Kaia turns 1

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GrandBates born in June

This month the Bates family will celebrate nothing but grandbabies.

1. Jadon Bates is the son of Zach and Whitney Bates. He was born on June 7th! 

2. Kaci Bates is the daughter of Zach and Whitney Bates. She was born on June 20th.

3. Kaia Bates is the daughter of Trace and Lydia Bates. She was born on June 12th.

4. Charlotte Smith is the daughter of Bobby and Tori Smith. She was born on June 24th. 

5. Hazel Balka is the daughter of Kelton and Josie Balka. She was born on June 14th.

New photo of Kaia Rae

We have a new photo of Kaia Rae to share with you. At the time that this photo was taken she was four months old.

New photos of Trace, Lydia, and the kids

We hope that you had a wonderful Labor Day weekend! We are trying to catch up on photos from August. We have a few of their trip to Flordia and ones from most recent to share with you all

Today we have a new photo of Trace, Kaia, and Ryker as they kick off the college football season. 

Ryker will be celebrating his second birthday on September 12th! 

We have two new photos of the youngest granddaughter of the Bates family.

Kaia is almost three months old.

The family photo is from their Flordia trip.

Trace and Kaia

Trace and Ryker

New photo of Ryker and Kaia

We have new photos of Ryker and Kaia Bates to share with you all.

More photos of Kaia

We have more photos of baby Kaia to share with you all.

Throwback to one week old

Can you believe that Kaia Bates is now a month old? Trace and Lydia shared these photos on July 8th.

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New photo of Kaia Rae and Ryker Cruise

We hope that you had a wonderful Fourth of July. 

We have a new photo of Trace and Lydia's little ones. 

Updated June birthdays cover

As we are awaiting the arrival of GrandBates #34, we have updated the June birthdays cover! 

Their Birthdays: Charlotte Smith (June 24), Jadon Bates (June 7), Kaia Bates (June 12), Hazel Balka (June 14), Kaci Bates (June 20)

New photos of Kaia Rae

We have new photos of Kaia Rae to share with you.

Watch Kaia's birth vlogs on Youtube

Trace and Lydia announced on June 14, 2025 that their daughter had been born on youtube.

The following week, the couple shared the full video on their youtube channel.

All about Kaia: Introduction

It's been a little over a week since Trace and Lydia welcomed their baby girl into the world.

They just uploaded her birth vlog on Youtube where the baby weight 6lbs and 15ozs and was 19.5 inches long. 

Welcome Kaia Bates!

Kaia Bates is here!

We are so excited to share that Trace and Lydia welcomed their daughter Thursday, June 12th, into the world.

Fun fact: She is the nineteen granddaughter of Gil and Kelly Bates! 

It's Baby Time for Trace and Lydia

If you are reading this post, it means that Lydia and Trace have welcome baby Kaia.

We can't wait to meet baby Kaia! 

You can watch their newest YouTube video by clicking here. 

Watch Baby Kaia's name reveal

 Early this afternoon, we shared the news that Trace and Lydia announced their daughter's name on Youtube! 

Lydia also shares a pregnancy update! 

Baby Girl's name reveal

We have an exciting news to share! Trace and Lydia have announced they are naming their daughter Kaia Rae.