Why are the Obamas wearing sad faces?

President Obama and the first family looked glum when they stepped off Marine One outside of the White House after their summer vacation. They had been on Martha's Vineyard for the past two weeks, enjoying their annual summer break - and they seemed far from happy to be home. 

En route to the capital on Sunday, they stopped off at Cape Cod to swap their first helicopter for the President's plane Air Force One, and they managed to smile at crowds on the tarmac. 

But as the family disembarked Air Force One at Andrews Air Force base, before taking another helicopter back to their official residence, the happy faces had vanished.

At the White House, a serious-looking Obama took the hand of his 17-year-old daughter Malia, while his wife and Sasha, 14, followed behind.

Obama perhaps had more reason to smile than anyone else in the family - he had managed to squeeze in a final game of golf before the trip home, playing with former UBS chief Robert Wolf.

He also finally shed his summer curse - which had seen his vacations gripped by controversy, crises and plummeting popularity.

This was one of his summer's biggest successes as he it through his annual vacation on the tiny Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard largely uninterrupted. While his summer troubles have often trailed him on previous vacations, he closed out this year's trip without a single public appearance or statement to the press.

Just the other day, The 'First Daughter' looked spectacularly unimpressed while on a bicycle ride with her family during their vacation on the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard.

Malia Obama was photographed peddling in between her mother and father along a path in Vineyard Haven. While biking, the 17 year old appeared to be in a sour mood.

Her younger sibling, Sasha, led the pack of four, who were surrounded by a number of Secret Service officers. The family has been vacationing on the upscale island since August 7. The Obamas were staying at a luxurious rented property in Chilmark on the western part of the island until their return back to Washington on yesterday. 

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