<p class="speakable">A Virginia family in Washington, D.C., got an image for the ages when former <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/barack-obama" rel="noopener" target="_blank">President Barack Obama</a> accidentally photobombed a shot of their two children next to the area's treasured cherry blossom trees, prompting the former commander-in-chief to apologize on social media. </p><p class="speakable">Obama was seen accidentally strolling into the background of a professional photograph of Belle, 4, and Preston, 1, at the Tidal Basin on Monday, the New York Post reported. </p><p>"Preston and Belle, hope you enjoyed peak bloom," Obama wrote on Instagram. "My bad for stepping into the shot."</p><p>Millions of tourists from all over flock to the nation's capital each spring to catch a glimpse of the blossom trees.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-quips-hed-love-run-against-obama-hypothetical-third-term-presidency" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong><u>TRUMP QUIPS HE'S ‘LOVE’ TO RUN AGAINST OBAMA IN HYPOTHETICAL THIRD-TERM PRESIDENCY</u></strong></a></p><p>The photo shows the pair of children smiling under a branch with pretty pink petals with the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/washington-dc" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Washington Monument</a> in the background. Obama is shown walking behind the pair while wearing a cap and sunglasses, with his hands in his pockets.</p><p>The children had just finished posing with their parents, Portia Moore and Damien Thomas, when their dad noticed Obama making the unexpected cameo, Moore wrote on Instagram.</p><p>"Look who strolled by in our picture for our family Cherry Blossom photo shoot!" she wrote. <br/><br/>"Story time! It’s the kids turn to take a photo together and Damien is saying something to me," she added. "I’m just focused on Preston not running towards the water (peak mom moment). After that shoot was done I pick Preston up and asked Damien ‘what were you saying’? He goes ‘that was President Obama who just walked by’ and looks his direction. I was like whaaaaat?! I ran to the photographer and asked her if she got the picture. She scrolls through and BOOM there is it! The perfect shot!"</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-makes-endorsement-important-wisconsin-supreme-court-race" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>TRUMP MAKES ENDORSEMENT IN ‘IMPORTANT’ WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT RACE</strong></a></p><p>Photographer Briana Inell, who was taking pictures of Moore’s young children, told the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/04/02/obama-photobomb-family-cherry-blossom/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Washington Post</a> that she's been photographing families and newborns for over a decade. </p><p>She said she's used to people walking in the background, mostly tourists. </p><p>"I go to the Tidal Basin every single year," Inell said. "I’m very used to people walking in on my pictures. I tell my clients ‘don’t worry they will be Photoshopped out.'"</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP</u></strong></a></p><p>In addition to his apology, Obama also posted about the day on his own <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/tech/companies/instagram" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Instagram account</a>. </p><p>"It’s fun to be able to play tourist once in a while. The cherry blossoms were beautiful this morning!" he wrote.</p>