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Surprise! Surprise! Obama's birthday gift to Michelle

US President Barack Obama (2nd L) and his daughters Malia (C) and Sasha (3rd R) board Air Force One upon their departure from Honolulu to return to Washington after a two-week vacation in Hawaii January 4, 2014. (Photo:Reuters)

Washington: President Barack Obama is going to give his wife the birthday present that many parents can only dream of - time off, alone, without the children.

The White House said on Saturday first lady Michelle Obama would stay in Hawaii, where the family has been on vacation for the last two weeks, rather than return home with her husband and their two girls.

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