Kayleigh’s Army: Kayleigh the Mighty Mito Warrior

12/25/2025

🌟Merry Christmas 🌟

“For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭9‬:‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬

12/10/2025

Thank You Casey Cares for Kayleigh’s Birthday gift. She absolutely loves this blanket.
It’s so incredibly soft and warm.
With all Kayleigh’s struggles with fatigue recently it was the absolute perfect gift!

12/08/2025

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAYLEIGH🌸
What if I asked you to close your eyes and envision a warrior, someone who’s the epitome of strength, tenacity, bravery, and courage. What do you see??
You know what I see?? I see KAYLEIGH!!
A 5 pounds 10 ounces baby, hooked to tubes, IV’s and monitors laying in her NICU Bed! She is my warrior! And...
TODAY IS MY WARRIORS BIRTHDAY!!
Kayleigh, you entered this world early and your Journey thus far has not been easy but you have meet every single challenge and obstacle with a level of strength and determination that I envy.
You are our sweet, loving, tenacious, sometimes moody and very stubborn little girls. We are beyond blessed that God choose us to be your Mommy and Daddy.
Kayleigh I’m not sure how it happened but it seems like Just yesterday we were bringing you home for this first time and now today you turn 11! 11 how the heck foes this happen so quickly???
Time really needs to slow down.
Happy Birthday🎂 Mommy, Daddy and your sisters love you more than you’ll ever know!
📸Enjoy some of my favorite Kayleigh moments frozen in time🩷

11/14/2025

Research means everything to us.
Our hope lies in research outcomes and discoveries.

The Winslow Research Pavilion will enhance our efforts to connect scientists and clinicians, which enables faster translation of discoveries from the lab to directly impacting patients.

11/14/2025

Things are getting real my friends.
We just submitted our match forms fo Kayleigh’s Service Dog.
We’re down to 6 months give or take.

11/01/2025

Happy Halloween

10/27/2025

This week Kayleigh enjoyed the A Kid Again Birthday Bash at Boonshoft Museum. Trunk-or Treat at Miamisburg Christian Church and Valor Martial Arts and today we carved our Jack-o-lanterns.
Fun fun fun! We sure do love fall 🎃 👻 🍁

07/05/2025

Kayleigh picked out her new glasses. They’re called Skittles. They SCREAM Kayleigh. Vibrant and flamboyant! The best part is she LOVES them!

07/05/2025

Kayleigh’s 1st 4th of July vs 4th of July 2025

07/02/2025

And this one belongs to the Reds! Thank you Casey Cares for sending me and my family to the Cincinnati Reds game.

06/26/2025

June has been very busy and very exciting for Kayleigh.
She enjoyed a week away at MDA Camp. This is her 3rd year and she ALWAYS has the absolute best time. She’s talking about next year as soon as we pick her up {after her 2 hour nap during the ride home that is}
She had the amazing opportunity to meet and even sign her own Topps Player Cards for TJ Friedl and many other Cincinnati Reds players thanks to Cincinnati Reds and Cincinnati Children's
Enjoyed a Cincinnati Reds game (which we won!!)
She had the opportunity to go watch the Thunderbirds and other very talented pilots at the Dayton Air show sneak preview/Practice thanks to A Special Wish Foundation - Dayton & Southwest Ohio Chapter
We’ve enjoyed 2 movies at one of our favorite Summer time hangouts- The Drive-in. We saw LILO and Stitch live action and Elio. Both Great movies.
Enjoyed some catching up with our Cincinnati Children’s Perlman Center family. Played on some really hot playground equipment.
We’ve hit up the ice cream shops a couple times since the temperatures at set at Hell degrees.
And when we’re not having fun at all the above we’re lounging in pool.

06/18/2025