All about Harvey: Nine months old

 Harvey Clark is now nine months old! This month, he celebrated his first Father's Day.

July Birthdays cover

We are so excited to be sharing the July Birthdays cover with you all. This month, the family has five birthdays.

Their Birthdays are Willow Balka (July 19), Papa Bill Bates (July 4), Kelton Balka (July 4), William Bates (July 19), and Lawson Bates (July 27).

Updated June birthdays cover

As we are awaiting the arrival of GrandBates #34, we have updated the June birthdays cover! 

Their Birthdays: Charlotte Smith (June 24), Jadon Bates (June 7), Kaia Bates (June 12), Hazel Balka (June 14), Kaci Bates (June 20)

Life update with the Clark family

We have an exciting announcement to share with you.

Travis is now in nursing school. 

Bates father's day photos

Father's day was this past Sunday and we have new photos to share. 

Fun fact: Both John and Chad celebrated their first Father's Day in June 2015. 

Charlotte turns 4

 Happy Birthday to Charlotte Smith!

New photos of Kaia Rae

We have new photos of Kaia Rae to share with you.

Websters adventures

We have three new photos of the Websters adventures! 

Watch Kaia's birth vlogs on Youtube

Trace and Lydia announced on June 14, 2025 that their daughter had been born on youtube.

The following week, the couple shared the full video on their youtube channel.

All about Kaia: Introduction

It's been a little over a week since Trace and Lydia welcomed their baby girl into the world.

They just uploaded her birth vlog on Youtube where the baby weight 6lbs and 15ozs and was 19.5 inches long. 

Baby Boy's Name reveal

We are so excited to share that Chad and Erin have share their baby boy's name. 

They are planning to name him Henry Blythe. 

They did share that they are due in September but think the baby will be here by late August/early September. 

Baby Stewart #3 update

 Evan and Carlin shared a question-and-answer video for this third pregnancy. They also gave an update on their family.

Many of you have asked about their gender reveal and when it's coming? The couple has chosen to wait until the baby is here to find out if it's a boy or girl. They did say that if the baby is a boy, they will switch Zade and Layla's rooms around.

They also shared that they are going to have a name for a boy and girl. 

Carlin did share that she thinks that the baby will be here early so we don't have long to wait.

Kaci turns 9

Happy 9th birthday!

All about William: Eleven months old

 Lawson and Tiffany's little boy is about to celebrate his first birthday next month.

Celebrating Hazel

We have new photos of Hazel as she celebrated her fourth birthday on Saturday! 

Welcome Kaia Bates!

Kaia Bates is here!

We are so excited to share that Trace and Lydia welcomed their daughter Thursday, June 12th, into the world.

Fun fact: She is the nineteen granddaughter of Gil and Kelly Bates! 

It's Baby Time for Trace and Lydia

If you are reading this post, it means that Lydia and Trace have welcome baby Kaia.

We can't wait to meet baby Kaia! 

You can watch their newest YouTube video by clicking here. 

Father's Day 2025

 Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there!

Brandon is the foster dad of two. Gil is the dad of nineteen children. Zach is the dad to five children. John is the dad of five children. Nathan is the dad of two children. Evan is the dad of two children (with one on the way). Chad is the dad of six children (with one on the way). Bobby is the dad of five children. Kelton is the dad of three children (with one on the way)

Travis is the dad of two children. Lawson is the dad of one child (with one on the way). Trace is the dad of one (with one on the way). Jackson has a child on the way due any day.

Carlin at 25 weeks pregnant

Carlin is now 25 weeks pregnant. 

Hazel turns 4

 Happy Birthday to Hazel! 

More pregnancy announcement photos!

 Have you heard the big news about Lawson and Tiffany?! They are expecting their second child due in Winter 2025.