Welcome to the Bates family blog! Gil and Kelly have been married since 1987 and have nineteen children. Twelve of the children are married. They have thirty-six grandchildren with four on the way. They have two foster grandchildren.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
GrandBates #40 is on the way
We are so excited to share that Bobby and Tori are expecting a new little one in 2026.
Tori revealed on her Instagram that she is due in March 2026.
All about Harvey: Twelve months old
Happy Birthday Harvey!
We can't believe that you are one year old now. It seems like yesterday that you were born.
This past year, he has gotten new little cousins.
unseen September birthdays cover
In the month of September, the Bates family has only one double birthday and it's Brandon and Judson.
Brandon is the husband of Michaella while Judson is the son of Gil and Kelly.
Monday, September 29, 2025
Sunday, September 28, 2025
October Birthdays and anniversaries cover
It's time for our October birthdays and anniversaries cover to come out. We will have a GrandBates born in October post coming out on October 1st!
Birthdays: William Paine (October 30), Esther Bates (October 14), Graham Bates (October 4), Bradley Bates (October 29), Katie Clark (October 5), Kelly Bates (October 26), Isaiah Bates (October 16), and Kenna Bates (October 17).
Anniversaries: Nathan/Esther (October 22), Kelton/Josie (October 5), Jackson/Emerson (October 14), and Trace/Lydia (October 1)
Saturday, September 27, 2025
New photo of Graham and Kenna
We have two new photos of Kenna and Graham Bates to share with you all.
Graham will celebrate his first birthday on Saturday while Kenna will turn three on October 17th
We also have a new photo of Kenna to share with you all.
New photo of the Bates family
Did you hear the exciting news?!
Zach and Whitney announced on Thursday that they are expecting their sixth child due in Spring 2026.
Updated GrandBates born in September
Now that the Bates family has added one more grandchild into the month of September, it's time to update it.
Updated September birthdays cover
It's time to release the newest updated version of our September birthdays.
Birthdays: Navy Stewart (September 7), Judson Bates (September 15), Brandon Keilen (September 15), Whitney Bates (September 21), Ryker Bates (September 12), and Harvey Clark (September 29)
All about Graham: Seven days until one
Just one more week until Graham celebrates his first birthday!
Friday, September 26, 2025
Social Media changes
We need to give a social media update following Kelly and Lawson's warnings about facebook pages and groups posting false information about the family.
Even through we have said since day one on this blog, that we are not the Bates family or any of their relatives. There is a group on facebook posting false information about the family.
I must say that our page has never and will never ask you for money. I know right now it is very upsetting to hear that a facebook page did this.
We ended up having to change our facebook page from the Bates family blog to the Bates family fan blog in hopes that it will not confuse the fans. On Wednesday night, both our facebook and instagram page were taken down but was quickly reinstall. We also have to share that our instagram sadly was prementally banned on Thursday. We are not sure if we will ever create another instagram. We work so hard to post true information about the family. The family does know about our instagram and facebook.
New photos of Henry and his parents
Chad and Erin have shared two new photos of their newborn as he celebrates one month of life.
We did recently share a health update on Erin today.
New picture of Baby Balka
In a few months, Kelton and Josie will be welcoming another little one into their family.
Thursday, September 25, 2025
New photo of Henry and Erin
Henry is a month old as of today and we have another new photo of the sweet little boy and his mom.
Grandbaby #39 is on the way
We are so excited to share that Zach and Whitney have announced that they are expecting baby #6 in the spring.
All about Henry: One month old
Henry is now one month old!
Since his birth, his parents announced his birth at just two days old. He did end up going to the NCIU for a few days following his birth. He was able to go home with his mother and father.
We did share photos of the little boy.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
All about Graham: Ten days until one
Another first birthday countdown has begun!
Nathan and Esther's little boy is about ten days out from celebrating his first birthday on October 4th.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Lawson attends Charlie's funeral
We have a new photo of Lawson Bates as he attended Charlie Kirk's funeral.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Kirk family.
Monday, September 22, 2025
All about Henry: Four weeks old
Henry is now four weeks old!
We can't believe that he will be a month old in a few days.
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Saturday, September 20, 2025
New photo of Nathan and Esther's family
We have a new photo of Nathan and Esther's family.
Nathan and Esther will be quite busy celebrating birthdays and their anniversary. Graham's birthday is October 4th, Kenna's birthday is October 17th, Esther's birthday is October 14th. Their anniversary is October 22nd.
Friday, September 19, 2025
All about Harvey: ten days until one
Harvey is just now ten days away from celebrating his first birthday.
Thursday, September 18, 2025
New photo of Travis and Katie
We have a new photo of Travis and Katie to share with you all. We have two more posts about the Clarks family photos to share with you all. We are hoping to be done before September 23rd.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
New photo of Kelly and Paines
We have a new photo of Kelly with Charles, Brooklyn, Holland, Everly, Finley, and William during the time that Erin had Henry.
Their ages: Charles (10), Brooklyn (9), Everly (7), Holland (5), Finley (3), and William (1).
Keilens answer hard questions
Brandon and Michaella just posted on their YouTube channel.
You click here to watch their newest video.
Monday, September 15, 2025
All about Henry: Three weeks old
Henry is now three weeks old.
He was recently released from the hospital.
Brother-in-law double birthdays
Today marks a special day for the Bates family as they celebrate Judson and Brandon's birthdays.
Judson is celebrating his 15th birthday while Brandon is celebrating his 36th birthday.
Sunday, September 14, 2025
All about Navy: One week old
Evan and Carlin's youngest daughter is now a week old as of today. She was born on September 7th.
All about Navy: Introduction
We can't believe that the newest grandbaby is here!
Evan and Carlin welcomed their baby into the world on September 7, 2025.
The couple announced that she was born on September 10, 2025. They also announced that she was a baby girl on September 11, 2025. They announced the name on September 12, 2025.
She weighed 6lbs and 15oz at birth.
All about Ryker: Twenty-four months old
Ryker is now two years old! This will be our last All about Ryker update until he turns 10.
Since his last update, he has gotten a few more cousins including a baby sister. We did share many new photos of him
Watch Navy's birth video
Following the birth of their third child, Evan and Carlin have posted the video of the baby's arrival.
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Photos of Erin and Henry going home
Have you heard the exciting news?
Erin and Henry were able to go home after three weeks in the hospital.
New photos of Katie and the kids
Two days ago, we shared photo of Travis and the kids and today we are back with photos of Katie and the kids.
It's hard to believe that Harvey will celebrate his first birthday in a few weeks.
We will be sharing more photos very shortly.
Friday, September 12, 2025
Baby Girl's name reveal
Baby Girl has a name.
Evan and Carlin have chosen the name Navy Kate Stewart.
More photos of baby girl Stewart
We have new photos of Baby Girl Stewart
Kelly Jo, Carlin, and baby Girl
Evan and Carlin with their daughter
Baby girl
Katie, Carlin, Whitney, and Baby girl
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