Welcome to the Bates family blog! Gil and Kelly have been married since 1987 and have welcomed nineteen children. Twelve of their children are married with two children engaged to be married. They have forty grandchildren with two foster grandchildren.
It's time for the first monthly recap for 2024!
The Bates family celebrated Gil, Finley, Michaella, Lexi, and Layla's birthdays.
The family went to Colorado for their yearly trip. We shared new photos of Ryker, Lydia, and Trace.
We shared about Zach's cooking channel on Youtube!
We shared the February birthdays cover.
William is now three months old.
This past month, he celebrated his first New Years and his sister's birthday.
Finley is now two and that means that today is her last "All about Finley" update.
The past six months, she has gotten a new little brother who was born in October 2023.
Rhett is now ten months old.
This past month, he celebrated his first Christmas and New Years!
Rhett started walking this past month.
Zach and Whitney made a special announcement this week. Zach is getting a youtube channel that will be dedicated to cooking.
We will keep you posted on when they share their first video.
Hailey is now eleven months old.
This past month, she celebrated her first Christmas and New Years!
Lily is now five months old.
This past month, she celebrated her first Christmas, Her father's birthday, and New Years!
This week, Chad and Erin have chosen to look back at their life in Florida during the year of 2023.
Ryker is now four months old.
This past month, he celebrated his first Christmas and New Years!
