Welcome to the Bates family blog! Gil and Kelly have been married since 1987 and have nineteen children. Twelve of their children have been married. They have thirty-two grandchildren with one on the way due June 2025. They have four children and eight grandchildren in heaven.
It is time for the end of the month recap, The Bates family have welcome Jadon Bates, Hazel Balka and Charlotte Smith into the world.
Bringing Up Bates had their season finale on June 24th. We are currently awaiting word for season 11 so stay tune.
Nathan and Esther announced that they are planning a fall wedding.
Jadon and Hazel were released from the NICU after a few days.
We have some exciting news to share with you all!
Bobby and Tori have welcomed their third child, Charlotte Raine, into the world on June 24, 2021. We are so excited for the happy family and can't wait to share photos.
Be sure to stay tune for the photos released in three days and her "All about Charlotte" which is coming soon.
It's hard to believe that it's been months since Zach and Whitney's November 2020 pregnancy announcement and now the baby is here.
Zach and Whitney revealed that it was going to be a baby boy in January 2021 and they were going to name him Jayden Carl.
The couple decided to change his name from Jayden to Jadon is unknown right now.
The baby weighed 7lb and 6oz at birth.
Jadon was admitted to NICU later on June 7th for having a hard time breathing. He was released nine days later and is at home with his mother, father, brother and sisters.
Whitney and Josie's due dates quickly approaching; the expecting moms meet up to talk about motherhood and work on a craft project for their nurseries.
The next Bates grandchild will be arriving really shorty. We can't wait to meet baby Charlotte and know that you can't either.
Kelton and Josie are excited to share that they have welcomed their second child into the world. Today we are sharing pictures of the sweet baby girl.
This Sunday marks a double celebration for Zach, Whitney and their children.
