WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 30: Children of active duty military service members make edible cookie Christmas ornaments in the State Dining Room during the first viewing of the White House Christmas decorations November 30, 2011 in Washington, DC. The decorations’ theme, “Shine Give, Share,” runs throught the White House with a 400-pound White House Gingerbread House and 37 Christmas trees, including the official 18-foot 6-inch balsam fir tree in the Blue Room. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)