85-Year-Old Grandmother Makes Snow Angels

Grandmothers are often referred to as our angels on earth, but this 85-year-old grandmother has taken things to a whole new level.

Proving that making snow angels isn’t just for kids, Betty Ritchie celebrated her 85^th birthday by playing in the snow. The video that was posted on Facebook shows her daughter and son-in-law carefully lowering Betty onto the snow to fulfil her snow angel dream.

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“I’ve just always made snow angels with my kids and everything,” she said. “So I didn’t want to be a big wheel. I just wanted to make an angel.”

Sherry Spangler, Betty’s daughter who uploaded the video to Facebook said of her mother, “She was the kind of mum who always went sled riding us, she always went swimming with us. She wasn’t the kind of mom who just sat around. And every time it would snow she’d say, ‘Come on, we’ll make snow angels.’ That’s just what we always did. We still do, even us big kids.”

The video has now been watched over a million people turning Betty into a local celebrity. “I’m glad it’s making so many people happy,” she said. “That’s what I’m here for. That’s what God’s got me here for.”