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During today's annual turkey pardoning ceremony, President Obama's daughters Sasha and Malia flanked their father and put on a happy face while he regaled the audience with dad jokes. 

 'It is hard to believe that this is my seventh year of pardoning a turkey,' the president told the crowd. 'Time flies, even if turkeys don't.' 

The first daughters cracked a smile and giggled. 'That was good, that was good,' said Sasha Obama, who was wearing dark tortoise shell-rimmed glasses, the first time she has been seen in public with them. 

'I thought it was pretty good,' the president said back. 'You think it's funny too, don't you?' he said pointing to an audience member.  

It was just a year ago that the turkey pardoning ceremony led to the resignation of a Republican congressional aide who suggested that the Obama girls 'show ... a little class' when Sasha and Malia didn't show much interest in the ceremony. 

This year the sisters giggled along with their dad throughout, as the president seemed downright giddy after the more serious statement he had to make at the White House this morning concerning the recent ISIS attacks in Paris and how the United States is dealing with the threat. 

Both sisters were wearing outfits from American Apparel, Sasha in the store's crop top and high-waist denim skirt, and Malia in a striped short sleeve top. The elder Obama sister also dressed in a two-colored coat.