Warden and Kaybrie's honeymoon adventure

Warden and Kaybrie are currently enjoying their honeymoon. Can you guess where they are?

The couple went to Kauai!

Trace and Lydia's four wedding anniversary

Happy Anniversary to Trace and Lydia

GrandBates born in October

This month, the Bates have four birthdays. 

1. Graham Bates is the son of Nathan and Esther Bates. He was born on October 4th.

2. Kenna Bates is the daughter of Nathan and Esther Bates. She was born on October 17th.

3. Bradley Bates is the son of Zach and Whitney Bates. He was born on October 29th.

4. William Paine is the son of Chad and Erin Paine. He was born on October 30th.

A health update on Gil

Kelly made an update on her husband. 

Once again the Lord has been so merciful to us! For the past 2 weeks Gil has felt an unusual feeling in his chest lasting about 30 seconds off & on, and occasionally his jaw would hurt. He wasn’t in pain, but he felt like something wasn’t right. Busy schedules, work, & the fact that he didn’t know for certain that something was wrong kept him from going to the hospital. On Mon night, after finishing a tree job & mowing several yards, he decided to drive to the ER, thinking they’d do some blood work & send him home. Instead, he was quickly whisked into a room & was told he was having a mild heart attack. They immediately started him on nitro & heparin & kept him stable until the day shift doctors could do a heart cath on Tues. The cath procedure took 4 hrs, as they had to do extensive work to the LAD artery (nicknamed the widow maker). He had 80% blockage in that artery & a lot of calcium build up. A regular balloon would not open it, so they used Shockwave (lithotripsy) & then placed a 24 mm stent in it. Next, they put a 48mm stent (the longest stent) in the RCA artery in the back of his heart (where he had the actual heart attack). He had a 95% blockage in that artery. There was a 3rd artery with a 45-50% blockage that did not require a stent. The doctor said Gil had been a “ticking time bomb” & he was extremely close to having a major heart attack! Fortunately, it was corrected in time, and with GOD’S GRACE (and a wonderful team of doctors), we’re living out a MIRACLE & are going home today! The doctor said it could’ve been a VERY different story, & I could’ve been going home alone, which is how that artery earned its nickname! Gil will be starting cardiac therapy next week, along with some other diet & medicine changes, but his normal activity should be able to resume! We’re beyond thankful for the love, care, & many prayers we’ve been showered with from family, friends, & medical staff these past 2 days. We would also covet your prayers, but mostly, we just want to lift our hands in praise to a powerful, wonderful, loving God for extending Gil’s life & letting us have another day to witness His goodness ❤️

Websters Beach photoshoot 2026

We have new photos of the Webster family. John and Alyssa have been married for 12 years and have five beautiful children.

Fun fact about John and Alyssa! Both of their birthdays are in November! John's birthday is November 21st while Alyssa's birthday is November 9th

Left to right: Zoey, Lexi, Maci, John, Alyssa, Rhett, and Allie

Their birthdays: Allie (April 11), Lexi (January 26), Rhett (March 18), Zoey (March 28), Maci (February 9)

Harvy turns 2

Happy Birthday! 

First wedding pbotos of Warden and Kaybrie's wedding celebration

On Thursday night, The friends and family gathered to celebrate Warden and Kaybrie's wedding! 

The couple originally said I do back in May 2026 in order for her father to attend the wedding. He sadly passed away a few days after their special day.

October anniversaries

In the month of October, the Bates family have four wedding anniversaries.

1. Trace and Lydia will celebrate their fourth wedding anniversary on October 1st.

2. Kelton and Josie will celebrate their eight wedding anniversary on October 5th.

3. Jackson and Emerson will celebrate their third wedding anniversary on October 14th.

4. Nathan and Esther will celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary on October 22nd.

October Birthdays and anniversaries cover

It's time to share our October birthdays and anniversaries cover.

Graham Bates (October 4), Katie Clark (October 5), Esther Bates (October 14), Isaiah Bates (October 16), Kelly Bates (October 26), Kenna Bates (October 17), Bradley Bates (October 29), and William Paine (October 30)

Nathan and Esther Bates (October 22), Jackson and Emerson Bates (October 14), Kelton and Josie Balka (October 5), and Trace and Lydia Bates (October 1)

Updated September birthdays and anniversary cover

Now that Warden and Kaybrie had their wedding celebration, we have updated the September birthdays and anniversary cover.

Birthdays: Kaybrie Bates (September 1), Navy Stewart (September 7), Ryker Bates (September 12), Judson Bates (September 15), Brandon Keilen (September 15), Whitney Bates (September 21), and Harvey Clark (September 29)

Anniversary: Warden and Kaybrie Bates (September 24)

Warden and Kaybrie's wedding celebration

Today marks a special day for Warden and Kaybrie Bates. They are celebrating their wedding in front of their family and friends.

The couple has been married since May. They had a private ceremony in front of their parents so Kaybrie's father could attend before he passed away.

Whitney turns 33

Happy Birthday

Brandon and Judson's double birthdays

Happy Birthday to Brandon and Judson!

Brandon is turning 37 years old today while Judson is turning 16 years old.

Clark family visit Greece

Travis and Katie currently have their children overseas on a family vacation. We have two new photos of them.

Ryker turns 3

Happy birthday 

Navy Kate turns 1

Happy birthday 

Kaybrie turns 20

Happy Birthday

GrandBates born in September

This month, we have three grandbabies celebrating their birthdays.

1. Navy Stewart is the daughter of Evan and Carlin Stewart. She was born on September 7th.

2. Ryker Bates is the son of Trace and Lydia Bates. He was born on September 12th.

3. Harvey Clark is the son of Travis and Katie Clark. He was born on September 29th.

Hello September

Birthdays: 

- Kaybrie Bates (September 1)

- Navy Stewart (September 7)

- Ryker Bates (September 12)

- Brandon Keilen (September 15)

- Judson Bates (September 15)

- Whitney Bates (September 21)

Wedding Celebrations: 

- Warden and Kaybrie Bates (September 24)

Double Celebrations: 

- Judson Bates and Brandon Keilen (September 15)

Other Posts:

-GrandBates born in September

- October birthdays and anniversaries

September birthdays and wedding cover

It's time to release our September birthdays and anniversary cover photo. Now Warden and Kaybrie did say I do back in May 2026 however the couple did plan to do another wedding in front of family and friends this month.

Birthdays: Kaybrie Bates (September 1), Navy Stewart (September 7), Ryker Bates (September 12), Judson Bates (September 15), Brandon Keilen (September 15), Whitney Bates (September 21), Harvey Clark (September 24)

Wedding: Warden and Kaybrie Bates (September 24)