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Meet and Greet with Lawson Bates

July 30, 2017, 3:53 pm
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Last week, Lawson Bates uploaded a sneak peek of his upcoming "Past the Past" music video, featuring Sadie Robertson. (Click here to watch the clip on Wednesday's post.) The full video is set to release next Thursday, August 3rd, and Lawson is inviting his fans to celebrate with him!

If you live in the neighborhood of Manchester, Tennessee, the music video filming location, head on over to Coffee County High School on Thursday night to watch the music video, a behind-the-scenes look at filming the music video, and a performance by Lawson and his band.

The event is free, open to the public, and family-friendly. If you would like to attend, RSVP to rsvp@lawsonbates.com.

Thursday August 3rd
Coffee County High School (100 Red Raider Dr, Manchester, TN)
6:30-9:30pm (doors open at 6pm) 

Photo courtesy lawsonbates.com
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Lawson & Sadie's Big Breakup

July 31, 2017, 10:16 am
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Lawson Bates'"Past the Past" music video releases on Thursday, and that evening on Bringing Up Bates, fans will watch the budding country music star film the video with actress Sadie Robertson. Lawson also enlists help from his super-sized family to pull off this big project. For information on the meet and greet in Manchester, Tennessee, click here to be redirected to yesterday's post.

"Past the Past" is a heartbreak tune and is featured on Lawson's latest CD, What Country Means to Me. Check out this preview of Thursday's episode:


Photo/video courtesy of UP
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Lexi Mae is 6 Months Old

August 1, 2017, 8:24 am
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Lexi Mae Webster, born January 26th, just hit her six-month milestone! Take a look at this collage that shows all her monthly photos thus far. Which picture is your favorite?

Lexi Mae Webster

Photos courtesy of Alyssa and John Webster
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Bates #17 Turns 8

August 1, 2017, 10:30 pm
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Wishing Callie-Anna Rose Bates a blessed 8th birthday! Today is also Jennifer Duggar's birthday. Both Jennifer and Callie are the 17th born in a family of 19 kids.

Callie Bates

Photo courtesy of UP
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Advice From Mom and Dad

August 3, 2017, 8:34 am
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Happy Bates Day! Photos and information on tonight's new episode of Bringing Up Bates are coming soon. Until then, here's a Name That Bates video that we know you will enjoy. The Bates are asked which family member is the best counselor, and their answers are sure to warm your heart.


Photo/video courtesy of UP
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Lawson's Music Video is Here!

August 3, 2017, 9:01 am
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Today is August 3rd, which means Lawson Bates'"Past the Past" music video featuring Sadie Robertson has just been released! Watch the video below, and post your reactions in the comments section. (Click here for details of tonight's meet and greet with Lawson Bates.)



Photo courtesy of UP; video courtesy of lawsonbates.com
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Tonight: Music Video and Manners

August 3, 2017, 1:01 pm
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Are you geared up for tonight's new episode of Bringing Up Bates? The show premieres at 9pm ET/8pm CT on UP.

Lawson Bates is ready to take the next step in his country music career by filming a music video for his breakup song "Past the Past." He invites Sadie Robertson to play the role of his girlfriend, and she graciously accepts.


Lawson is quite nervous about filming the football scenes, as he has never played football in full pads. One of the juniors on the high school team volunteers to be Lawson's stunt double for the "big game" so he doesn't have to risk sustaining an injury.



Lawson's family comes along to support him on the day of the shoot. Kelly is especially proud of her son.



Later, Jackson, Warden, and Isaiah take Kelly out to one of her favorite restaurants in celebration of Mother's Day.


Kelly requests that her sons take part in a manners refresher course before the outing.



Check out these promo videos:



Photos/videos courtesy of UP
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'Lawson and Sadie's Big Breakup' Recap

August 3, 2017, 6:28 pm
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Bringing Up Bates "Lawson and Sadie's Big Breakup"
  • Lawson shares his music video plans with Nathan. "...The next step, I think, as an artist is getting a single out there to radio," explains Lawson. "And I thought one thing that would really help that is shooting a really high quality music video that would help promote that new single." Lawson says he was looking for a girl to play the girlfriend, and a friend connected him with Sadie Robertson. 
  • The big day has arrived. Lawson, Nathan, and some of the other Bates travel to Manchester, Tennessee, to shoot the music video. Sadie Robertson arrives.
  • "The storyline of this video has me trying to act like a quarterback with a real high school football team, and I've never done that, so this should be interesting," admits Lawson. "I have a lot more respect for athletes. It's not as easy as you think."
  • When it comes time to film the front porch breakup scene, the skies open up, but the crew decides to press onward in the rain. 
  • "Sadie, you're amazing!" exclaims Kelly at the end of the scene. "You were so convincing. I'm like, 'Poor thing!'"
  • "They really made it look real," Kelly continues after the fact. "As a mom, I'm oozing with pride over here."
  • Later that evening, it's time to film the big football game in which Lawson sustains an injury. Lawson is ready to take the hit, but the director doesn't want to risk him actually getting hurt. A junior on the football team (nicknamed "Crazy Robert") volunteers to be Lawson's stunt double. They run the hit scene a few times, but the stunt double doesn't mind at all. In fact, he seems to enjoy it. Nathan jokes that getting a picture with Sadie Robertson softens the blow.
  • Back at home, Jackson, Warden, and Isaiah tell their mom that they would like to take her out to lunch for Mother's Day. Kelly graciously accepts, but she requests that the boys let her give them a manners refresher course beforehand. "I'm always looking for teachable moments when I'm with the kids," says the mom of 19.
  • "Refresher course nothing," comments Nathan. "Them guys need the whole class from start to finish."
  • "Good manners are standing up straight and eating your food," says Jeb. "Using your fork and knife instead of your hands," adds Judson.
  • After the course, the three middle boys dress up in their Sunday best and take Kelly out to eat at one of her favorite places, McCloud Mountain Restaurant.
  • The boys do very well. "Y'all keep that up, and you'll get a girl before Lawson and Nathan does...not that I want you to be looking," says Kelly.
Lawson's music video released today. Click here to watch. 
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    Bates #10 Turns 18

