Although Saturday marked her first Easter egg hunt, Emma Rutherford proved she can collect the candy-filled plastic treasures like a seasoned pro.

Emma, who is almost 2, found so many of the brightly colored eggs that they didn’t all fit in her pastel basket, and mom Heather had to carry the overflow.

“She loves eggs,” said Heather Rutherford, urging Emma to reach for one hiding on a bookshelf.

The Rutherfords were among the many families who came to Regent Court, a senior living facility, Saturday morning for a community egg hunt.

Rain forced the festivities inside, but between finding candy, playing with friends new and old, and holding baby chicks and bunnies, the kids didn’t seem to mind.

The Harlan family came from Albany to attend the hunt with their friends, the Hackethorns.

Hailey Harlan, 5, has gone on Easter egg hunts before, but the Regent Court event was her first this year.

Finding the eggs was the best part, Hailey said. Her favorite Easter treats are Cadbury chocolate mini-eggs.

Hailey’s brother, 2-year-old Nick, enjoyed his first Easter egg hunt.

The kids were divided into two age brackets, and there was one large, purple egg hidden for each group. Whoever found it won a big prize.

Nick found the coveted egg for the younger tots, so he got to take home a large basket filled with toys.

Among the older kids, Anthony Nelson, 9½, found the prize egg. Regent Court resident Mel Nordyke presented him with an MP3 player on behalf of hunt organizers.

“I found it next to a big purple ball. It was exciting,” said Anthony, who came to the egg hunt with his brother, Christian York.

Beyond hunting for eggs, they liked playing with the fuzzy chicks.

Maggie Hackethorn, 2, had fun looking for eggs in her favorite hues: blue, green and pink.

“It’s fun. I like candy,” she said.

Chris and Cara Nordyke brought daughter Lily, 22 months, to Regent Court this weekend both to hunt for eggs and to visit Chris’s grandfather, Mel.

“I can remember having Easter egg hunts at his house when I was a kid,” Chris Nordyke said.