Obamas' Martha's Vineyard Vacation: Summer Hues, Sunglasses And Golf (PHOTOS)

The first family settled in Sunday for their vacation on Martha's Vineyard not long after Hurricane Bill scampered away, leaving behind big waves and heavy rip currents for the Obamas.

A tropical storm warning was lifted just hours before President Barack Obama began his first vacation since taking office. The hurricane forced him to delay his departure from Andrews Air Force Base by a few hours.

During the flight from Washington to Cape Cod, White House spokesman Bill Burton conveyed a message from Obama, who boarded Air Force One in khakis and without jacket or tie, to the reporters traveling with him.

"He wants you to relax and have a good time. Take some walks on the beaches. Nobody's looking to make any news," Burton told reporters.

UPDATE:

The president started Monday morning with a workout and a tennis game with Michelle. He then hit the golf course with UBS Investment Bank President Robert Wolf and Chicago physician Eric Whitaker and White House aide Marvin Nicholson.

See a slideshow of the Obama family's arrival and the president's golf skills:

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The Obama family arrived in Martha's Vineyard on Sunday for a week-long vacation, looking very sartorially coordinated.

Check out what the Clintons and Kennedys did around the cape on their summer vacations.

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Comments

[Terry6202]

President Obama - please relax with your beautiful family on this vacation and let your staff do all of the work. Stare at the ocean - you're a peaceful dude. :)

[buggey]

August Recess. Congress recess the month of August. Most politicians take the month off. Capitol Hill is (recess). That's why it's okay for President Obama to take time off. Heck, I need a vacation from all the negative remarks, and ha$ri$ for this President of color. Too much stress. Come back energized sir, and handle your business (health care reform Passed). BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY. God bless. I love this President.

[julesbh]

Sascha you look absolutely adorable with your beautiful crisp white dress, shades and sandals! Malia looks very grown up and cute! MO's looks summery and cool!

[headtrip honey]

I wonder how tall Malia will become. Look how tall she is already next to our 6'2" president.­..and she's what, 10?

Both girls are adorable.

[julesbh]

Luv them both.

[Michele Himmel]

He should be golfing with some unemployed and homeless people not bankers. Can we spell change? Nope. Not even on the golf course.

[esgabel]

Really? So when you go on vacation you make political statements!! Give the guy a break...so that someone watching the way you live your life will "cut you some slack" too.

[shorelive]

YOu couldn't spell change which is why you voted for more of the same unemployment, homelessness and bad economy last year. He should hit a golf ball hard into your empty numbskull, but that would be too Republican a style of golf.

[chulanow]

Good for them.....t­hey deserve a vacation.

[spacecreep]

t think that there is an extra obama on vacation that is not showing up in the picture..

[chulanow]

Yeah....sh­e looks preggers

That would be great for them.

[sbrown80]

It must suck being you.

[Farzan]

Oh these photos must be hurting some Republicans real bad. First Cosby (I remember dorm kids snickering­..."yeh, that can happen!") and now this!

[ohmetoo]

It makes my heart happy to see this family! I hope they have a wonderful time on vacation and that they don't have to be photographed the entire vacation. So glad Bo got to go along! Wow or bow wow!

[Zen0469]

Happy, healthy vacation First Family! :-)

[Winston120]

Yuk

[BethS]

Back at ya!!!

[LizHB]

....talk about "yuk".... look who's talking!

[mairs]

Hi Monica!

[Mygirl]

I am glad to see Bo is on vacation with the family !

[KelaMa]

Wow! Malia is growing up so fast and she is so put together! What a great role model (though I don't want her to have to be one) and alternative to the Miley Cyrus/Disney porn girls that the conservatives seem to love.

[Chachacha55]

She's a beautiful young lady!

[missmary]

I think Malia resembles Granny a lot, especially in picture 1. Any idea why Bo is not shown with the family?. I haven't seen any pictures of the girls and their cute dog since his arrival photo op. He is always shown with a handler. What's that about?

[JustLucky]

I've seen pictures of him with the family since his arrival - but pictures circulated of the family are usually in situations in which he wouldn't be around.

[ClaudiaL]

Awww...Tha­nks for the great pics. The girls are growing up so fast.

[graceland9]

Wow - Malia really grew up this year! She is such a lovely young lady.

[Aquinnah]

I'm so jealous. Love MV so much.

[lafrance]

Malia looks so much like her father. Love her sandals too.

[sbrown80]

Tht's Sasha w/ the sandals. Sasha looks like her dad as well. You'll have to take off your blinders and look past her skin color.

[Knowitall]

What???

[capricorngurl]

I agree with sbrown, Sasha does look alot like her dad as well..I always thought that. But ppl see her browner skin and says she looks just like Michelle, and Malia like her dad just because they are the same complexion. Having the same skin color don't mean they look alike.

[Anthro]

I'm just a (perhaps) stupid white lady, but I think Sasha looks a lot like Mrs. Obama, but agree that Malia looks just like the President.