• Malia Ann Obama, born on July 4th, 1999
 
• Natasha (Sasha) Obama, born in 2001



Obama with wife Michelle and daughters Sasha (left) and Malia
(right)


• Both Children attend the University of Chicago Laboratory School in
the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. The school was founded by
American educator John Dewey in 1896 on the principles of hands-on
learning and exploration. The school goes from nursery school through
12th grade and is affiliated with the University of Chicago.  About
half the students, such as Malia and Sasha Obama, have a parent who
is an employee of the university and thereby receive a discount of as
much as $20,000 per year off the full tuition.  It is considered one
of the top preparatory schools in the United States and has been
heralded as one of the more diverse independent schools with about
35% students of color and over 44 nationalities represented.

• Obama told the Chicago Tribune, "My kids have gone to the
University of Chicago Lab School, a private school, because I taught
there and it was five minutes from our house. So it was the best
option for our kids." 

     Children with Carol Shepp

• Doug Shepp, son, born Oct. 12, 1948, is John McCain’s oldest child
and a pilot for American Airlines. Doug is the offspring of a former
marriage of McCain's first wife Carol Shepp and was adopted by McCain
as a young boy. 

• Andy Shepp, son, born May 12, 1962. Andy is the offspring of a
former marriage of McCain's first wife Carol Shepp and was adopted by
McCain as a young boy. 

• Sidney McCain daughter, born Sept. 2 1966, works in music
industry.


     Children with Cindy Hensley McCain

• Meghan McCain, daughter, born Oct. 23, 1984, a journalist and now
working as a campaign aide for McCain. Meghan graduated Columbia with
a degree in Art History and internships at Newsweek and "Saturday
Night Live."

 
Meghan
McCain
• John "Jack" Sidney McCain IV, born May 2, 1986, attends the United
States Naval Academy.

 
John "Jack"
McCain


• James "Jimmy" McCain, born May 21, 1988, enlisted in the U.S.
Marine Corps in Sept. 2006 and is stationed in Iraq.

• Bridget McCain, adopted daughter, born on July 21, 1991.  She was
brought to the US from Mother Teresa's orphanage in Bangladesh as a
baby by Cindy McCain for treatment of a cleft palate before the
McCains chose to adopt her.

 
Bridget
McCain
"We are a normal family just like everyone else," Bridget McCain is a
junior at a private high school in Phoenix, Arizona. She likes playing
basketball, volleyball and spending time with her friends.  Her
favorite subject in school is history. Bridget's favorite family
tradition is when her family comes together at their cabin near
Sedona, Arizona during the Christmas holidays to celebrate.  The
McCain family sing Christmas carols and light hundreds of candles
along the hillside by their home which requires a lot of family
teamwork. "We are work hard at everything we do and we stick to it,"
Bridget said. 
Bridget believes that the most important quality for a president is
"to be a good leader to know what to do every step of the way." 
Bridget has stated that her parents are her role models and heroes.
"My Dad's best achievement is being a dad and also running for
president at the same time. He always puts family first!"