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Christmas on UP
'Tis the season for Christmas! Check out this festive video from UP, featuring clips from various holiday-themed movies and shows, including Bringing Up Bates. Which Bates family members can you find?...
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Bates Season 1 Highlights
 As we gear up for the season five premiere of Bringing Up Bates on Thursday, January 5th, let's take a look back at the Bates footage we have seen thus far. Season one kicked off on New Year's Day...
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Bates Visit Noah's Ark
The Bates finally got around to making the three-hour drive up to Williamstown, Kentucky, to visit the ARK Encounter, something they have been wanting to do since it opened this summer. For those who...
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Zach and Whitney Celebrate 3 Years
On December 14th, 2013, Zach and Whitney Bates became man and wife. Three years and two kids later, their love for each other is even stronger than it was on their wedding day. (If you've ever seen the...
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Zach Bates' Florida Proposal
In honor of Zach and Whitney Bates' third wedding anniversary, let's take a look at this video of their engagement. Zach's elaborate proposal plan led the couple to Florida, where they checked multiple...
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Bates Seasons 1 and 2 Highlights
 Alyssa (Bates) Webster and Carlin Bates at Alyssa's baby showerEarlier this week, we posted a video from UP that included all the highlights from season one of Bringing Up Bates. Today, we have recap...
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Bates to Air in Australia
For those who live in Australia, season three of Bringing Up Bates is scheduled to premiere on TLC Australia on Monday, January 23rd, at 8:30pm AEDT. Thanks to a loyal international reader for sharing...
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Bates Season 5 Promo Video
Extra! Extra! The promo video for season five of Bringing Up Bates has officially been released. The Bates family has a lot of exciting footage in store for viewers, starting Thursday, January 5th, at...
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Bates Celebrate 29 Years
Happy 29th wedding anniversary to Gil and Kelly Bates! In less than 30 years of marriage, the Bates have welcomed 19 children, five (soon to be six) grandchildren, and four in-laws into their brood....
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Gil and Kelly's Love Story
Did you hear that today is Gil and Kelly Bates' 29th wedding anniversary? As a tribute to the couple, we thought you would enjoy this video of the two of them explaining how they met and fell in love....
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Tori Turns 21
Wishing Tori Layne Bates a very happy 21st birthday! Child No. 7 in the Bates family lineup, Tori is currently attending The Crown College of the Bible and plans to graduate with an education degree in...
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Erin and Lawson Jam to 'Jingle Bells'
It's no secret that the Bates love Christmas. In fact, they love it so much that they often start playing Christmas music in October. While driving in the car, Erin Bates Paine and Lawson Bates jam out...
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Erin and Lawson Belt Out a Christmas Tune
Did you see the video we posted of Lawson Bates and Erin Paine jamming out to "Jingle Bells" in the car? Pretty entertaining, wasn't it? They also filmed themselves singing "Go Tell it on the Mountain"...
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A Shocking Surprise
Did you watch the promo video for the upcoming season of Bringing Up Bates, set to premiere on UP Thursday, January 5th? The snapshot above shows a chaotic scene from one of the episodes. Who or what...
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Bates Marathon to Kick off New Season
In just two weeks, the supersized Bates family will be back with all-new episodes of their hit reality TV show Bringing Up Bates. Season five premieres Thursday, January 5th, 2017, at 9pm ET/8pm CT on...
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Season 4 Highlights
Graduation celebrations, musical achievements, birthday parties, driving lessons, risk taking, visits from significant others, and new babies. If we could sum up season four of Bringing Up Bates in two...
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Merry Christmas!
We want to wish all of you who celebrate a very merry Christmas! We are so grateful to have each and every one of you as readers of our blogs. May you truly be blessed this Christmas season.If you...
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Keilens to Share Family Plans in New Season
We hope you're having a wonderful Christmas! UP just released a promo video for the upcoming season of Bringing Up Bates, set to premiere Thursday, January 5th, at 9pm ET/8pm CT. For those who have...
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Bates Christmas Snapshots
The Bates were all over the map for Christmas this year. Chad and Erin Paine drove more than 10 hours with their two kids to visit Chad's family in Oklahoma, Michaela and Brandon Keilen headed up to...
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Erin's New Year's Resolution
"It's so easy to let the little things just really get you worked up or stressed. I just want to remind myself...to make every moment count."-Erin Bates PaineAs the end of 2016 approaches, Erin Bates...
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