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Big Bates Announcement Coming Soon
UP has just revealed some exciting news. On next Thursday's episode, a big announcement will be made about one of the Bates family members featured in the second half of the video below. Who do you...
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Everly's Dedication
This weekend, five-week-old Everly Paine was dedicated to the Lord. Several family members joined Erin and Chad Paine at their church, Clear Springs Baptist, for the occasion.Abby Paine (Chad's...
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Josie and Kelton, May 2018
Don't Josie and Kelton make a beautiful couple? They have been courting for more than three months. We know you're holding your breath for an engagement announcement from the two of them, as well as...
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3 Bates Grads
Last night, the Bates family attended The Crown College of the Bible's graduation ceremony, during which three Bates children walked across the stage. Talk about an exciting evening!Tori graduated...
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Mother's Day Special
"I love being a mom. I love seeing Chad as a dad."-Erin PaineIn honor of Mother's Day, tomorrow's episode of Bringing Up Bates will highlight some of the Bates' most "motherly" moments. To get you in...
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Prayers for Meema
Kelly Bates, Meema, and Kay (one of Kelly's sisters)If you saw our post on Tuesday, you know that three of the Bates kids graduated from college on Monday. It was an exciting day for the...
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Baby Smith Coming Soon!
The big announcement has just been made! Those who guessed that Tori and Bobby are expecting a baby are correct.Bobby Smith and Tori (Bates) SmithPhoto courtesy of Tori and Bobby Smith
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Bringing Up Bates"Mother's Day Special--UPdated"They may have 19 kids, but Gil and Kelly still make a point of spending one-on-one time with each child on a regular basis. “One of our priorities is to...
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Tori's Pregnancy
Have you heard Tori and Bobby's big announcement? They're expecting a baby! The news was revealed just three days after Tori's college graduation. Baby Smith is due in November, and the couple is eager...
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Loudest Bates
Callie Bates, Addallee Bates, Ellie BatesWhich member of the Bates family is the loudest? Isaiah asks the question, and Addee, Ellie, Callie, Judson, and Jeb weigh in. Do you agree with their...
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Carson Turns 3
Erin and Chad Paine can no longer say that they have three children under the age of three. Today is Carson's third birthday! Although the third oldest Bates grandchild is called Carson by all, that's...
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Bates Royal Wedding Celebration
Alyssa Bates and John Webster, May 2014This week's episode of Bringing Up Bates will be another special. (Don't worry, the season isn't over yet.) Since the show began three years ago, we have watched...
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35 Bates and Counting
Gil Bates, Kelly Bates, Alyssa Webster, John Webster, Zoey WebsterHow many members has the Bates family reached, and how quickly have they grown? We posted a similar list to our blog about the Duggar...
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Erin and Chad's 1st Kiss
"I'm not going to lie, I was scared to death about my first kiss. I really think nobody can have a perfect first kiss, to be honest. It was pretty close...but but practice definitely makes perfect in...
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Gil and Kelly's Love Story
Gil Bates and Kelly Jo Callaham met in a college chemistry class and were married one semester before graduation. Gil was 22, and Kelly was 21. On tonight's episode, you'll hear more details of their...
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Bringing Up Bates"The Bates Royal Wedding Celebration"“Our goal is for our children to be morally and spiritually and emotionally pure when they get married,” shares Gil. “We have chosen a route that...
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Bates #13 Turns 15
Wishing Warden Bates a very happy 15th birthday! In the state of Tennessee, he is now old enough to apply for his learners driving permit. Photos courtesy of thebatesfamily.com, UP
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Bates Boyfriends
Hope you are having an enjoyable weekend. The courting Bates couples sure are! Josie Bates and Kelton Balka enjoy the great outdoorsCarlin Bates and Evan StewartStewarts' church family celebrates the...
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The Season Isn't Over
Although the Bringing Up Bates episodes shown this Thursday and next Thursday will be reruns, the Bates family has plenty more in store for viewers in the coming weeks. To catch a few glimpses of the...
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Which Bates is the Nicest?
The littlest Bates kids sure are full of personality, and it seems like they always have something to say. In this clip, the youngins take part in another round of Name That Bates Junior, as they share...
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