April birthdays cover

Now that Zach and Whitney have announced their daughter's birth and name, we can update our April Birthdays cover! 

Double Birthdays

 Happy Birthday

Today marks Carlin's 28th birthday and Allie's 11th Birthday.

April birthdays

It's time for our April Birthdays cover to come out.

Their birthdays are Ellie Bates (April 28), Emerson Bates (April 22), Chad Paine(April 18), Allie Webster (April 11), Carlin Stewart (April 11), and Lydia Bates (April 10)

Sisters at the beach

We have new photos of the girls at the beach.

New photo of Stewart girls

How cute is this photo of Carlin with her daughters?

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

Evan and Carlin welcome baby #3

 After months of waiting to find out if Carlin and Evan are having a baby girl or baby boy, we are so excited to share the time has finally come! 

Baby Stewart is finally here! 

Carlin at 25 weeks pregnant

Carlin is now 25 weeks pregnant. 

Six babies on the way

We can't believe how many grandbabies are on the way! 

Lydia and Emerson are due within the next two weeks. Erin is due in the summer. Carlin is due in the summer. Josie and Tiffany are due in the winter.

Lydia's baby shower

Right before Mother's Day, Lydia had her baby shower for Baby Girl. Lydia did share new photos of the celebration that we wanted to share with you all.

Left to right, Ellie Bates, Whitney Bates, Josie Balka, Lydia Bates, Tori Smith, Katie Clark, and Carlin Stewart

We can't wait to meet baby girl in the coming weeks.

Mother's Day 2025

 Happy Mother's Day! 

Unseen Birthday covers!

 It's time to release Carlin and Allie's birthday covers! 

Five Bates Grandbabies on the way?

We are so excited to share that there is another grandbaby on the way. The Bates are already expecting four grandbabies before September 2025 and now there is one more grandbaby on the way but who is it?

Carlin, Josie, Katie, Lydia, Whitney, Tiffany, and Tori shared a video with Kelly Jo and there was a third pregnancy test. So let's see who is expecting a new little one.

Carlin and Lydia have recently announced that they are expecting their babies in June and September but who is the third?

Is it Josie? Is it Katie? Is it Whitney? Is it Tiffany? Is it Tori?

Stay tune for the announcement! 

Four Bates pregnancy

Josie just posted a video on her Instagram page revealing someone else is pregnant. 

Lydia and Carlin are in the video along with Tiffany, Kelly, Tori, Katie and Whitney. 

Two of pregnancy test come back postivie but there is a third postivie test.

Who do you think it is?

April Double Birthday!

Hapy Birthday to Carlin Stewart and Allie Webster! 

Carlin is celebrating her 27th birthday while Allie Jane is celebrating her 10th birthday!

Mother's Day 2024

Happy Mother's Day 

Double birthday

Today is a special day for Carlin and Allie! It's their Birthday! Happy Birthday Girls

Carlin turns 26

Happy Birthday

April birthdays

April is right around the corner and that means that it's time to release our April birthday covers. 

12 weddings

Gil and Kelly now have twelve Bates weddings in the books. 

The first wedding took place in November 2013 and the most recent one took place in October 2023. 

The Bates family have five sons married. Zach was the first one to get married in December 2013 followed by Nathan in October 2021. Lawson got married in May 2022 and a few months later Trace got married. A year later, Jackson got married in October 2023. 

The Bates have seven of their daughters married. Erin got married first in November 2013 followed by Alyssa in May 2014. Michaella got married in August 2015. Tori got married in December 2017. Josie got married in October 2018. Carlin got married in May 2019. Katie got married in December 2021.