Thursday, November 30, 2023

All about William: One month old

 William is now one month old! 


William was in the hospital from October 30th to November 3rd.


William celebrated his parents anniversary just days after his birth. He also celebrated his sister's birthday on November 26th. He also celebrated his first Thanksgiving.

Two are four

Just four years ago, we shared the births of Khloe and Holland with you all.
Khloe is the daughter of Zach and Whitney Bates.
Holland is the daughter of Chad and Erin Paine.

Sunday, November 26, 2023

Holland turns 4

 Happy Birthday



December birthdays and anniversaries cover

It's time to release our December birthdays and anniversaries cover for the Bates family.

The family only has two birthdays (Tori and Zach). Zach's birthday is December 30th while Tori's birthday is December 20th.
The family has four wedding anniversaries this month. Gil and Kelly's anniversary is on December 19th. Zach and Whitney's anniversary is on December 14th. Bobby and Tori's anniversary is on December 16th. Travis and Katie's anniversary is on December 3rd.


Saturday, November 25, 2023

Alyssa opens up her grandma's passing

Alyssa shared on her instagram that she was feeling sad and did not want to celebrate her birthday. Her grandma past away the day before her birthday.
She said that she felt blessed and loved on her birthday. 

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Sunday, November 19, 2023

12 weddings

Gil and Kelly now have twelve Bates weddings in the books. 
The first wedding took place in November 2013 and the most recent one took place in October 2023. 
The Bates family have five sons married. Zach was the first one to get married in December 2013 followed by Nathan in October 2021. Lawson got married in May 2022 and a few months later Trace got married. A year later, Jackson got married in October 2023. 
The Bates have seven of their daughters married. Erin got married first in November 2013 followed by Alyssa in May 2014. Michaella got married in August 2015. Tori got married in December 2017. Josie got married in October 2018. Carlin got married in May 2019. Katie got married in December 2021. 

Saturday, November 18, 2023

All about Rhett: Eight months old

 Rhett is now eight months old! 


This past month, He has a new cousin (William) who was born on October 30th. He celebrated his mother's birthday on November 9th.

Friday, November 17, 2023

All about Hailey: Nine months old

 Hailey is now nine months old! 


This past month, she has a new baby cousin (William) on October 30th! 

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Gil and Kelly with 19 children

It's hard to believe that ten years ago, Gil and Kelly had all of their children living at home. 
Today, they have twelve children married with twenty-seven grandchildren with two on the way. 

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

All about Lily: Three months old

 Lily is now three months old! 


In the past month, She went on her first camping trip. She has a new cousin (William) who was born on October 30th. She celebrated her sister's birthday on November 7th! 

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

husbands and wives

We have two new photos of the couples as they celebrated the wedding of Jackson and Emerson Bates. 
 The first one is with Zach and Whitney. 
The second one is with Brandon and Michaella. 

Monday, November 13, 2023

Sunday, November 12, 2023

All about Ryker: Two months old

 Ryker is now two months old! 


This past month, He has a new cousin (William) who was born on October 30th. He also has a new aunt (Emerson) when his uncle got married on October 14th. 

Saturday, November 11, 2023

William's birth photos

On October 30th, Chad and Erin announced the birth of their little one. Baby William is currently at the hospital for monitoring due to his premature birth. 




Friday, November 10, 2023

Girls vs Boys

It's time to update the Granddaughters and grandsons now that the newest Bates grandchild is here. 
There are 18 granddaughters for the Bates family. Allie is the oldest and Lily is the youngest. 
The grandsons are currently at nine with Bradley being the oldest and William being the youngest.
Now we don't know what Baby Balka is or Baby Smith is. We will have to wait to find out. 

Monday, November 6, 2023

All about William: One week old

William is now one week! 


During his first week of life, He met his aunts (Michaella, Tori, Emerson and Alyssa) and uncle (Jackson) while staying in the hospital. 


He was able to go home after a four day stay. 


We shared photos of Baby William and updates on him. Yesterday we shared his birth announcement on youtube.

Sunday, November 5, 2023

Updated October birthdays and anniversaries cover

We have updated our October birthdays and anniversaries cover now that Chad and Erin have welcomed their sixth child into the world.
William was not the only one to join the family as Emerson joined the family in early October when she and Jackson said I do.
Gil and Kelly now have three grandchildren born in October. 

William's birth vlog on Youtube

 Chad and Erin have uploaded a new youtube video. It's William's birth vlog! 



Saturday, November 4, 2023