Michelle, Sasha, Malia and the First Granny too! Do Some Shopping in Paris..

First lady Michelle Obama waved as she left a clothing store after she and her daughters (and her mom!) went shopping in Paris on June 7, 2009.


Michelle in a Tracy Feith dress
What better way to celebrate your birthday than a mini-shopping spree in Paris? And that’s just how First Daughter Sasha Obama celebrated her eighth over the weekend. Mom Michelle Obama took a little break from official business in France to get in some mother-daughter time with her two girls. After a Sunday brunch en famille with French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Mrs. Obama took the birthday girl and her sister Malia to the Bonpoint flagship store in Paris’s 5th arrondissement, where a source tells us Mrs. Obama “bought three complete outfits for Sasha because it was her birthday.” And while Bonpoint is a favorite of Hollywood parents like the Jolie-Pitts and Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Mrs. Obama learned about children’s retailer from another stylish source: fellow First Lady — and former model — Carla Bruni Sarkozy. [via People.com]



Michelle Obama and her girls travel to London and visit the set of Harry Potter.
Michelle Obama and her girls see The Lion King in London.

The Obama's Check out the Pompidou Center in Paris...

First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters Malia and Sasha (and the President too [not pictured]) arrived at the Pompidou Centre modern art museum on June 7, 2009 in Paris. The president was due to fly back to Washington later today, but the rest of the family is expected to stay on in Paris for a short private visit. On Saturday night the visitors were cheered by huge crowds as they visited the Gothic splendour of the Notre Dame cathedral, and then went on to dine privately in a traditional bistro, La Fontaine de Mars.[photo via Getty Images]

The Obama's Have Their Date Night in Paris at La Fontaine de Mars..

President Barack Obama took time out from diplomacy Saturday, whipping the family off for a private tour of the famed Notre Dame cathedral, followed by dinner in a traditional century-old bistrot, La Fontaine de Mars. 

Just back from a D-Day commemoration on the site of the Allied landing, Obama and his family received a hero's welcome in Paris as crowds swarmed outside the city's Notre Dame cathedral and a restaurant in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.

Crowds of Parisians wait to catch a glimpse of The Obama Family.

Thousands of cheering Parisians lined bridges over the River Seine as the motorcade swept from the cathedral to the restaurant, desperate for a glimpse of Obama, his wife Michelle, 10-year-old Malia and seven-year-old Sasha. Sasha turns eight on Sunday, and earlier that day they had another tourist stop on the calendar, a visit to the Pompidou Centre of modern art in Paris before it opened to visitors.

La Fontaine de Mars dates back to 1908 and specializes in rustic dishes from France's southwest region of Bordeaux Perigord and the Basque. Foie gras, duck and cassoulet are on the menu, although the White House has not said what the president and first lady chose.

The Obamas shared the restaurant with other diners, and other restaurants on the winding Rue St. Dominique were filled. Police, some in riot gear, lined the street. Crowds pressed behind barriers at the end of the street to glimpse the first couple, and about 100 people gathered there burst into applause as the Obamas left the restaurant. Clusters of people at street corners held up cell phones and cameras to snap pictures.

After dinner and a ride along the quai on the Left Bank of the Seine River, the Obamas returned to the U.S. ambassador's residence, where first daughters Sasha and Malia awaited them. Earlier in the day, Sasha and Malia joined their parents on a visit to Notre Dame Cathedral, where a children's choir sang and the president lit a candle. They climbed the stairs for a view of the city from the roof of the 12th century Gothic church. The cathedral was closed to the public during the first family's visit.

The first family's motorcade traveled to the cathedral along the Boulevard St. Germain, where hundreds lined the street hoping to see them.

[via AFP, MSNBC and AP Photo]

They Meet Again! Michelle Obama & Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Both in Belted White Dresses in Paris..

French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, right, and U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (in a Narciso Rodriguez dress, Michael Kors coat and Givenchy belt), react, during an arrival ceremony at the Prefecture of Caen, northwestern France, Saturday, June 6, 2009. Obama and Sarkozy will attend ceremonies Saturday marking the 65th anniversary of the Allied D-Day landings in Normandy.





President Barack Obama is greeted by French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy as French President Nicolas Sarkozy greets first lady Michelle Obama during an arrival ceremony at the Prefecture of Caen, northwestern France, Saturday, June 6, 2009.





So what are they wearing?Bruni-Sarkozy's outfit, which also included a swingy black cashmere coat, was signed Christian Dior _ her favorite label. Also true to form, Mrs. Obama's dress was by Narciso Rodriguez (and Michael Kors coat), one of the stable of American designers she champions.

Britain's Daily Telegraph said photos of the two striding side-by-side on the red carpet at Saturday's commemorations were "surreally interchangeable with shots from a catwalk show. ... They could almost have been modeling some designers' collection named 'First Lady Spring 2009.'" [via HuffPo][photos via Reuters]