Michelle Obama took the candy out of Easter and replaced it with fruit, exercise and public hand-washing stations.
Peeps, jellybeans and chocolate bunnies were nowhere to be found at the White House’s Easter Egg Roll. Every goodie bag was stuffed with pre-screened fruit, and the grounds were filled with exercise stations hosted by Olympic athletes, Washington Redskins and Baltimore Ravens players. The South Lawn was transformed into a playground as part of the first lady’s pledge to fight childhood obesity.
But beyond the emphasis on healthy living, there was no way to disinfect the Bieber fever that could be heard in the shrills of young children.
Even the first lady acknowledged she had been upstaged by her guest.
“You guys know Justin Bieber?” the first lady asked.
(Screams)
“You’ve heard of Justin Bieber?”
(Screams)
“Well he’s here!”
(Screams)
Bieber wasn’t the only big name to perform at the event. Amber Riley from the cast of the Fox hit show “Glee” sang the national anthem and the cast performed on the main stage. Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was seen at the reading station, and Reese Wintherspoon was spotted wandering into the White House with her children. Singer Sara Bareilles (the first lady disclosed she is a fan) played her “Love Song.”
