When Whitney and Adam Dinkel were told that their baby boy Roman had spinal bifida, they were not sure if he would ever be able to walk. At just two years of age, however, Roman is already beating the odds as he is trick-or-treating without crutches for the first time!

While attending a neighborhood trick-or-treat event last week, Roman stunned everyone by walking around without crutches! Dressed as the Nintendo character of Luigi, Roman seemed to be having the time of his life as he impressed everyone with his walking skills.

“It has been amazing to see,” Adam said. “Especially with trick-or-treating, when somebody tells you that your kid may never walk and then you get to see them having the time of their life walking from house to house or from booth to booth. Just seeing him taking it all in and just enjoying it so much, it was really amazing to see. It totally made my night!”

Roman is planning to not use his crutches again when he goes trick-or-treating on Halloween night.

“Honestly, the crutches just slow him down now,” Adam said. “All he wants to do is keep up with his brother and sister.”

Adorable photos show Roman posing with his brother and sister, who also went as Nintendo characters.

Adam went on to say that the crutches may never come back!

“He’s been walking without them,” he said. “His sticks gave him the confidence to want to try to walk without them and he’s been doing great! He really doesn’t need them at all anymore. He’s still working hard on a lot of things, like standing. But he’s doing great!”

As of right now, Whitney and Adam just want happiness for their determined little boy.

“We pray and hope that he grows up and goes to college and gets married and has kids and has a fantastic, long life. But with Spina bifida you don’t know,” Adam said. “He could have any surgery at any given time, whether it’s another brain surgery or whatever. But ultimately we have faith that he’s gonna have an awesome life because of what we’ve done for him. That’s why we do everything we do, to give him the best life possible.”

Given the amount of determination that he has shown at such a young age, it’s clear that there are big things ahead for Roman! Find out more about how he is inspiring others to succeed in the video below!