Kailey's Kisses

08/28/2026

We've been asked to participate in Trunk or Treat events locally. They are on the SAME DAY and time! Interested in representing us at one? Email [email protected]

08/26/2026

Our final Mattydale Market of the season has come! Decided to bring out my Mom to see what the whole fuss is about. So good to see some returning friends and remember tonight is the young vendors, come show them some love!

08/23/2026

Sadly, this will be our last market of the season. Stop out and enjoy the evening with great vendors and great food. It will be less crowded than that ole' Fair ;)

08/21/2026

08/05/2026

Mattydale Market Family Fun Night today 4-7 pm!
Come enjoy the FREE kids activities and eat some great food! Tons of vendors and a beatifull night for hanging out! Don't forget to donate for August give back for Roxboro Road Elementary and Middle Schools

07/27/2026

July is just flying by for us. Before we end the month, Id like to recognize a few things that we are loving♡

The first is a huge THANK YOU to Mattydale Market and all of the amazing vendors that donated to Kailey'Kisses a few weeks ago. We are delighted to be a small part of such a great community event. It was even more meaningful to us, as it was given at the 5th anniversary of her passing. Please come visit us on August 5 at the Market for the annual Family Night. There will be free activities for the kids and raffles galore!

The second would be that with the end of our candle fundraiser, we have been able to secure over 40 KID KITs that will be delivered to First Responders and local schools in the next few months...more to come on this.

And lastly, and certainly not least, we were honored to congratulate our friend Ben on his graduation from C-NS and the very first recipient of THE KAILEY J MORRELL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION- COURAGEOUS KID SCHOLARSHIP! His personal story of resiliance over loss is an inspiration to young children in our community and we wish him the best of everything as he heads off to college. Congrats, again!

07/18/2026

"I'll carry you with me into every day you've never lived and every year you've never known"
-Molly Mattocks

This is the reality of grief, once the numbness wears off. The reality of life moving forward pokes through the cracks. You carry them through the mornings they never woke to, the seasons they never aged into and the changes they never witnessed. This is YEAR 5.....

For us, its the growing of her sweet boy into the spirited, loving, unique little guy who loves hard and feels deeply. It's the approaching weddings of her brothers that she will attend, only in tearful tributes and obvious absence. These are just a few of the countless celebrations and events that she should have been a part of. These hit hard.

Carring someone like this isn't sentimental, it's heavy. It's holding space for them in the everyday that no longer holds the body, the voice or the future. It's holding on to their memory alongside new experiences and knowing they don't cancel each other out. Joy doesn't replace grief, it coexists...often uncomfortably. You lose more than just your person, you often lose friendships, because this is tough to fathom if you are not walking in it. People don't want that kind of sadness in their life. As if THIS was ever a choice.

This is what it means to love someone who didn't get to keep living. You don't leave them behind, you take them with you in all of your days forward.
And you do it through the fears, the tears and the years. It is not easy and lives are forever changed, in ways unimaginable. There is one thing that remains the same....LOVE. That never ends.

We miss your smile, your goofy laugh, your clumsy walk, your scent, your loud music, your cleaning out my fridge/snacks, your leaving my car close to empty road trips, your messy room, your strong bear-hugs, your kisses on my face and your love.

We will never get used to saying you are gone, so for now we will say: We love you now and forever, we'll see you when we get there♡

07/15/2026

Come see us at Mattydale Market. Most vendors are indoors but a few braving this AQI mess outside.

07/15/2026