SEATTLE - A big relief for some Washington families, as they started getting their SNAP benefits back on Thursday night. On Friday, many of those families were at the grocery store filling up their carts.

"I smiled the entire time," Andrenika Henry said. It’s an expression the mom of three and full-time cybersecurity student, hasn’t been able to do much recently after losing her snap benefits. She was among those who got the benefits back on Thursday night.

"Definitely a weight lifted off my shoulders," Henry said. FOX 13 met up with her outside of Costco, after she stocked up on things like chicken thighs, frozen French fries, fruit and snacks for her little ones.

"I tried to think about all the things I could extend past this month just in case," Henry said. "It’s scary to say the

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