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.

Rhett at eight months old

We have new photos of Rhett to share with you all. 

Ryker at 2 months old

Ryker turned two months old on November 12th.

All about William: Four weeks old

 William is four weeks old! 

This past week, William celebrated his first Thanksgiving! 

William's newborn photos

William recently got his newborn photos done by Taryn Yager. 

We can't wait to see them.

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.

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. 

New photos of Baby William

We have new photos of William to share with you all.

Thanksgiving 2023

 Happy Thanksgiving! 

Bride and Groom

Jackson and Emerson have been married for a little over a month now. We have two photos of them to share with you all.

John turns 34

 Happy Birthday

All about William: Three weeks old

 William is now three weeks old. 

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. 

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.

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! 

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. 

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! 

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. 

All about William: Two weeks old

 William is now two weeks old. 

He recently had his newborn photos done by Taryn Yager. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

Double birthday

 Happy Birthday to Alyssa and Kade! 

more wedding photos

We have more wedding photos to share of Jackson and Emerson.

Khloe turns 4

 Happy Birthday

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.

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! 

update on William

He was able to go home today after four days of being in the hospital.