White House Christmas Tour

The first tree on the tour right when we came in the back entrance of the White House.

This first hallway had a bunch of these wreaths all made out of different kinds of fruits and vegetables. It was so cool.

This was one of the displays more geared towards children, of course including the "first dog."

This was the Vermeil Room with a musical theme. The table was set with Clinton and Reagan china.

I just couldn't get over the ornate chandeliers.

In the middle of these two trees was a beautiful manger scene.

This is the Green room. All of the wreaths and trees in this room were made of recycled newspaper and magazines. It was unbelievable.

A close up of one of the smaller recycled trees.

This is the official White House Christmas tree in the Blue Room. Michelle Obama had 150 students from  D.C. schools make the decorations for the tree this year.

Jake in front of the tree.

This was a gingerbread house of the White House! It's a tradition dating back to the 1960's. This particular one was made of gingerbread and white chocolate and weighed over 350 pounds. It took 4 weeks to complete and this particular replica featured the interior of the White House too. It was amazing

A close up of the gingerbread White House.

This was the entrance hall foyer. The crystalized brances were beautiful. This is where presidents greet many heads of state. Oversized urns were filled with white flowers made of recycled ribbons.

This was a tree right by the entrace to the White House.

The official presidential seal.

The entrace to the White House from the outside.

The White House at night. So stunning and lit up.

We took Jake last night to the White House for a special Christmas tour. It was open to Vice President's Secret Service agents and White House staff. (The agents for Obama have their own Christmas party at the White House later.) It was beautiful. There were more Christmas trees than I could count. Every room had a different tree or trees with a specific theme. The wreaths and other Christmas decorations were so ornate and gorgeous. I loved it..... Jake was into it for a little bit, but was bummed out that he didn't get to meet Obama. I'm so glad that we took him though b/c it's one of those special moments that he will appreciate later. Next weekend our family will go to our anual Christmas party at the VP residence with the Bidens, and that is the one he really likes b/c we get our family picture taken, he gets to shake Biden's hand, and he gets to eat fancy cookies:-)