2023 Recap

What a busy year for the Bates family! This year came with many pregnancy and birth announcements. The family had one wedding this year.

January: Gil, Finley, Michaella, Lexi and Layla celebrated their birthdays.

February: Trace, Jeb, Maci, Tiffany, Bobby, Addallee, Jackson celebrated their birthdays. Travis and Katie welcomed their daughter into the world. Zach and Whitney announced that they are expecting their fifth child due in August 2023. John and Alyssa announced that they will be naming their baby boy Rhett Alan Webster. Brandon and Michaella announced that they have a little girl in heaven.

March: Travis, Zade, Kolter, Zoey, and Everly celebrated their birthdays. Zach and Whitney announced that they are having a baby girl. Trace and Lydia announced that they are expecting their first child due in September 2023. Jackson and Emerson are engaged. John and Alyssa welcomed their son in the world. 

April: Lydia, Allie, Carlin, Chad, Emerson, and Ellie celebrated their birthdays.Trace and Lydia announced that they are going to have a little boy.

May: Erin, Carson, Warden celebrated their birthdays. Lawson and Tiffany celebrated their first wedding anniversary. John and Alyssa celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary. Evan and Carlin celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary. Chad and Erin announced that they are expecting their sixth child due in December 2023. Brandon and Michaella shared the name of their baby girl in heaven.

June: Jadon, Hazel, Kaci, and Charlotte celebrated their birthdays. Chad and Erin announced that they were going to have a baby boy.

July: Kelton, Willow, and Lawson celebrated their birthdays. Isaiah went on his first mission trip. 

August: Josie, Brooklyn, Cambree, Callie, Evan and Nathan celebrated their birthdays. Jackson and Emerson had their engagement photoshoot. Kelton and Josie announced that they were expecting their third child in early March. Zach and Whitney welcomed their daughter, Lily Jo, into the world. Chad and Erin announced their son's name will be William Gage. Trace and Lydia shared that they are going to have baby Ryker on September 12th.

September: Judson, Brandon, and Whitney celebrated their birthdays. Trace and Lydia welcomed their son, Ryker Cruise, into the world. 

October: Katie, Esther, Isaiah, Kenna, Kelly, and Bradley celebrated their birthdays. Trace and Lydia celebrated their first year anniversary. Kelton and Josie celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary. Nathan and Esther celebrated their anniversary. Jackson and Emerson got married on October 14th. Bobby and Tori announced that they were expecting their 5th child. Chad and Erin welcomed their son, William Gage, into the world.

November: Khloe, Alyssa, Kade, John and Holland celebrated their birthdays. Chad and Erin celebrated their anniversary.

December: Tori and Zach celebrated their birthdays. Travis and Katie celebrated their anniversary. Zach and Whitney celebrated their anniversary. Bobby and Tori celebrated their anniversary. Gil and Kelly celebrated their anniversary. Warden announced his courtship with Taylor. Lawson and Tiffany announced that they were expecting their first baby however she ended up miscarry a little bit later.

New photos of the Webster children

Happy New Years Eve!

John and Alyssa posted a New Years Eve photo on their Instagram. 

Rhett at nine months old

Rhett is three months away from celebrating his first birthday. We have new photos of the sweet little boy.

All about William: Two months old

 William is now two months old! 

This past month, he celebrated his first Christmas! 

Zach turns 35

Happy Birthday

Oh baby!

This year has been quite a busy year for the Bates family. They have welcomed five grandchildren this year.

Hailey was born on February 17, 2023 to Travis and Katie Clark. 

Rhett was born on March 18, 2023 to John and Alyssa Webster.

Lily was born on August 15, 2023 to Zach and Whitney Bates.

Ryker was born on September 12, 2023 to Trace and Lydia Bates.

William was born on October 30, 2023 to Chad and Erin Paine! 

Bates family Christmas 2023

We hope that you had a wonderful time celebrating the birth of Jesus and Christmas with your loved ones. Today we are sharing photos of the Bates family as they celebrated the birth of Jesus. 

Chad and Erin with their children.

