An Alaska mother is cherishing cellphone photos she snapped of her wide-eyed 6-month-old baby in the arms of former President Barack Obama…
An Alaska mother is cherishing cellphone photos she snapped of her wide-eyed 6-month-old baby in the arms of former President Barack Obama.
Jolene Jackinsky was at Anchorage International Airport on Monday looking for an airline when she ended up in a waiting area for private flights where a man she thought looked like Obama was sitting.
« As I got closer, I thought: Oh my God, it is Obama, » she recalled Friday from Newhalen, a small Alaska village where she’s vacationing.
Obama then walked up to her and asked « Who is this pretty girl? »
They chatted about how fast children grow while Obama carried baby Giselle. Jackinsky took a few photos of a smiling Obama carrying Giselle, who was wearing a straw hat with a white ribbon.
Obama told them he was headed home from a vacation, Jackinsky said.
Airport officials were not immediately available Friday evening after work hours to confirm that Obama had stopped there.
When Giselle’s father approached, Obama joked, « I’m taking your baby, » Jackinsky said.
Giselle was calm and content during the brief encounter, Jackinsky said. « It was only five minutes but it was a moment that will last forever, » she said.
She posted the photos on Facebook.
« I think it’s unreal and pretty exciting that I get to have a picture with him and my baby, » she said. « Not a lot of people get to meet him. »
