Remarks at the White House Easter Egg Roll 
April 9, 2012

The President. Good morning, everybody. How about Rachel Crow? Give her a big round of applause.

I want to wish everybody a wonderful Easter. And we are so thrilled that all of you could join us here today. My job is very simple: It is to introduce the powerhouse of the White House, the one truly in charge, as Malia, Sasha, and Bo all know, the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama.

The First Lady. Thank you, honey. My job is simple as well. I just want to officially welcome you all to the White House Easter egg roll. It is a beautiful day, perfect weather. We are so excited to have you all here. We’ve got a great set of activities planned for you. There’s something for everyone. We’re going to be over there doing a little egg roll. I think the President is going to try to beat a 3-year-old, which I hope he does not. [Laughter]

But we also have a wonderful yoga garden. We’ve got some storytime guests. We’ve got great readers here this year, as we do every year. You can get your face painted. We’ve got wonderful musical guests. Rachel was amazing, and she’s a really sweet kid, which is more important. We’ve got wonderful athletes here. We’ve got Chris Evert—my gosh—and many, many others. The Harlem Globetrotters are here. You can do an obstacle course. We’re going to be down at the kitchen learning how to do some healthy cooking with the—some of our celebrity chefs.

So it’s a wonderful day, and I hope you all enjoy it. I hope you put on your comfortable shoes. We’ve got ours on, right, all the Obamas here.

So on behalf of our family, I also want to wish you all a happy Easter and a happy Easter egg roll. So in the theme of this year’s Easter egg roll, let’s go, let’s play, let’s move.

The President. Thank you, everybody. Have a great time. We’ll see you down there.

NOTE: The President spoke at 10:46 a.m. on the South Lawn at the White House.