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-five grandchildren with three on the way. They have two foster grandchildren.
William is now twelve months old as of Saturday!
This past month, he celebrated his first Fourth of July! We shared new photos of the little man with his parents and grandparents.
We can't believe that he is a year old and we will see you again when he is 18 months old in January 2026.
Next week, Lawson and Tiffany will have a one year old little boy!
Lawson and Tiffany's little boy is just ten days away from celebrating his first birthday.
Lawson and Tiffany's little boy is about to celebrate his first birthday next month.
William Bates is now ten months old!
This past month, he celebrated his first Easter, Mother's Day, and his parents anniversary.
William Paine is now 18 months old!
William is now nine months old!
We can't believe that in just three months, he will celebrate his first birthday.
William is now seven months old. This past month, he celebrated his mother's birthday and Valentine's Day!
William Bates is now six months old!
He just celebrated his first Christmas and New Years!
William Bates is five months old. He recently celebrated his first Thanksgiving!
Shorty after his fourth month old update, Lawson and Tiffany shared a new monthly photo of their little boy.
It's hard to believe that William was born four months ago today. This past month, he celebrated his first Halloween.
William is now twelve months old.
Shortly before he turned eleven months old, his aunt (Katie) welcomed his younger cousin and a few days later, his aunt (Esther) welcomed his younger cousin.
Our next update will be when he turns 18 months old.
Lawson and Tiffany's little boy is now three months old.
This past month, he has two new baby cousins (Harvey and Graham).
William is now eleven months old! We can't believe that he is almost one!
This past month, his parents announced that they are planning to move.
We will be back on October 20th with his birthday countdown.
William is now ten months old.
This past month, he celebrated his older sister's birthday.
