It was almost as though Sasha and Malia knew that we were getting a little bored of all the planned poses and choreographed photo ops. In a refreshing moment in the reviewing box, cameras glimpsed the First Family being, well, a family. They blew kisses to the crowd, made funny faces, and, of course, took a few snapshots on their cell phones to document the occasion. The president was even caught chewing gum. The family exuded charm and looked completely at home in the spotlight.
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Ali Vitali is MS NOW's senior congressional correspondent and the host of "Way Too Early." She is the author of "Electable: Why America Hasn’t Put a Woman in the White House … Yet."