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Vestavia Hills Resident Goes Viral In T-Rex Costume

Henderson's friend and videographer captured Henderson enjoying the first snow of the season while wearing the costume.

VESTAVIA HILLS, AL — A Vestavia Hills resident has been featured on networks across the country for a viral stunt she pulled during the weekend snow in Alabama. Christi Boston Henderson dressed up in an inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex costume and frolicked in the snow in a video that has spread nationally.

Henderson's friend and videographer Natasha Bates captured Henderson enjoying the first snow of the season while wearing the costume, making snow angels and throwing snowballs at neighborhood kids.

“I honestly was in awe. That’s the most snow I’ve ever seen in my life,” Henderson, 27, told ABC News. “I made the most of it. I said, ‘This is going to be fun.'”

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Henderson owned the costume from when she attended Dragoncon in Atlanta and decided to repurpose it for the occasion.

Video Courtesy of Christi Henderson

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