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(94,305 posts) Mon Apr 6, 2015, 03:52 PM Apr 2015

Obamas Celebrate Annual Easter Egg Roll at White House (pics) [View all]

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President Obama "high-fives"a child while playing basketball during the annual Easter Egg Roll MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

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During the president’s annual reading of Maurice Sendak’s beloved classic, “Where the Wild Things Are,” an uproar broke out after a child spotted a bee in the audience. “Oh no, a bee!” Obama laughed as the kids screeched in fear. “Hold on, hold on – you guys are wild things! You’re not supposed to be scared of bees when you’re a wild thing!” - watch

First Lady Michelle Obama reads a book to children during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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(CNN) First Lady Michelle Obama broke it down on stage at the the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday afternoon, dancing to Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" with the "So You Think You Can Dance" All Stars. She was on stage celebrating the fifth anniversary of her "Let's Move!" campaign. Watch:

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Obamas Celebrate Annual Easter Egg Roll at White House (pics) [View all] bigtree Apr 2015 OP

It's cute. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #1

Rabbits and eggs are part of what religion? jberryhill Apr 2015 #2

They aren't. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #4

The vernal equinox and the winter solstice are merely astronomical events jberryhill Apr 2015 #6

Yeahhhhhh F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #9

"Easter" pre-dates Christianity by a long shot jberryhill Apr 2015 #11

Apologies for my tone with you. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #19

Keep this handy for when the "War on Christmas" rolls around jberryhill Apr 2015 #42

Agree with you. While these xian events may have been timed erronis Apr 2015 #30

I actually like the rabbits and eggs, because I understand what they REALLY represent. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #37

it's the 137th one bigtree Apr 2015 #3

I get that it's been around a long time. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #5

Why isn't it for everyone? jberryhill Apr 2015 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Apr 2015 #8

Well I'm sorry for ruining your day. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #10

thanks bigtree Apr 2015 #18

It looks as if everyone including the POTUS and the FLOTUS are having fun. Big Blue Marble Apr 2015 #14

Thanks for responding positively. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #16

Glad to hear you are expanding your thinking. Big Blue Marble Apr 2015 #32

I hope so. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #36

It is for everyone. Raine1967 Apr 2015 #21

It's kids rolling eggs. hrmjustin Apr 2015 #12

The kids seem to be enjoying it. stone space Apr 2015 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author cbayer Apr 2015 #15

You know, I'm changing my mind on this. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #22

Well, I'm glad to know that you may be changing your mind. cbayer Apr 2015 #25

No, it's alright. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #26

I do apologize. I see that you are genuinely taking another look at this and I'm going to delete cbayer Apr 2015 #27

At least rename it the Secular Spring Ovoid Object Propulsion Event. Nye Bevan Apr 2015 #20

. hrmjustin Apr 2015 #24

Or everyone can come to my back yard erronis Apr 2015 #31

Great pictures... one_voice Apr 2015 #17

The last one is funny! treestar Apr 2015 #23

Great images bigtree! This one is cool~ sheshe2 Apr 2015 #28

Thanks for the pics bigtree... panader0 Apr 2015 #29

Looks like fun.. no praying going on. mountain grammy Apr 2015 #33

Wait! Michelle was with Thing 1 BumRushDaShow Apr 2015 #34

Cute. But show the pics of Obama praying w/the Christian dominionists/Christian reconstructionists blkmusclmachine Apr 2015 #35

For my surrealism dollar, nothing beat the Lynn Cheney acid trip year. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #38

Why can't all our Presidents be like Obama?? madokie Apr 2015 #39

Wow! They do know how to have fun at the Annual Easter Egg Roll! Cha Apr 2015 #40

they had the best weather of the year here for the day, Cha bigtree Apr 2015 #41