Obama hits beach as first lady tracks Santa

President Barack Obama and his family dined with friends at MW restaurant in Honolulu on Thursday evening, after a day spent hiking and enjoying the beach.

Earlier in the day Michelle Obama continued her Christmas Eve tradition of helping the North American Aerospace Defense Command pinpoint Santa’s location for curious youngsters.

The first lady took 16 calls Thursday from kids all over the world. And during the nearly 40 minutes that she was on the line, she tracked Santa Claus and his reindeer speeding through 10 countries in North Africa and Europe, including Libya, Malta, Italy, Croatia, Albania, Bosnia, Serbia, Germany, Poland and Sweden.

He had already delivered 3 billion gifts by the time she answered her first call.

The disclosure prompted a caller the White House identified as 8-year-old Kaly to say, “I don’t know how his sleigh can hold that many.”

While the first lady was taking calls, the president and his daughters took a family hike in Nuuanu on the Judd Memorial Trail and spent the afternoon at the beach at Bellows Air Force Station.

The president’s motorcade stopped on Nuuanu Pali Drive, and the president, daughters Sasha and Malia, and family friends began the hike shortly after 11 a.m.