Welcome to the Bates family blog! Gil and Kelly have been married since 1987 and have nineteen children. Twelve of the children are married. They have thirty-eight grandchildren with two on the way. They have two foster grandchildren.
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Saturday, January 17, 2026
GrandBates born in December
At the beginning of December, the Bates family had no grandbabies born in December and now they have two grandsons born and just days apart.
* Brooks Balka is the son of Kelton and Josie Balka. He was born on December 6th.
Updated December birthdays and anniversaries cover
Now that Lawson and Tiffany have announced that they welcomed to their son, Theodore Lawson, into the world. It's time to update our December birthdays and anniversaries cover.
Birthdays: Theodore Bates (December 9), Zach Bates (December 30), Tori (Bates) Smith (December 20), Brooks Balka (December 6)
Anniversaries: Gil and Kelly Bates (December 19), Zach and Whitney (December 14), Travis and Katie Clark (December 4), Bobby and Tori (December 16)
New photos of Brandon and Michaella
We recently shared new photos of Brandon and today we are back with new photos of Brandon and Michaella.
Friday, January 16, 2026
Baby Clark enters heaven
We have some sad news to share with you all.
Katie just announced that she had miscarried their third baby.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Travis and Katie.
All about Theodore: Introduction and one month old
It's time to start Teddy's All about Theodore!
He was born on December 9, 2025! Lawson and Tiffany announced his birth on January 11, 2026.
On January 15th, Lawson and Tiffany announced that their son weighed 6lbs and 10oz. He was 18.5 inches long. He was born at 12:43 pm
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