Keeping Up With The Shaffers: That Guy Trick-or-Treated Me!

Rocco's first trick or treating experience involved a drive-by treating.

You might be asking yourself, "What is a drive by treating?"

There was a man randomly standing on the edge of his yard holding a bag of candy. My mom and I laughed... drove around the block, pulled up, rolled down Rocco's window, and I said, "Are you handing out candy to kids?" To be honest, we didn't really know what he was doing...

The man said, "Yeah..." (I think maybe he had eaten some hash brownies for Halloween...)

Rocco stared at him.

Then, something amazing happened. The guy handed Rocco a handful of candy.

A smile instantly lit up Rocco's face. "Thank you!" he said. Then turned to us and proclaimed:

"THAT GUY JUST TRICK OR TREATED ME!"

After that, Rocco was hooked. We took him to approximately ten houses-- mostly Todd walked him and I stayed in the car. We all had a blast. Rocco loved the fact that he could knock on someone's door and randomly get candy. It was exciting to watch him have so much fun. And we were very proud that he told everyone "thank you" after they gave him candy. He held hands, he was careful, and he was well-behaved. Such a sweet boy! I think he is going to want to trick or treat every day from now on.

Happy Halloween, Everyone!