( CNN ) -- First lady Michelle Obama got into the Christmas spirit Saturday by helping field phone calls from excited children eagerly tracking Santa and his sleigh full of toys across the world . `` I 've spotted a little dot , flashing dot that is over -- right now , Santa 's sleigh is over the country of Latvia . And he 's delivering toys there , '' Obama told three siblings . `` It looks like he 's got all nine reindeer with him . And it looks like that sleigh is pretty full -- yep , that 's what the experts here are saying . '' Obama took the phone calls from Hawaii where the first family is vacationing for Christmas . She helped track Santa 's toy delivery route via a Google map specially created each year by the North American Aerospace Command , also known as NORAD . A tiny Santa icon is used to show his current location while a countdown clock below the map lets users know where he 'll take his sleigh next . Most of the children she spoke to were more concerned with finding out Santa 's whereabouts than talking to the first lady , but one parent appeared to catch Obama by surprise when he asked , `` What do you want for Christmas this year from Santa ? '' `` Oh , my goodness , '' Obama replied . `` I have what I wanted for Christmas : the president is here with us , and we 're all together as a family . I think we were all praying and praying , and asking Santa , and the Tooth Fairy , and every fairy that they could think of -- that 's what Malia and Sasha were doing -- that he would be able to be with us on Christmas . '' The president had delayed joining his family in Hawaii until Congress passed a deal to extend the payroll tax cut . He departed Washington on Friday shortly after signing the two-month extension . The NORAD Santa tracker started by accident in 1955 when a Sears ad misprinted Santa 's supposed telephone number . A child who dialed the number instead reached what was then called the Continental Air Defense Command and the commander on duty played along , beginning the tradition . For the second year in a row , Obama was one of the 1,200 volunteers who answer phone calls and e-mails from children around the world .
Malia answers phone calls for NORAD 's NORAD . She tells three caller she has already gotten what she wanted : her family is together . NORAD 's NORAD tracker started by accident in Christmas .