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Chatting with Carlin Bates' Boyfriend

April 12, 2017, 9:19 am
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 Evan Stewart and Carlin Bates

We know you all are eager to hear more about Carlin Bates'budding relationship with boyfriend Evan Stewart. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, which is only about three hours away from Rocky Top, so the two have been spending quite a bit of time together.

In the video below, Erin Paine, who helped set Carlin and Evan up, has the couple over for dinner to talk about their friendship that might soon turn into an official courtship. The clip is a sneak peek from tomorrow's Bringing Up Bates season five finale episode.



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Photo/video courtesy of UP
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Season 5 Finale Tonight

April 13, 2017, 11:53 am
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Tonight is the night of the Bringing Up Bates season five finale! Rest assured that this is not the end. Season six premieres June 1st, and UP has six specials in store for viewers in the weeks ahead. (See our Showtimes page for more information.) Be sure to come back to the blog after the show for our recap.

Thursday, April 13, 2017
8pm: Working Up An Appetite
8:30pm: The 'Cubs' Land in Chicago
9pm: A New Baby Born and Love All Around (Season Finale)
Love is the air for Bates Family! Gil, Kelly Jo and the kids head to Florida to await the arrival of Alyssa and John's second child, Lexi Mae. Counting down the days to her delivery, Alyssa checks in at the birthing center for a checkup, but will complications with the baby's heartbeat delay her delivery? Before the big I Love You Day celebration, the Bates sisters come together for a spa day and dish about Carlin's new boyfriend. Later, it's a 'Down on the Farm' theme for this year's I Love You Day celebration, where the entire Bates family honors Mama Jane during the festivities.

Meeting Lexi Mae Webster...




Girl time over I Love You Day weekend (Tori drops a bombshell)...


Couple's steak dinner the night before I Love You Day (for couples only, as Nathan quickly finds out)...




Celebrating I Love You Day and Mama Jane's birthday (pig calling contest, anyone?)...














Kelly reacts to a sentimental gift from Michael...


A special present for Mama Jane...


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Photos courtesy of UP
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'A New Baby Born and Love All Around' Recap

April 13, 2017, 6:58 pm
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Bringing Up Bates"A New Baby Born and Love All Around"

  • Kelly and the five youngest boys arrive at Alyssa and John’s house in Clermont, Florida. “My family’s very last minute,” says Alyssa. “I didn’t find out who all was coming until literally the day before they came.”
  • The following day, Kelly takes Alyssa out for some mother-daughter time. Alyssa explains that she doesn’t want a bunch of people in the room during her labor. Kelly says she was the same way and that she and Gil will wait in the reception area.
  • Kelly accompanies Alyssa to her midwife appointment at The Birth Place (a birthing center). Alyssa is hooked up to a monitor for a short while after the midwife hears an irregularity in Lexi’s heartbeat, but she is relieved to find out that everything is fine.
  • Gil and the rest of the family arrives, and he and Lawson lead the kids in a nerf gun war at their rental house. In the middle of the game, Kelly receives a call from John that causes her and Gil to rush over to the birthing center. Lexi Mae Webster arrives just over one hour later.
  • “It doesn’t matter how many grandkids we have,” says Kelly. “They’re all special. They’re all different.”
  • Alyssa is discharged just a few hours after the birth, and her siblings are thrilled to come visit, both at the birthing center that evening and at her house the next day.
  • Back in Tennessee, the Bates are planning their annual I Love You Day celebration, which will be coupled with Mama Jane’s birthday party. The theme is “down on the farm.”
  • When everyone arrives for the festivities, the older sisters go out for pedicures and girl talk. Erin and Carlin tell the story of how Erin set Carlin and Evan up. It’s actually quite simple. Kelly was speaking at a banquet, and Evan was sitting at a table with Carlin and Erin. Carlin explains what happened: “[Erin] is like, ‘So, you know, I really would like you to be my brother-in-law. I mean, Carlin’s single. Are you single?’”
  • “Evan is perfect for Carlin,” says Alyssa. “He is so patient with her.”
  • Tori drops a bombshell: She’s getting married in May! Her sisters are shocked, but then she clarifies....next May, after she finishes school.
  • “I’m not planning my wedding,” says Tori. “I’ll pick my colors, and then everyone else plans it.” What if everyone disagrees? “Then I say y’all fight it out,” says the bride-to-be. “I ain’t doing it.”
  • The night before I Love You Day, all the couples have a steak dinner at the rental cabin where the out-of-town guests are staying. Nathan delivers Tori and Bobby but is quickly asked to leave. “Come back when you’ve got a girl,” says Kelly.
  • When I Love You Day finally rolls around, Mama Jane is shocked when Gil and Kelly present her with a new rocking chair, made by Chad, that has everyone’s signatures shellacked on it.
  • “Oh my gosh!” exclaims Mama Jane. “You children are way too much! I don’t want to ever die.”
  • Kelly leads the clan in a bunch of fun, farm-themed games, including a pig calling contest.
  • Later, Zach, Chad, and John take Bobby and Evan shooting. They also share relationship advice. “Our boys are very protective of their sisters, and no guy is good enough,” says Kelly.
  • Opening gifts takes more than an hour with so many people. Michael causes tears to flow when she passes out heart key chains with Kelly’s father’s handwriting on them. They say “I love you. In His grace, Granddad Callaham. Psalm 56:3.”
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Bates' Farm-Themed Games

