A major storm spread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of Florida, resulting in a "once in a lifetime" experience for one Tallahassee couple and their two kids who got up early Wednesday to enjoy the snow.

I prepped for Tallahassee’s impending winter storm with the leisurely pace and skepticism of a South Florida native who had made it to 27 years old without ever seeing real snow.

Snow in the Sunshine State doesn't happen very often. But it did. And here are the photos from Pensacola to Yulee to prove it.