha. “Happy #FathersDay \[Barack Obama\],” she captioned the picture. “Our daughters may be older and taller now, but they’ll always be your little girls. We love you.” Obama then retweeted his wife’s message with a sweet sentiment of his own. “Of all that I’ve done in my life, I’m most proud to be Sasha and Malia’s dad,” he wrote. “To all those lucky enough to be a dad, Happy Father’s Day!” > [](https://twitter.com/MichelleObama/status/876454925131288580) > [](https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/876456804305252353) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4823587/fathers-day-2017-barack-michelle-obama-message-exchange/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4823587/fathers-day-2017-barack-michelle-obama-message-exchange/"},"headline":"Barack and Michelle Obama Shared the Sweetest Father's Day Exchange About Their Daughters","datePublished":"2017-06-19T16:29:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:44:38.313Z","description":"\"They’ll always be your little girls\"","url":"https://time.com/4823587/fathers-day-2017-barack-michelle-obama-message-exchange/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Barack Obama","Michelle Obama","Holidays","malia obama","Father's Day"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3591d3c686bc02fa/6988d2467cdbacb3d0d58d88/obama-family.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3591d3c686bc02fa/6988d2467cdbacb3d0d58d88/obama-family.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Barack Obama Holds Election Night Gathering In Chicago's Grant Park","caption":"U.S. President elect Barack Obama stands on stage along with his wife Michelle and daughters Malia (red dress) and Sasha (black dress) during an election night gathering in Grant Park on November 4, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois.","creditText":"Joe Raedle/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4823587/fathers-day-2017-barack-michelle-obama-message-exchange/","name":"Barack and Michelle Obama Shared the Sweetest Father's Day Exchange About Their Daughters"}}]}] ```