Photos: White House Easter Egg Roll 2017

WASHINGTON — The 139-year-old Easter Egg Roll has kids egg-citedly running around the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, April 17, 2017. See photos of the annual event.

A young girl participates in the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April, 17, 2017. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are set to host the official annual Easter egg roll at the White House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Eggs fly as Caroline Earnshaw, 10, helps her sister Brooke Earnshaw, 2, during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April,17, 2017. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are set to host the official annual Easter egg roll at the White House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Participants in the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April, 17, 2017. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are set to host the official annual Easter egg roll at the White House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Michael McGee, 5, poses with an Easter bunny during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April,17, 2017. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are set to host the official annual Easter egg roll at the White House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
“Eggitha” from the Virginia Egg Council has her Easter bonnet straightened during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April,17, 2017. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are set to host the official annual Easter egg roll at the White House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
President Donald Trump accompanied by the Eastern bunny, waves from the Truman Balcony of the White House in Washington, Monday, April, 17, 2017 during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Children get a little help from parents as they cross the finish line during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April,17, 2017. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are set to host the official annual Easter egg roll at the White House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Eleven-month-old Victoria Cheng and her mother Guliana Cheng, both from San Francisco, prepare to participate in the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April,17, 2017. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are set to host the official annual Easter egg roll at the White House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Colored Easter eggs are ready to be used during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April,17, 2017. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are set to host the official annual Easter egg roll at the White House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
President Donald Trump, joined by the Easter Bunny, speaks from the Truman Balcony during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April,17, 2017, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
President Donald Trump, joined by the Easter Bunny, speaks from the Truman Balcony during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April,17, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A person holds up a “Make America Great Again” sign on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April,17, 2017, as the Easter Bunny descends from the Truman Balcony in the background, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll Washington, hosted by President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
First lady Melania Trump, accompanied by the Easter Bunny, speaks from the Truman Balcony during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April,17, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
First lady Melania Trump, joined by the Easter Bunny, speaks from the Truman Balcony during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April,17, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
President Donald Trump, center, and first lady Melania Trump, third from right, watch an Easter Egg Roll race on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 17, 2017, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Donald Trump, center, and first lady Melania Trump, third from right, along with members of the first family, watch as President Trumps blows the whistle to begin an Easter Egg Roll race on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 17, 2017, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Donald Trump, followed by his son Barron, walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 17, 2017, to participate in the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and their son Barron, pause on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 17, 2017, before participating in the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Donald Trump, accompanied by the Easter Bunny, salutes the woman who sang the National Anthem at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron Trump, speaks from the Truman Balcony of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 17, 2017, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn.  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron Trump, speaks from the Truman Balcony of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 17, 2017, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
First lady Melania Trump shows the book she read to children attending the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Donald Trump shows the letter he wrote to a service member during the festivities at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
First lady Melania Trump reads to children attending the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Donald Trump sits down to write a letter to a service member during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Donald Trump talks with children as be sits down to write a letter to a service member during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump watch an Easter Egg Roll race on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 17, 2017. Donald trump, Jr., and Tiffany Trump also watch. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Families take part in the Easter Egg Roll, which dates back to the 1870s. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
Families take part in the Easter Egg Roll, which dates back to the 1870s. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
Families take part in the Easter Egg Roll, which dates back to the 1870s. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
Families take part in the Easter Egg Roll, which dates back to the 1870s. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
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President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron Trump, speaks from the Truman Balcony of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 17, 2017, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn.  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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