Boo! Halloween at the White House

A Halloween celebration for local and military kids.

Trick or Treat! - The South Portico of the White House was decorated and lit in orange lights for Halloween. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed local children and children of military families to enjoy the "scariest" day of the year. — Joyce Jones  (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Trick or Treat! - The South Portico of the White House was decorated and lit in orange lights for Halloween. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed local children and children of military families to enjoy the "scariest" day of the year. — Joyce Jones (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Treats - The First Family's bags of treats handed out to the children included a butter cookie shaped like the White House and a box of M&M's with the presidential seal on the box. There was also a handful of dried fruit in each bag.   (Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)

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Treats - The First Family's bags of treats handed out to the children included a butter cookie shaped like the White House and a box of M&M's with the presidential seal on the box. There was also a handful of dried fruit in each bag. (Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)

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Friendly Ghosts - Ghosts, fog and flashing lights on the South Portico were set up to trick the treaters.(Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Friendly Ghosts - Ghosts, fog and flashing lights on the South Portico were set up to trick the treaters.(Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Sweets for the Sweets - The president, first lady and first mother-in-law Marian Robinson hand out treats.  (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Sweets for the Sweets - The president, first lady and first mother-in-law Marian Robinson hand out treats.  (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

A Basket Full of Goodies - Obama hands out Halloween treats to local schoolkids and children of military families on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C.  (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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A Basket Full of Goodies - Obama hands out Halloween treats to local schoolkids and children of military families on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Once a Year - The first lady takes a pause from her healthy eating campaign to share treats with children on the South Lawn of the White House.  (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Once a Year - The first lady takes a pause from her healthy eating campaign to share treats with children on the South Lawn of the White House. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Look Familiar? - First dogs Sunny, left, dressed as a sunflower, and Bo, right, dressed as pirate, in front of the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden of the White House   (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Look Familiar? - First dogs Sunny, left, dressed as a sunflower, and Bo, right, dressed as pirate, in front of the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden of the White House (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

And Who Are You Today? - The president and first lady greet a young trick-or-treater at the White House.(Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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And Who Are You Today? - The president and first lady greet a young trick-or-treater at the White House.(Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Monsters Delight - Actors portraying the monsters Frankenstein and the Bride of Frankenstein give visiters a welcoming "Boo!"  (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Monsters Delight - Actors portraying the monsters Frankenstein and the Bride of Frankenstein give visiters a welcoming "Boo!" (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Not So Itsy Bitsy - A giant inflatable spider on a cobweb adorned the South Portico of the White House. (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Not So Itsy Bitsy - A giant inflatable spider on a cobweb adorned the South Portico of the White House. (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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A Living Doll - The first lady admires this tiny trick-or-treater's costume.(Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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A Living Doll - The first lady admires this tiny trick-or-treater's costume.(Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Mirror, Mirror on the...? - A Halloween actress dressed in a full mirrored suit walks across the White House South Lawn   (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Mirror, Mirror on the...? - A Halloween actress dressed in a full mirrored suit walks across the White House South Lawn (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

They Don't Scare Her - Glinda, the Good Witch of the North from the movie The Wizard of Oz on the South Lawn of the White House with the Frankensteins. (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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They Don't Scare Her - Glinda, the Good Witch of the North from the movie The Wizard of Oz on the South Lawn of the White House with the Frankensteins. (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

A Presidential Pumpkin Patch - (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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A Presidential Pumpkin Patch - (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Happy Halloween, America! - (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Happy Halloween, America! - (Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)