The family has five birthdays in two days! February 1st has Jeb Bates and Trace Bates while February 17th has Jackson Bates, Addallee Bates, and Hailey Clark!
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 three on the way due 2025. They have four children and eight grandchildren in heaven.
Friday, February 28, 2025
Thursday, February 27, 2025
New photo of Lily and Whitney
We have a new photo of Whitney and Lily Jo to share with you all. Lily Jo is now eighteen months old as of February 12th!
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
William Daniel at 7 months old
We have a new photo of William Daniel to share with you all.
He recently turned seven months old on February 19th.
Celebrating Miles
Miles celebrated his first birthday on February 21st and we have new photos from his birthday party.
New photo of the Bates family
It's been a while since we shared a photo of Zach and Whitney's family.
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Celebrating Maci
We have new photos of Maci Jo. As many of you know that Maci celebrated her fourth birthday on February 9th.
Monday, February 24, 2025
Sunday, February 23, 2025
March Birthdays
It's time to release our March Birthdays cover!
* Travis Clark: March 8th
* Rhett Webster: March 18th
* Kolter Smith: March 25th
* Zade Stewart: March 27th
* Zoey Webster: March 28th
* Everly Paine: March 30th
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Baby #3 for Evan and Carlin
Early this morning, we shared that Evan and Carlin are expecting their third child due in 2025 and now we are sharing their youtube announcement video.
Bates Valentine's day pictures
We have new photos of the Bates couples as they celebrated Valentine's Day to share. The family's I love you day celebration is in late March.
Zach and Whitney Bates
Trace, Lydia, and Ryker Bates
Zach and Whitney Bates
Zach Bates
Gil and Kelly Bates
Chad and Erin Paine
Alyssa and Rhett Webster
John, Allie, Lexi, Zoey, and Maci Webster
Evan and Carlin Stewart
Gil and Kelly Bates, Travis and Katie Clark, Evan and Carlin Stewart, and Kelton and Josie Balka
Brandon and Michaella Keilen
Baby #3 is on the way
We are so exited to share that Evan and Carlin are expecting their third child due in September 2025.
This baby will be the 34th grandchild of Gil and Kelly Bates. According to her sonogram, she is seven weeks and six days pregnant putting her due date in late September.
This baby will be the 34th grandchild of Gil and Kelly Bates. According to her sonogram, she is seven weeks and six days pregnant putting her due date in late September.
30 years old update
A new family member has celebrated their 30th birthday so it's time to update our cover!
Bobby celebrated his 30th birthday on February 15th.
We will be back in July when Kelton celebrates his 30th birthday!
All about Miles: twelve months old
Miles is one year old!
This past month, he celebrated his first Valentine's Day!
We will see you all for his 18th month old update!
Friday, February 21, 2025
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
All about William: seven months old
William is now seven months old. This past month, he celebrated his mother's birthday and Valentine's Day!
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
All about Hailey: Two years old
It's time for Hailey's 24 months old update! We can't believe that she is now two years old! This past year, she has new cousins and a baby brother!
Monday, February 17, 2025
Triple Birthday
Happy Birthday to Jackson, Addallee and Hailey!
Jackson is celebrating his 23rd birthday today! Addallee is celebrating her 19th birthday today! Hailey is celebrating her 2nd birthday today!
Sunday, February 16, 2025
Saturday, February 15, 2025
All about Lily: Eighteen months old
Lily is now 18 months old and we shared new photos of the sweet little girl.
Friday, February 14, 2025
I love you day postponed
Kelly just shared that the family's i love you day celebration is scheduled for late March as there will be a lot of trips and will give Kelly a chance to recover from her hospital day.
Thursday, February 13, 2025
New photo of Brandon and Michaella
We have a new photo of Brandon and Michaella Keilen to share with you all.
New photo of John and Maci
We have a new photo of John and his youngest daughter, Maci, to share with you.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
All about Miles: Ten days until one
Miles is just ten days away from celebrating his first birthday!
Monday, February 10, 2025
Sunday, February 9, 2025
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Gender reveal photos
It's been a week since we shared that Trace and Lydia are expecting a baby girl in June 2025. We have some photos from the gender reveal.