    August 4, 2017, 9:39 am
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    Just two days after Callie Bates turned eight years old, the Bates have another birthday to celebrate, and this one is a big milestone. Happy 18th the Josie Kellyn Bates!



    Photos courtesy of UP
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    Photos from the Music Video

    August 5, 2017, 1:02 pm
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    As many of you know, Lawson's "Past the Past" music video was released on Thursday. (Click here to watch it.)

    We have some behind-the-scenes shots to show you, sent to us by Coffee County News. The music video was filmed on May 4th at multiple locations in Manchester, Tennessee, including Coffee County Central High School, Jiffy Burger, and Carden-Jarrell Stadium. Lawson invited the Coffee County community to join in as extras.

    These photos are from the football game scene:

     Lawson Bates, Sadie Robertson, and Robert Brandon (Lawson's stunt double)

     The crowd, including Gil and Kelly Bates

     Sadie Robertson

     Lawson Bates and Sadie Robertson

     Nathan Bates, Sadie Robertson, and Lawson Bates

     Sadie Robertson

    Isaiah Bates, Warden Bates, Lawson Bates, Sadie Robertson, and Nathan Bates

     The crowd

     Lawson's stunt double takes a hit

     Gil Bates and Jeb Bates

     Lawson Bates




     Sadie Robertson and Nathan Bates

     Nathan Bates, Sadie Robertson, and Lawson Bates



    And here are a few photos from the meet and greet, which took place Thursday night in Manchester:

     Lawson Bates and a fan

     Lawson Bates and music video director Josh Lockhart

     Lawson and fans

     Lawson performs music

    Lawson signs autographs

    Photos courtesy of John St. Clair/stclair-sports.com, Rebekah Hurst/Coffee County News
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    Grand-Bates #5 Turns 1

    August 5, 2017, 10:17 pm
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    Wishing Brooklyn Paine a very happy 1st birthday!As the first daughter, Brooklyn shares a middle name with mama Erin.

    Cousins Carson Paine, Brooklyn Paine, Allie Jane Webster, Lexi Mae Webster,
    Bradley Bates, and Kaci Lynn Bates

    Photo courtesy of tarynyagerphotography.com
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    Marriage and Motherhood for Tori?

    August 7, 2017, 6:42 am
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    "As soon as Bobby graduates, that means he can go home and make the moola and get a ring and propose...and then get married and then whatever comes after that."
    -Tori Bates

    Tori has been looking forward to Bobby's graduation day since she first met him almost two years ago, and the day has finally arrived! In this sneak peek of Thursday's new episode, Carlin Bates helps Tori pack for Florida, and Josie Bates reminds viewers that motherhood might not be too far away for this soon-to-be-engaged gal.



    Photo/video courtesy of UP
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    Bates in the Philippines

    August 7, 2017, 10:14 am
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    The Bates are requesting prayer for Lawson, Nathan, Trace, and Carlin, who just embarked on a two-week mission trip to the Philippines. They will be aiding pastors and doctors who are working to share the Gospel and provide medical care.

    If you have been a long-time reader of the blog, you may remember the photos we posted two years ago from the Philippines mission trip that Lawson and Nathan took with Josiah Duggar.

     Lawson Bates, Carlin Bates, and Nathan Bates at the airport

     Trace Bates and Lawson Bates on the airplane


    Photos courtesy of thebatesfamily.com
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    Bates Mom Shows Her Playful Side

    August 8, 2017, 8:10 am
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    "I was trying to teach the boys manners, but whenever you're with your kids, part of the goal is to have fun, too."
    -Kelly Bates

    Is Kelly Bates all work and no play? Watch this video, and you'll agree that she certainly is not. While practicing manners with Jackson, Warden, and Isaiah at the fancy McCloud Mountain Restaurant, the mom of 19 shows her sons something unexpected.

    Have you ever seen someone do the trick that she demonstrates? If not, you're going to want to grab a straw and some water and try it for yourself.



