White House Easter Egg Roll

After three years of coming up empty-handed in the White House Easter Egg Roll lottery, 2014 was finally our year!  By the end, it completely won me over.

4-21-14 - White House Easter Egg Roll

However, it started out rough.  9,000 people packed like cows in a feedlot, then some walking, then another staging area for 30 minutes in the hot sun and THEN, we were allowed onto the glorious White House lawn, which was also packed with people.

That + 2 young children = almost assured disaster

Waiting

Not quite there yet

Still Waiting

We're In!

Once we got in, we walked right up to the Egg Roll, which was listed under "classics" in the program.  While standing in line in the shadow of the Oval Office, out came a handful of staffers with none other than Sunny & Bo, the First Dogs!  Once I caught my first glimpse of someone famous, there was no going back.  This was a fun event!

Sunny & Bo

Alison did the Easter Egg Roll:

Eggcellent Technique

She also did an obstacle course, listened to someone from American Idol sing, saw an astronaut, got her picture with the Cat in the Hat, decorated a shirt, and learned about organic gardening.  Maddie hung out in my pouch just as cool as a cucumber.  She is the best baby!

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Michelle's Organic Garden

There was a lot more to do, but we'd had our fun and were hungry for more than just the free peeps they handed out.  So by 6pm we wandered out and picked up our souvenir wooden eggs.

In the car on the way home I posed this question to Nathan, "So, are we going to enter the lottery next year?"  He just laughed, which I think meant, "Of course!"  By then we'll have forgotten about the crowds and will only remember how cool it was to see two famous dogs.