SUTTON, Mass. - Sen. Ryan Fattman and his family continued the annual tradition of hosting an Easter egg hunt for the community Saturday morning.

Hundreds of children and their families joined the hunt at Waters Farm Preservation in Sutton. This is the fifth time the Fattman's hosted the gathering. Despite some wind, the kids getting a great day for the hunt, with blue skies and seasonable temperatures. 

More than 30,000 eggs were hand-stuffed and up for grabs, and were filled with candy, toys, stickers, and all kinds of little treats. 

"You know, this is a very important holiday for Christians," Sen. Fattman said. "And if you're a Christian or not, the most important thing is this is about community. You know, this Easter egg hunt is about bringing the community together. The Blackstone Valley, Worcester County, Sutton, in particular, being the host community. Our hometown. And people love it. You know, people come year after year. There's smiles on kids faces. And that's what this is all about."

"This is such a great community event and we're really thankful to be a part of it," said Stephanie Fattman, Worcester County Register of Probate and Sen. Fattman's wife. "Like Ryan said this year, it's bigger and better. We're expanding to two Easter egg hunts on an even bigger field, and we're really thankful to just open this up to the community, open up this space, and we're thankful to everybody that volunteered to help us."

"It's so fun," said one mother. "Beautiful day. And the girls are really enjoying themselves."

"It's amazing," said Lisa Noel. "Our girls love it every year. So we come back. It's a great time. I mean, you can see they're collecting all their treats right now."

Fattman says this is one of four events he hosts quarterly. He says this Easter egg hunt was by far their biggest, expecting roughly 2,000 people.