The White House staff play festive prank on President Barack Obama

Publish Date: Thursday, 22 December 2016, 10:08AM

As Barack Obama's time at The White House comes to a close, the staff have taken every opportunity to have a bit of fun with the President.

Pete Souza, the official White House Photographer, took to Instagram over the weekend to share their latest work: a very festive prank.

"We've been joking that we should move the snowmen a few feet closer to the Oval Office every day to see if anyone noticed," Souza said on Instagram. "Then we realised the snowmen were too heavy to easily lift. But finally this morning before the President came to the office, some helpful staff - I won't say who - moved all the snowmen so each one was peeking through a different window into the Oval."

Sometimes you gotta have fun. For the past three weeks, there have been four snowmen on display in the Rose Garden (see photo in earlier post). We've been joking that we should move the snowmen a few feet closer to the Oval Office every day to see if anyone noticed. Then we realized the snowmen were too heavy to easily lift. But finally this morning before the President came to the office, some helpful staff--I won't say who--moved all the snowmen so each one was peeking through a different window into the Oval. This photo was taken this afternoon as the President signed end-of-the-year bills.

A photo posted by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on Dec 16, 2016 at 1:47pm PST

Another snowman from yesterday. Yes he enjoyed the prank. See previous post for the backstory.

A photo posted by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on Dec 17, 2016 at 9:25am PST

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