April 14, 2017, 11:53 am
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Did you catch last night's season finale episode? (Click here to read our recap.) The Bates' I Love You Day games sure were a hoot! Watch the highlights in the clip of deleted scenes below.


Photo/video courtesy of UP
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Little Bates Family Easter Photos

April 17, 2017, 7:33 am
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 Zach, Whitney, Bradley, and Kaci Lynn Bates

Are you ready for a complete cuteness overload? The little Bates family did an Easter photo shoot with friend and photographer Taryn Yager, and the results are absolutely adorable. Enjoy!

 Zach Bates and Kaci Bates

 Zach and Whitney Bates

Zach, Bradley, and Kaci Bates

 Bradley Bates

 Zach, Whitney, Bradley, and Kaci Lynn Bates

 Whitney Bates and Kaci Lynn Bates

Bradley Bates and Kaci Bates

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Photos courtesy of tarynyagerphotography.com
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The Big 3-0!

April 18, 2017, 6:17 am
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 Erin, Carson, Chad, and Brooklyn Paine

Wishing Chad Paine a happy 30th birthday! Chad, whose full name is Charles Stephen Paine III, is the first of Gil and Kelly Bates' 19 children and four children-in-law to hit this milestone.

Zach Bates will turn 30 in December 2018, with Brandon Keilen and John Webster following in fall 2019 and Michaela Bates Keilen celebrating her 30th birthday in January 2020. Chad and Erin are four years apart in age.

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Photo courtesy of UP
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Bates College/Career Update

April 18, 2017, 11:50 am
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 Lawson, Josie, Carlin, Tori, Trace, Nathan

Four of Gil and Kelly Bates' 19 children are married and out of the house, but what about the non-married siblings who are finished with high school but still living at home? They are all preparing for their futures in different ways.

Lawson Bates (No. 4, 24 years old) devotes most of his days to his budding music career, splitting time between Nashville and Rocky Top.

Nathan Bates (No. 5, 23 years old) has been in Mississippi for a few months, working on his commercial and instructor pilots licenses. He took a big test last week and plans to be home for a while.

Tori Bates (No. 7, 21 years old) is in an official courtship with Bobby Smith. She attends The Crown College of the Bible and will graduate with an education degree in May 2018. Tori's current plan is to wait until after graduation to get married. Bobby finishes school in Florida this May and has thought about moving to Tennessee to be closer to his girlfriend.

Trace Bates (No. 8, 20 years old) is also taking classes at Crown. He had hoped to be a trick rider for the Dixie Stampede, but that hasn't worked out yet. He and Tori, Carlin, and Josie enjoy carpooling to school each morning and having each other as a support system. Trace has not announced his major.

Carlin Bates (No. 9, 19 years old) is working on her music major at Crown. (Hear more from her in the video below.) She is also getting to know Evan Stewart of Nashville, although the two are not in an official courtship.

Josie Bates (No. 10, 17 years old) is studying cosmetology at Crown.


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Photo courtesy of lawsonbates.com, video courtesy of UP
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Watch Bates Episodes For Free

April 19, 2017, 12:23 pm
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The season five finale of Bringing Up Bates aired last Thursday, and season six premieres June 1st. (Don't worry, Up is airing six super-sized episodes in the meantime--visit our Showtimes page for more details.)

For those who haven't been able to tune in, the network just posted the first three episodes of season five to its website. The links are below.

Note from Up: The full episodes are restricted to U.S. IP addresses only. Those located outside the U.S. will automatically be redirected to the Up homepage.

Bringing Up Bates, Season 5 Episode 1
Bringing Up Bates, Season 5 Episode 2
Bringing Up Bates, Season 5 Episode 3

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Double the Trouble

April 21, 2017, 9:26 am
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Allie Jane Webster and Lexi Mae Webster

How many of you have pushed a double stroller that's absolutely impossible to maneuver? Alyssa Bates Webster has found one that she loves, and she says it makes life with two kids a whole lot easier. It's the BabyTrend Sit N' Stand. Go ahead and share any tips or words of wisdom you have for surviving life with two children.

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Photo courtesy of Alyssa and John Webster
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Over Yonder?

