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Education Secretary Margaret Spellings and Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt address soggy visitors to the 2005 White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn Monday, March 28, 2005.

Children slip through a race with their Easter eggs during the traditional race on the South Lawn. Although rainy weather cut short the event, children and their parents made many colorful memories to brighten up a gray, gloomy day.

Jacalyn Leavitt, her husband, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt and Education Secretary Margaret Spellings watch children run, fall and laugh as they run and slide on the South Lawn grass during the 2005 White House Easter Egg Roll.

Rain swirls with Easter egg dye to create intricate patterns on a few of the more than 10,000 eggs prepared for the 2005 White House Easter Egg Roll.

Education Secretary Margaret Spellings read to children during the the 2005 White House Easter Egg Roll.

Holding a chocolate egg, two girls dress in appropriate style for the occasion. Children attending the event took part in reading corners, egg coloring, art activities, face painting and many other activities.

Cold days bring warm hugs as the Easter Bunny and his friends greets young visitors to a soggy South Lawn the 2005 White House Easter Egg Roll.

President George W. Bush is joined by Mrs. Laura Bush as he blows a whistle to start the Easter Egg Roll races on the South Lawn of the White House during the 2006 White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 17, 2006. The first White House Easter Egg Roll was held in 1878.

White House volunteers dressed in festive egg costumes stroll the South Lawn of the White House during the 2006 White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 17, 2006.

Children pose next to a decorative Easter display on the South Lawn of the White House during the 2006 White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 17, 2006.

A character Easter rabbit places its hand over its heart during the playing of the National Anthem on the South Lawn of the White House during the 2006 White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 17, 2006.

Guests brave a steady rain on the South Lawn of the White House during the 2006 White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 17, 2006.

Mrs. Laura Bush reads a story to children attending the 2006 White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 17, 2006 on the South Lawn of the White House.