    Photo/video courtesy of UP
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    Dad Webster on Duty

    August 9, 2017, 3:20 pm
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    John Webster with Allie Jane Webster and Lexi Mae Webster

    Tomorrow on a new episode of Bringing Up Bates, we will catch up with Alyssa and John Webster down in Florida and find out how life with two kids is treating them. Somehow, they manage to juggle two businesses, as well! In this clip, John cares for Allie and Lexi while Alyssa is away.


    Photo/video courtesy of UP
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    Another Bates Courtship?

    August 10, 2017, 6:20 am
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     Josie Bates and Kelton

    On tonight's new episode of Bringing Up Bates, Tori Bates and Bobby Smith openly discuss engagement. Meanwhile, Josie Bates could be in the early stages of her own romance. Bobby's friend Kelton, who lives in Tennessee, pays special attention to Josie during Bobby's graduation party. Are the two moving towards a relationship? Tune in to UP tonight at 9pm ET/8pm CT to find out!

    Photo courtesy of UP
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    'One Cap, Two Gowns' Recap

    August 10, 2017, 6:29 pm
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    Bringing Up Bates "One Cap, Two Gowns?"

    • Carlin helps Tori pack for Bobby’s college graduation. She also lends Tori a few articles of clothing. “The people of the same size, they just have this real problem of stealing,” says Lawson. “It’s not stealing,” responds Nathan. “If clothes fit you and they’re in this house, hey, if you want them to be your clothes, you keep them somewhere else. But if you keep them in this house, it’s part of the family closet.”
    • “Tori and Nathan are our two that they’re like, ‘Oh it’s in the closet, it grabs for anybody,’” says Kelly.
    • Down in Florida, Alyssa and John show us a glimpse of their life with two kids. John works in his family’s air conditioning business, and both of them have a joint cleaning business on the side.
    • One particular evening, John comes home to watch the girls for the evening, and Alyssa immediately runs out to clean and doesn’t return home until after 9:00. At that point, John heads out to fix an A/C unit. “We’re going to stay right at two kids for right now,” says Alyssa.
    • “I think Alyssa learned a lot from cleaning big messes from this house,” says Judson, matter-of-factly.
    • Tori and Josie head down to Florida for the grad party. They kick off the trip with some disk golf. Josie plays on a team with Kelton Balka, a friend of Bobby’s who lives near the Bates and knew them before they knew Bobby.
    • “I was super excited to get to go with Tori to the graduation because one of my friends is actually graduating,” says Josie. “Kelton is a guy that I’m kind of talking to and getting to know, and he’s pretty great.”
    • “What’s it with all these special friends?” says Gil.
    • “We’re going to be seeing lots of Kelton and Bobby,” says Kelly. “Well I like them boys,” responds Gil, with a combined look of stress and joy written on his face.
    • The next day, Gil and Kelly and some of the kids show up for the party. “Bobby’s house is a lot different than our house,” comments Jackson. “Theirs is actually clean. I would be surprised if they didn’t mop this house more than once a day.” Bobby’s family lives in Tampa, in a gated community that sits on a lake.
    • “You’ve got nice things, we can break them,” quips Nathan.
    • Bobby is graduating with a youth ministry degree and will be moving up to Tennessee at the end of the summer. Kelton graduated with a degree in finance and is going to work in his uncle’s plumbing business in Tennessee.
    • During the party, Tori sneaks off with Bobby to give him his Bible. He loves it.
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    Josie Bates and Kelton Balka

    August 10, 2017, 6:40 pm
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    Did you catch tonight's new episode of Bringing Up Bates? If not, click here to read our recap.

    Earlier today, we teased that there might be something going on between Josie Bates and Kelton Balka, Bobby's close friend. Coincidentally, Kelton lives in Tennessee near the Bates and knew them before Bobby did.

    Now that the episode has aired, we can share that Josie and Kelton are indeed "special friends." For the Bates and their significant others, friends turn into "special" friends, who turn into boyfriends/girlfriends. From there, they start courting, get engaged, and get married. So Josie is in the second stage of getting to know Kelton, but (lucky for Gil), they still have a long way to go!


    Photos courtesy of UP
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    Allie the Night Owl

    August 12, 2017, 7:17 am
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    "When she knows stuff's going on and there's noise and stuff out here...it's like a little beacon. She's like, 'Oh, people are up. I must need to be up, too.'"
    -Alyssa (Bates) Webster

    Life with a toddler and a new baby is difficult, especially when your toddler doesn't like to sleep. In this extended Bates scene from Thursday's episode, Alyssa shares the struggles she faces on a nightly basis when putting her girls down.


    Photo/video courtesy of UP
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    Bates Babies

    August 14, 2017, 6:53 am
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    "My mom loves pictures of every...kid in our family."
    -Judson Bates

    Can you imagine how many baby pictures the Bates must have floating around, with 19 kids? Mama Kelly says she can identify them all, but she might just be the only one who can do that. Even Gil admits he gets them mixed up. In this video, the family shows some of their one-year pictures. To see more Bates baby pictures, click here to be redirected to a post from 2015.


    Photo/video courtesy of UP, thebatesfam.com
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