My sister and her family attended. She described it as chaotic and messy. Volunteers were allowed to cut in line after they finished their shifts which delayed entry for over an hour. There were no goodie bags and the egg dying used 2 week old eggs.

I was delighted to hear that military families and children with same-sex parents were explicitly invited to attend.

We went and had a wonderful time. Yes, there was a small wait - our tickets were for the 3pm entry (and we got in about 3:20). For the over 25,000 people who were scheduled to attend it actually was organized.

My daughter had a wonderful time, as did my husband and I. Once inside there were small lines (no more than a 5 minute wait) to do various activities.

We received a goody bag with a book about the event and the wooden egg keepsake.

Yes, they used old eggs for the egg dying - but they told you they were not edible eggs as soon as they handed it to you.

All in all, a wonderful time and a great event - one we will always remember. I know people complained about the on-line tickets, but I'm happy they were done that way. It gave more people a chance at attending.

You would think that after SOOO many years that they would have figured out an orderly system of letting people in. It was CHAOS and frustrating. We got there well before 8:45 for a 9:45 opening time only to wait in line and wait and thus did not get in until 10:30. People who arrived later than us got in and there were A LOT of frustrated people because of this. Once in, it was chaotic and we encountered some overly aggressive rude people. So while we had a good time (I think we ignored some of it just because of the event) I think that things could have been run better.

We attended the event yesterday, and we were in group C. We were scheduled to line up at 10:30am and attend the event from 11:30-1:30pm. I took my two children (5,3).

Our group was not let into the event until around 12:20pm. After taking my daughter to the potty (we had been in line for 2 hours), we listened to music for a couple minutes, decorated an egg carton, and went to stand in line at the Egg Roll. At approximately 1:15pm, they closed down the Egg Roll - we didn't even get to participate.

I was very disappointed, and I heard many people say the same thing. The event was just too crowded. Thankfully, I didn't travel from a considerable distance to attend. I feel for the participants who traveled a considerable distance and had to pay for overnight lodging.

I went yesterday and my children had a good time, but I was a little disappointed that the Obama Family only came out once earlier in the day. This is a family that keeps saying that they want to invite the average American into the White House, and during the first event where real Americans were in attendance they didn't spend time with us. I loved the get out and move theme, especially with childhood obesity being such a problem in this country, but I didn't think it was a good idea to have a cooking demonstration and not offer the food being cooked to the kids watching. I found it very informative, but when my son looked at me and asked if he could try the turkey burger a volunteer overheard him and told him no. He looked at her and asked why not and she said it was only a demonstration, not a tasting. He said that was stupid and walked away!

I did get some great pics of my kids rolling eggs with the WHite House in the background and that was worth it. They also had some wonderful reeanactors dressed as past Presidents walking around. My son really like Teddy Roosevelt!

All in all it needs a little work, I hope that they noticed what did and did not work for future egg rolls.

I had tickets for Group C. We got in line at 10:30am, as instructed, and waited for an hour before they started taking tickets and processing you through security.

After we got through security, they made us wait another hour! We finally got in at 12:30pm, and at 1:15pm they told us we had to leave. I was in line for the egg roll with my 4 year old, and they told us it was closed.

I was very disappointed at the amount of waiting we had to do, and I hope they can figure out a more efficient system for next year. The activities looked like a lot of fun, but we just couldn't do hardly any of them.

I was also in group C. Our tickets stated to arrive at 10:30, and we would be let in at 11:30 and leave at 1:30.

Also the tickets stated we could bring no food or drink except baby bottles.

We were not admitted until 12:30 and at 1:30 they made an announcement we had to leave. Also they offered absolutely NO food or drink the entire time. While we were in the second "pen" waiting area (from 10:30-12:30), they were selling overpriced water, hot dogs and chips. (ironically, the theme was healthy eating and exercise!)

It is cruel to expect parents to wait in a line for 2 hours with young children and then attend a 1 hour event, without EVER offering them food or drink. Little children need healthy food and snacks. Hello, Michelle?? There were a lot of children crying as we waited for 2 hours and as we left, saying they were hungry.

There were longs lines for most of the activies. We chose those activies with shorter lines.

On the positive side, (this was our first time attending), I did like that we got to get so close to the White House, see the new swingset, see the new garden, daughter enjoyed the yoga class.

Next year, I would suggest:

1. Cut down on the number of people by 30%... it was too crowded.. long lines

2. Run on schedule. Keep some order in the lines, so there is not chaos and cutting.

3. Offer healthy food and snacks. Remember the basic needs of these young children.