This 96-year-old cried happy tears when she saw snow for the first time after not experiencing it for forty years.

"She first came to America in 1950 and remembered her joy at first seeing snow in the Big Apple and playing with snowballs," Armando Trull told Newsflare of her mother, Oria Carrera. "She would eventually return to Cuba, flee as an exile in 1968 and settle in Miami. My mother never saw snow again."

The passing of Carrera's husband led her to moving to Washington DC to live with her son in August.

"During summer and early fall, she would constanlty ask me when we would see snow. Her anticipation was childlike," her son said.

In the video filmed in the small city of Annandale, Washington DC, Carrera can be seen looking at the snow in the backyard with her eyes lit up.

"I feel happy so happy i have to say thank God for giving me the opportunity to watch something that I love," she says as she continues to express her joy and gratitude.

The purity of her elderly mother's reaction was deeply moving to Trull, who got emotional at the sight of her mother's excitement.

"For me, her joy at pitching a snowball at me and clapping is what brought tears of joy to my eyes."

Oria Carrera was born in 1922 in Sagua la Grande Cuba. She first came to America in 1950 and remembered her joy at first seeing snow in the Big Apple and playing with snowballs. She would eventually return to Cuba, flee as an exile in 1968 and settle in Miami. My mother never saw snow again. In June of 2018 her husband passed away leaving her alone in Miami. I asked her to live with me in Washington DC because I did not want her to be in a senior care facility. She agreed and moved with me in August. During summer and ealry fall she would constanlty ask me when we would see snow. Her anticipation was childlike. The day it snowed here, I shoveled snow from our back deck, bundled her up and brought her back. Her reaction was amazing and she cried with joy thanking God for allowing her to live to see snow again. For me, her joy at pitching a snowball at me and clapping is what brought tears of joy to my eyes.