Halloween craziness!!!

Here are some pictures from Halloween and the days leading up to it. A lot has been going on, including one very sick baby... I'll start at the beginning.

Monday- We go out for family home evening to get our pumpkins. The kids were so excited and insisted that we get a little one for their baby brother. Ben, having just gotten over a little cold, begins to cough again.
Tuesday- I decide to try to carve pumpkins with the kids alone since Keith has been working a lot and probably wouldn't be home to carve them with us later. I decide to use my nice, sharp knives to make the cutting a little easier. Bad idea. I slice into my hand and pumpkin carving is done for the day. Ben continues to cough.
Wednesday- I decide to give pumpkin carving another try now that my hand isn't throbbing quite so badly. I use my old knives and Sam warns me to be careful the whole time. That seems to do the trick. All three pumpkins are carved with no further injuries. Later that night we had our ward Trunk-or-Treat. The kids had a great time, got lots of candy and Ben even got dressed up. Meanwhile, his cough gets a little worse.
Thursday- I had promised the kids that I would make them some Halloween sugar cookies so we did that and it managed to take up most of my day. Ben's cough is really getting bad. I decide that tomorrow, he is going to the doctor.
Friday- Halloween! But first, Ben goes to the doctor and comes home with a positive RSV test result. Poor baby. The show must go on. Sam, Audrey and I attend a little Halloween party at a friends house while Daddy stays home with Ben. Then we went Trick-or-Treating around our neighborhood with Sam's friend Kayley and her Mom. What a work out! The kids got more candy than they'll ever consume but had a blast doing it. Ben, has a very bad night. He started having a harder time breathing and isn't eating well because of it.

So... that brings us to today, Saturday- Soccer game, birthday party and another doctor appointment for poor Ben. He's now on an every four hour (round the clock) nebulizer treatment, steroids and an antibiotic. After a long morning, Keith got home with Ben with and some lunch for us and as we sit down to eat, Audrey throws up all over the place! Fun Fun. Oh, and our washing machine started to leak today too! It's a never ending party here at the Irwin house! Enjoy the pictures.