Erin's Lullaby CD
Erin's newest album ("Lullaby" by Erin Bates) is now available for purchase on iTunes! The mom of two shares her inspiration for the CD in the video below. Tune in to Bringing Up Bates tonight at 9pm...
View ArticleMeet Brooklyn Paine Tonight
Are you ready to meet baby Brooklyn Paine? Tune in to UP tonight at 9pm ET/8pm CT for a one-hour special of Bringing Up Bates (TV listings below).Thursday, October 27 8pm: Muddy Buddies8:30pm:...
View ArticleLawson's New Single
Lawson has informed us that the first single from his upcoming CD, "What Country Means to Me" by Lawson Bates, is available for purchase! (Click here to view "I'll Love Again," featuring Emily Ann...
View ArticleRecap: "And Baby Makes Five?"
Bringing Up Bates "And Baby Makes Five?"With Brooklyn’s due date just one month away, Erin is struggling with fear. “All that she went through with her pregnancy with Carson and then even with the...
View ArticleOldest Bates Grandchild Turns 2
Today is Bradley Bates' 2nd birthday! Did you know that his middle name, Gilvin, has been in the Bates family for at least five generations?In honor of Bradley's special day, let's look back at this...
View ArticleGood News from Grandpa
Did you catch Thursday's new episode of Bringing Up Bates? (Click here to read our recap.) It was an eventful show, but the best part was definitely the last 15 minutes, when Erin and Chad Paine...
View ArticleOctober Bates Snapshots
We have a few new Bates snapshots to share with you all on this beautiful Monday afternoon. Which is your favorite?In case you missed last week's big announcements, here the are links to the...
View ArticleFamily Board Games
If you follow the Bates, you know that Gil and Kelly and their 19 kids are always looking for ways to foster quality family time. While they love playing sports (football is a favorite for the guys),...
View ArticlePaines Celebrate 3 Years
Wishing Erin and Chad Paine a wonderful day celebrating their three-year wedding anniversary!Photo courtesy of tarynyagerphotography.com
View ArticleTrace and Jeb, BFFs
Tomorrow's episode of Bringing Up Bates will be a "supersized" version of "Bates Boys Birthday Bash." That means the network is throwing in some exclusive bonus footage.Due to the nature of the...
View ArticleAlyssa's [Tiny] Baby Bump
Alyssa (Bates) Webster is 28 weeks pregnant with Webster Baby #2, due January 27th, 2017. She and John have revealed the gender (It's a girl!) but have not yet shared the name they have chosenfor their...
View ArticleGiveaway: Lawson Bates' New CD
With less than one week until the release of Lawson Bates' new album, "What Country Means to Me," we have a giveaway for y'all! Lawson dropped by our (Ellie and Mr. Handsome's) house last week to give...
View Article#ElectionDay
It's Election Day in America, and the Bates are proud to exercise their right to vote. For all of you who live in the United States, have you voted? Whitney Bates Gil and Kelly BatesLawson BatesPhotos...
View ArticleBates #6 Turns 22
Wishing Alyssa (Bates) Webster a blessed 22nd birthday! This photo was taken during an UP photo shoot earlier this year. To see a picture of Alyssa's 28-week baby bump, check out our post from last...
View ArticleSupersized Episode Airs Tonight
UP has another supersized episode of Bringing Up Bates in store for viewers tonight. What's a "supersized episode," you say? It's basically a rerun that has been revamped.Since most of the footage has...
View ArticleBrandon's Hidden Talent
Over the next several days, our opportunities to blog will be limited, but we still have plenty of entertaining Bates content to share with y'all while we're away from the computer. We went through...
View ArticleBradley's 1st Pizza Party
We're on a short blogging break, but we still have plenty of entertaining content to share with all our loyal readers. This video was filmed two years ago, when Zach and Whitney Bates had the entire...
View ArticleSteven Malachi Bates
We're on a blogging break (although we've been swooping in to take care of some things), but there's still plenty of great Bates content coming your way!Did you know that when Gil and Kelly Bates were...
View ArticleGil and Kelly on Music Lessons
"Gil and I...were not very musical, but looking back, we wished that it was an avenue that we had pursued, so we started each child with piano. And then if they wanted to further that...then they...
View ArticleTori and Carlin Hit the Streets
While we take a short break from blogging, we have been sharing our favorite scenes from the past four seasons of Bringing Up Bates.In this deleted scene from season one, Kelly Bates takes Tori Bates...
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