April 22, 2017, 2:38 pm
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Is it "over yonder" or "over there"? The Bates are split on this one, but Gil Bates is adamant that his way is the correct "Southern" way. Check out the video below, and enjoy the rest of your weekend!


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Photo/video courtesy of UP
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Special Delivery From Pilot Nathan Bates

April 24, 2017, 9:00 am
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Having a brother who can fly a plane sure does come in handy when you're in a long-distance relationship! In this deleted scene from the Bringing Up Bates season five finale, Nathan delivers Bobby Smith into Tori's waiting arms, just in time for the annual Bates Couples Dinner. What do you think of Nathan's landing?


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Photo/video courtesy of UP
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Bates Wedding Bells?

April 25, 2017, 9:04 am
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"I know some people that want to get married next, but I don't know if they're ready to get married next."
-Erin Bates Paine

So far, four of Gil and Kelly Bates' 19 kids are married (Zach, Michaela, Erin, and Alyssa), one is in an official courtship (Tori), and another (Carlin) is in the get-to-know-you stage with her boyfriend. In the video below, Erin and Chad Paine discuss which sibling they expect will be the next to tie the knot. What are your predictions?


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Photo/video courtesy of UP
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#TBT Big Sandy 2012

April 27, 2017, 11:47 am
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This week, the Duggars and Bates (as well as a bunch of other Christian families) are gathered in Big Sandy at the annual homeschool conference. (Visit our Duggar blog to view photos.)

In honor of Throwback Thursday, we decided to share this clip from United Bates of America, the short TLC reality TV series that the Bates starred in before being picked up by UP (no pun intended). The video features both the Duggars and the Bates and shows footage from the 2012 homeschool conference.


Photo/video courtesy TLC
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Ellie Bates Turns 10

April 28, 2017, 12:26 pm
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Wishing Ellie Bridget Bates a very happy 10th birthday! Ellie is No. 16 in the Bates family lineup, and she is known for selflessly looking for ways to serve and be an encouragement to those around her. According to Kelly, she is also very sensitive, like her dad.


Photo courtesy of Up
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Websters Dress for Church

April 30, 2017, 12:42 pm
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Can you believe it's almost May? The Webster family of four took a snapshot that we just have to show you. It's too cute not to! Lexi Mae is already three months old, and Allie Jane just turned two. For those wondering, Alyssa's shirt is from Paisley Kate's Boutique.

Allie Webster, John Webster, Alyssa Webster, Lexi Webster

Photo courtesy of Alyssa and John Webster
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Failed Plans or Bad Aim?

May 1, 2017, 1:58 pm
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"I'm not much at planning, and most of the time my aim is off, too, but I aim to get around to doing it."
-Gil Bates

Do you plan to do something, or do you aim to do it? In this Southern Speak video, the Bates discuss which phrase they prefer.


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Photo/video courtesy of UP
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Erin Turns 26

May 1, 2017, 10:00 pm
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Wishing Erin Paine a blessed 26th birthday! Born Erin Elise Bates, she is the third of Gil and Kelly Bates' 19 children. She graduated from The Crown College of the Bible in May 2014 with a bachelors degree in music ministry and now teaches piano lessons out of her cottage-style house. 

Erin was the first Bates child to leave the fold, marrying Chad Paine in November 2013. The couple--along with their two children (Carson and Brooklyn), two goats, and dog--resides in Clinton, Tennessee.

Erin Bates Paine

Photo courtesy of UP
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Bates Cookbook?

May 2, 2017, 10:00 am
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"I don't know that I would be qualified for a cookbook, unless it was like, meals for 40 people in less than 20 minutes."
-Kelly Bates

Many of our readers have asked if the Bates have ever considered writing a cook book. They have thought about it, but Kelly has come to the conclusion that she isn't qualified. Hear her reasoning in the video clip below.


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Photo/video courtesy of UP
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Big Sandy Highlights

May 4, 2017, 7:57 am
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Last week, some of the Bates were down in Big Sandy, Texas, for the annual homeschool/family conference. The Institute in Basic Life Principles just released a highlight reel, which we have posted below. Take a look, and let us know which of the Bates or the Bates' significant others or in-laws you see.

We have also embedded the video montage from last year's conference, which the Bates also attended.

Big Sandy 2017


Big Sandy 2016


Photo courtesy of thebatesfamily.com; videos property of iblp.org
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Bates vs Escape Room

May 5, 2017, 12:14 pm
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"Let's just say, an hour locked in a room with me and Mom being the only adults and all children, it feels like 10 hours."
-Alyssa Bates Webster

In this Bringing Up Bates webisode, Kelly Bates and Alyssa Webster take the five youngest Bates boys and a few family friends to The Great Escape Room in Orlando, Florida. Alyssa is at the end of her pregnancy and will soon give birth to Lexi, so it's already a difficult time...even before being locked in room with a bunch of little ones. Have you experienced an escape room?


Photo/video courtesy of UP
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