Twenty-seven years ago Gil and Kelly Jo Bates tied the knot with no plans to have kids. Fast forward 19 kids later and this tight-knit family, seemingly too good to be true, has a tremendous bond but are far from perfect. As you will see, when you have a house full of 19 children, from ages two to 25, daily chaos is multiplied exponentially, but so are the joyful and poignant moments that life can bring.

• Gil Bates
• Kelly Jo Bates
• Zach Bates
• Whitney Bates
• Erin Paine
• Tori Smith
• Michael Keilen
• Carlin Stewart