Jackson and Emerson

Brandon and Michaella

Evan and Carlin with their kids

Travis and Katie with Hailey

Lawson and Tiffany

Trace and Lydia with their son, Ryker.

John and Alyssa with their kids.

Zach and Whitney with their kids.

family of eight

We have new photos of the family of eight.

Merry Christmas

 We wish you all a very Merry Christmas. 

January birthdays cover

With January right around the corner, it's time to release our January birthday cover. The family have five birthdays.

Out of the five birthdays, there are three grandchildren.

Tori turns 28

Happy Birthday

Gil and Kelly's 36th wedding anniversary

Happy Anniversary

All about Rhett: Nine months old

 Rhett is nine months old! 

This past month, he celebrated his first Thanksgiving and his father's birthday.

Remembering Hope Bates

Lawson and Tiffany shared that their baby was due in 2024.

They decided to name the baby Hope. 

Our thoughts and prayers are with Lawson and Tiffany. 

All about Hailey: Ten months old

 Hailey is ten months old! 

She recently celebrated her first Thanksgiving and her parents anniversary! Her parents recently took her to find her first Christmas tree.

Bobby and Tori's 6th Wedding anniversary

Bobby and Tori are celebrating their sixth wedding anniversary! Happy Anniversary! 

All about Lily: Four months old

 Lily is now four months old! 

She had her first Thanksgiving! She also celebrated her parents wedding anniversary. 

This past month, Lily ended up getting strep thoart and went on meds. She will be okay.

Lawson and Tiffany's newest YouTube video

Lawson and Tiffany shared some news on their youtube channel. The couple learned early this year that they were expecting their first child however the pregnancy ended up in a miscarriage. 

The couple did say that this was the first part of telling their story.

Zach and Whitney’s 10th wedding anniversary

Happy Anniversary!

Brandon and Michaella join YouTube

We are so excited to share that Brandon and Michaella have joined the YouTube community. 

You can click here to view their YouTube channel. 

All about Ryker: Three months old

 Ryker is now three months old! 

He spent his first Thanksgiving on the farm with his family. 

Meet Taylor

Now that Warden and Taylor have announced their relationship. 

Her birthday is March 16, 2003. She recently turned 20 years old. 

Update on Katie

 Katie went to the Emergency room on their anniversary for the kidney stone. The doctor informed her that she has to get them removed as soon as she can. 

She had surgery on Monday afternoon. Travis said that the surgery went great and she stayed in the hospital overnight.

Holland's 4th birthday photos

Holland celebrated her birthday on November 26th and she is now four years old. We have three new photos of the sweet little girl.

These photos were taken by Taryn Yager and she truly does an amazing work with photography.

Warden's courtship announcement

We are so excited to share that Warden is in a courtship. 

Lawson and William

We have a new photo of Lawson and William! 

Did you know that there is four Williams in the Bates family? 

New photo of William

We have a new photo of William to share with you all. 

William and Carson

Right before Thanksgiving, Chad and Erin had Taryn Yager take newborn photos of Baby William and the rest of the Paine family.

Taryn also captured moments between Carson and William. 

Travis and Katie's second wedding anniversary

Happy Anniversary! 

Bates family Thanksgiving 2023

We have new photos of the Bates family as they celebrated Thanksgiving! Most of the family gather at the farm for Thanksgiving.

John and Alyssa with Allie, Lexi, Zoey, Maci, and Rhett

Trace and Lydia with baby Ryker

Lawson and Tiffany

Jackson and Emerson

Gil and Kelly Jo

Nathan, Esther, and Kenna

Evan, Carlin, Layla, and Zade

Kelton, Josie, Willow, and Hazel

Hello December

 Birthdays:

* Tori (Bates) Smith- December 20th

* Zach Bates- December 30th

Anniversaries:

* Travis and Katie Clark (December 3rd)

* Zach and Whitney Bates (December 14th)

* Bobby and Tori Smith (December 16th)

* Gil and Kelly Bates (December 19th)

All about Grandbabies:

* Ryker Bates

* Lily Bates

* Hailey Clark

* Rhett Webster

* William Paine

Other posts:

* Christmas 2023

* Thanksgiving photos

* Christmas photos

* January birthday cover 

* 2023 Recap

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.