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2003 Easter Egg Roll
Children at the Easter Egg Roll
Four-year-old Lexi Rhem pets a magician's bunny while her sister, 10-year-old Monica Ollander, looks on. They were among thousands of children who took part in a 125-year-old American tradition April 21 - the White House Easter Egg Roll.
photo by Kathleen T. Rhem
Four-year-old Lexi Rhem pets a magician's bunny while her sister, 10-year-old Monica Ollander, looks on. They were among thousands of children who took part in a 125-year-old American tradition April 21 - the White House Easter Egg Roll.
 
A young boy assists conjurer Eric Henning in a magic trick during April 21 White House Easter Egg Roll. Five-year-old Hannah Walker gets an egg up in the air as she "rolls" it down the White House lawn April 21. The Easter Egg Roll was closed to the public this year and designated it a special day for military families.
Two-year-old Michael Bufkin contemplates which end of his marshmallow bunny to bite next. Children who completed the April 21 Easter Egg Roll on the White House lawn received the bunnies. Children prepare to roll their eggs down the White House lawn. The American Egg Board colored 5,400 boiled eggs for the April 21 Easter Egg Roll, reserved this year for military families.
Children prepare to roll their eggs down the White House lawn. The American Egg Board colored 5,400 boiled eggs for this year's Easter Egg Roll. The American Egg Board colored 5,400 boiled eggs for the April 21 Easter Egg Roll, reserved this year for military families. Colt Ozmen, 20-month-old son of Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeff Ozmen, thinks twice about hugging an Easter Bunny bigger than his dad. Ozmen is a corpsman assigned to Fort Detrick, Md. Father and son were guests at the April 21 Easter Egg Roll on the White House lawn.
Victoria Ann Hartel, 14-month-old daughter of Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Hartel, looks to be having a bunny of a day April 21. Hartel is assigned to Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md. Four-year-old Lexi Rhem pets a magician's bunny while her sister, 10-year-old Monica Ollander, looks on. They were among thousands of children who took part in a 125-year-old American tradition April 21 - the White House Easter Egg Roll.

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