Paine Family of 4, Webster Update
 Chad Paine, Erin Paine, Brooklyn Paine, and Carson PaineHope you all had a lovely weekend! Here's a beautiful picture to brighten up your Monday morning.Many of you have asked how Alyssa and John...
View ArticleBates at the Pumpkin Patch
In celebration of fall, the "little" Bates family visited The Fruit and Berry Patch in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Scroll down to see snapshots.) What autumn activities do you enjoy doing with family and...
View ArticleBates Go Mudding
"The boys were definitely trying to see who could do the most dangerous things and not kill themselves. Nathan was the worst, of course."-Tori BatesThis week on Bringing Up Bates, the family gets down...
View ArticleShow Starts in 10 Minutes!
Tonight's all-new episode of Bringing Up Bates premieres on UP in just ten minutes! To get you in the mood for some new Bates footage, we thought we would share our favorite quote from the show: "Our...
View ArticleRecap: 'Muddy Buddies'
It's been one of those days... I (Ellie) had the recap all written and ready to post, only to find that a glitch had caused it to be deleted from the site. So I watched the show again and rewrote the...
View ArticleLawson Bates' New Album!
Lawson Bates has an exciting announcement! His brand-new album, "What Country Means to Me," will be released on Monday, November 14th. The album will also be available exclusively to those who attend...
View ArticleIsaiah Bates Turns 12
Wishing Isaiah Bates a blessed 12th birthday! Did you know that Isaiah's middle name is Courage? Number 14 in the Bates lineup, his favorite restaurant is Chick-fil-A, and his favorite activity is...
View ArticleLawn Care, Campouts, and Music
This Thursday on Bringing Up Bates, Lawson gives his sisters a crash course on running his lawn care business so he can spend more time advancing his budding music career (preview video below). Later,...
View ArticleBates Grandbaby Photo Shoot
Good afternoon, blog readers! This has to be one of our favorite posts EVER. You'll see why in a moment...While the Bates were in Atlanta visiting UP headquarters earlier this month, Gil and Kelly...
View ArticleBates Girls Learn Landscaping
Who said girls can't mow lawns? With a little practice (okay, maybe a lot of practice) Tori and Carlin Bates will be well on their way to becoming professional landscapers. That is, if older brother...
View ArticleCampout with Dad
"Dad, food, and fire don't usually do very good together because the fire usually burns the food before Dad can get it out."-Jackson BatesDuring tomorrow's all-new episode of Bringing Up Bates, Gil...
View ArticleSmiles from Allie Jane Webster
We noticed a few comments on our "Bates Grandbaby Photo Shoot"post from folks who say they have never seen Allie Jane Webster smile. She's definitely a very serious little girl, but she also has a...
View ArticleTonight: Campfires and CMAs
It's Thursday, and you know what that means, don't you? An all-new episode of Bringing Up Bates airs tonight on UP! Scroll down to see the lineup of tonight's reruns and feature episode, as well as a...
View ArticleRecap: 'Nashville Nights and Country Campouts'
Bringing Up Bates"Nashville Nights and Country Campouts"Lawson, who started a lawn mowing business at age 14, takes Tori and Carlin out to a job site to teach them how to operate the machinery. Lawson...
View ArticleKaci & Brooklyn
Happy Friday! Hope y'all had a wonderful week. We have two adorable pictures of Kaci Lynn Bates and Brooklyn Elise Paine to share. Kaci reached her four-month milestone yesterday, and Brooklyn turns 11...
View ArticleWatch 'Bringing Up Bates' Season 4 Free Online
For all of you Bates fans out there who are unable to watch Bringing Up Bates on UP, you'll be thrilled about this announcement. The network has uploaded the first three episodes from season four to...
View Article'Erin, you need to call Chad'
Get ready for what could be the most hilarious Bringing Up Bates clip you have ever seen (video below)! On this week's new episode, Kelly Bates and Erin Paine drive to the animal shelter to pick up the...
View ArticleCamp Like a Bates
Ever heard of "glamping"? It's a modern trend of "glamorous camping," where participants enjoy the great outdoors with some (or all) of the luxuries of home.In this deleted scene from last week's new...
View ArticleGil's Take on Newborn Photos
In this sneak peek of tomorrow's new episode, Gil and Kelly Bates, along with Michael and Brandon Keilen, stop by Erin and Chad Paine's cottage-style house for a meal. According to her family, Michael...
View ArticleBates Matriarch Turns 50
Wishing Kelly Jo Bates a blessed 50th birthday! Did you know that Kelly's favorite subjects in college were biology, chemistry, and calculus? She majored in human services and minored in special...
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