Evan joins 30 year old birthday club

 It's time to update the 30-year-old birthday club now that Evan has celebrated his 30th birthday.

Evan joins Erin (Bates) Paine, Alyssa (Bates) Webster, Brandon Keilen, Bobby Smith, and Kelton Balka.

He also joins Whitney (Perkins) Bates, Nathan Bates, Lawson Bates, Zach Bates, John Webster, Michaella (Bates) Keilen, and Chad Paine.

Lawson turns 33

Happy Birthday

Kelton joins 30 year old club

 Another Bates family member has turned 30 years old! We will be back in August for when Evan celebrates his 30th birthday.

Kelton joins Alyssa (Bates) Webster, Bobby Smith, Erin (Bates) Paine, and Brandon Keilen.

He also joins Whitney (Perkins) Bates, Nathan Bates, Lawson Bates, Zach Bates, John Webster, Michaella (Bates) Keilen, and Chad Paine.

fourth of july photos

We hope that you all had a wonderful Fourth of July with your familes. Here are a few pictures from the Bates family.

Travis and Katie's family

Evan and Carlin's family

Zach and Whitney's family

Trace and Lydia's family

Lawson with Mama Jane.

July Birthdays cover

We are so excited to be sharing the July Birthdays cover with you all. This month, the family has five birthdays.

Their Birthdays are Willow Balka (July 19), Papa Bill Bates (July 4), Kelton Balka (July 4), William Bates (July 19), and Lawson Bates (July 27).

Father's Day 2025

 Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there!

Brandon is the foster dad of two. Gil is the dad of nineteen children. Zach is the dad to five children. John is the dad of five children. Nathan is the dad of two children. Evan is the dad of two children (with one on the way). Chad is the dad of six children (with one on the way). Bobby is the dad of five children. Kelton is the dad of three children (with one on the way)

Travis is the dad of two children. Lawson is the dad of one child (with one on the way). Trace is the dad of one (with one on the way). Jackson has a child on the way due any day.

30 years old update

 A new family member has celebrated their 30th birthday so it's time to update our cover! 

Bobby celebrated his 30th birthday on February 15th.

We will be back in July when Kelton celebrates his 30th birthday! 

30 year old Birthday club update

Now that Alyssa Webster celebrated her 30th birthday on Saturday, November 9th, we knew that it was time to update our cover.

Before her birthday, the family had nine family members in which two of them joined in August and September 2023. 

Next year the family will have three more when Evan, Bobby, and Kelton turn 30.

New photo of the little Bates family

We have new photos of Lawson, Tiffany, and baby William

Updated July Birthdays cover

Now that William has arrived, we can share our updated July Birthdays! There is also a new double birthday. Willow and William share a birthday.

Lawson turns 32

 Happy Birthday

July Birthdays cover

July is in a few days and that means that it's time to release our July Birthdays cover. 

Father's Day 2024

 Happy Father's Day

New photo of Lawson

We have three new photos of Lawson to share with you all. 

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. 

Lawson with Ryker and Lily

We love the two new photos of Lily and Ryker with their uncle Lawson. 

Lily is the daughter of Zach and Whitney Bates. She was born on August 15th.

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

30 years old

Now that Whitney has celebrated her 30th birthday, The Bates now have nine 30 years.

Thirty club August update

Now that Nathan has turned 30, it's time to update our 30 year old cover.

Did you know only five of the Bates children have turned 30?

We will be back in September to update the cover again when Whitney turns 30.

Celebrating Lawson birthday

 On July 27th, the Bates family celebrated Lawson 31st birthday. 

New photo of Lawson

We have new photos of Lawson to share with you all.