Ella with her parents

 We have been sharing photos of Ella's newborn photoshoot with her family and today we are sharing photos of her with her parents.

New photo of Zach and Whitney's family

 We have new photos of the Bates family of eight.

Zach and Whitney were married in December 2013. They welcomed their first son (Bradley) in October 2014. They welcomed their first daughter (Kaci) in June 2016. They welcomed their second daughter (Khloe) in November 2019.

They welcomed their second son (Jadon) in June 2021. They would later welcomed their third daughter (Lily) in August 2023.

They most recently welcomed their fourth daughter (Ella) in April 2026.

Meet Ella Jane Bates

 In case that you missed the news, Zach and Whitney have welcomed their baby girl on April 24, 2026.

They announced her name is Ella Jane.

Zach and Whitney welcome Baby #6

We are so excited to share that Zach and Whitney have welcomed their daughter into the world.

The couple announced that they were expecting their sixth child in the fall of 2025.

They shared that the baby would be a girl in November 2025.

The baby's name has not been announced. 

Updated December birthdays and anniversaries cover

Now that Lawson and Tiffany have announced that they welcomed to their son, Theodore Lawson, into the world. It's time to update our December birthdays and anniversaries cover.

Birthdays: Theodore Bates (December 9), Zach Bates (December 30), Tori (Bates) Smith (December 20), Brooks Balka (December 6)

Anniversaries: Gil and Kelly Bates (December 19), Zach and Whitney (December 14), Travis and Katie Clark (December 4), Bobby and Tori (December 16)

Tori joins the 30 year old club

This year has been a busy year for the 30 year old birthday club as we have welcomed Bobby, Evan, and Kelton into the club. We are back today to add one more into the birthday club.

Tori joins Bobby Smith, Kelton Balka, John Webster, Brandon Keilen, Evan Stewart, Chad Paine, Whitney Bates, Alyssa Webster, Lawson Bates, Zach Bates, Erin Paine, Michaella Keilen, and Nathan Bates.

Zach and Whitney's 12th wedding anniversary

Happy Anniversary to Zach and Whitney. 

December birthdays and anniversaries cover

 It's time to release the final cover of 2025! We can't believe how fast this year has gone by.

Anniversaries:

- Travis and Katie Clark (December 3)

- Zach and Whitney Bates (December 14)

- Bobby and Tori Smith (December 16)

- Gil and Kelly Bates (December 19)

Birthdays:

- Tori Smith (December 20)

- Zach Bates (December 30)

Four grandbabies coming soon

In case you missed the exciting news, there are four grandbabies on the way! 

Kelton and Josie are due to welcome their fourth baby in December 2025.

Lawson and Tiffany are expecting their second baby in December 2025.

Zach and Whitney are due to welcome their sixth child in the spring 2026.

Bobby and Tori just announced that they are expecting their sixth child due in March 2026.

New photo of the Bates family

Did you hear the exciting news?! 

Zach and Whitney announced on Thursday that they are expecting their sixth child due in Spring 2026.

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.

New photo of Zach and Whitney's family

We have a new photo of Zach and Whitney's family. 

Bradley is about to turn eleven years old in October. Kaci just turned nine years old in June. Khloe is about to turn six years old in November. Jadon just turned 3 years old in June. Lily just turned two about six days ago.

Trip to Epic Universe

It's been a while since we shared photos of Bradley and Kaci with just their parents. Zach and Whitney recently took their two oldest children to Epic Universal. 

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.

Zach and Whitney's weekend gateway

Zach and Whitney recently traveled to Arizona for the weekend.