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Happy April! What do you think so far? Did you have a good Easter? Ours was a little quieter than usual, which happens every few years. The bunny came - that’s the most important.
Oh, I have a great story for you! Let me set this up. Are you familiar with the White House Easter Egg Roll? This event was started in the 1870’s when Capitol Hill had become a popular spot for children to roll their eggs on Easter Monday and sometimes themselves, too! Then in 1876, Congress passed a law forbidding the Capitol grounds to be used as a children’s playground - those big bullies! Then eight years later, President Hayes issued an order that if any children should come to the White House to roll their Easter eggs, they would be allowed to do so. What a nice guy! The tradition has been carried on ever since and has grown into the major event it is today. This past Easter Monday, the south lawn of the White House was filled with exciting activities for families, including storytime, games, live entertainment and the traditional Easter Egg Roll.
Now I’m on to the good part!
This picture is of 8-year-old Tucker Illerbrunn, whose dad is Garrett. As we know, Garrett was injured in a bombing in Iraq on Christmas Day and is at Walter Reed in Bethesda, Maryland, working on his recovery. Thanks to the Wounded Warriors Project, Tucker; his mom, Lorna; and Grandma Dana all were invited to the 2024 White House Easter Egg Roll! I understand it was a rather soggy day, but who would care? It’s definitely a day Tucker will remember for his lifetime! There was no sighting of the president, but I believe there were some pink sheep that Tucker thought were pretty funny!
I researched the Wounded Warriors, and this is what I found on Wikipedia: ‘The WWP is an American charity and veterans service organization that operates as a nonprofit 501. WWP offers a variety of programs, services and events for wounded veterans who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or coincident to their military service on or after September 11, 2001.’ Good stuff.
Keep Tucker and his family in your prayers, they’re not done yet.
Think Spring!
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