The three-year hiatus of the typical annual hunt meant it was the first Easter egg hunt at the Capitol some children were able to engage in. This was the case for 3-year-old Aria Brown and 7-year-old Avery Brown.

Aria and Avery Brown's mother, Noelle Brown said her daughters were excited to see how many eggs they could collect on the sunny Saturday morning.

“As they’re getting older, they’re more interested in running around and finding the eggs,” Brown said.

The start of the different egg hunts was marked by the honk of a Lansing Fire Department fire truck, with different rounds being held for children younger than 3, ages 4-6, and ages 7-12.

Anderson said that one heartwarming moment from the event was getting to hand out coupons for free scoops of ice cream at Culver's.

Anderson said she would see younger children waiting with their older siblings but could not participate in that round of egg hunting because of their age. Here, she would utilize the coupons for ice cream.

"I told them if they were on the other side of the line, I'd give them a (coupon) and then their eyes would light up and they get a free scoop ice cream,” Anderson said.

Lansing resident Desirae Alvarado said her daughter and nephews think they’re too cool now for pictures with the Easter bunny but said she has been coming to the Easter egg hunt at the Capitol since she was a kid, and her family enjoys it every year.

Alvarado’s 11-year-old daughter, Neiyrah Alvarado said her favorite part of the day was the Easter egg hunt with her cousins.

The Alvarados said they have more Easter traditions to partake in this weekend, including cascarones, which are empty egg shells that are saved throughout the year and later dyed or colored, filled with confetti and resealed to be used in an Easter egg hunt.

“In the egg hunt at home, they find those and crack them over each other’s heads,” Alvarado said.

For the family of Noelle Brown, she said they would be celebrating her youngest daughter’s birthday along with their Easter festivities.