Life in Motion: Baby’s first Easter

Crosby Hoopaugh celebrated his first Easter with a bunny onesie and a picture with the Easter Bunny. (Hadley Cottingham/Now Habersham)

The weekend before Easter was a success in Clarkesville, with Easter Bunny photos, egg hunting and family fun making an April morning with snow flurries feel just a little bit warmer.

Several new families got to enjoy their first of many Clarkesville traditions: photos with the Easter Bunny at the Mauldin House. New babies Crosby and Wyatt met the Easter Bunny for the first time, and their families got their very first Easter pictures. It’s a sweet moment that their parents can enjoy forever.

Wyatt, just 3 months old, met the Easter Bunny for the first time on Saturday. (Hadley Cottingham/Now Habersham)

Crosby and Wyatt were just two of at least 75 children who had their photos made with the Easter Bunny at Clarkesville’s Mauldin House and Gardens, and Clarkesville Main Street Director Trudy Crunkleton says that part of the fun is seeing those little ones grow up.

“There are a lot of people who come every year for tradition,” Crunkleton said. The Easter Bunny himself even said he recognized many of the children he took photos with, and that he loves seeing them year after year.

The city was pleased with the number of families that came out in the cold on Saturday to not only take photos with the Easter Bunny, but enjoy the Mauldin House Gardens Easter decor and free treats. Officials say that more than 50 families joined in the fun.