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Keilens Celebrate 3 Years
Do you remember watching Michael Bates marry Brandon Keilen on a past episode of Bringing Up Bates? It may feel like their wedding was yesterday, but they have been husband and wife for three years...
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Couples Plus Lawson
Evan Stewart, Carlin Bates, Tori Smith, Bobby Smith"We have this perfect little double date picture of what our future is going to look like, and then there was also the reminder of another part of our...
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Bringing Up Bates"Chaperoning Dos and Don'ts"Having recently realized that their younger kids don’t know much about chaperoning, Gil and Kelly host a Chaperoning 101 class. “We noticed our chaperones...
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Bates Fan File 730
Last night's episode of Bringing Up Bates was all about chaperones and chaperoned dates. My favorite quote comes from Zach, when he is asked by his parents to show the younger kids how to interact with...
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Josie and Kelton's Love Story
Josie Bates and Kelton Balka are counting down the days until their October 5th wedding. Kelton has also just written out their love story and posted it to their wedding website.Did you know that Josie...
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Courting 1 Year
As of this month, Carlin Bates and Evan Stewart have been courting for one year. Prior to the start of their courtship, they were friends for almost a year. Although they live three hours apart, they...
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Erin's Culinary Transformation
"When Erin first got married, the woman did not know how to cook."-Trace Bates"She couldn't make eggs."-Ellie BatesBut now, almost five years later, having meals at the Paines' house is always a treat...
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Presents for the Bates College Grads
"Mom wanted me to get you all graduation presents...I said, 'I thought paying for college was enough for a present.'"-Gil BatesTomorrow on Bringing Up Bates, watch Tori Bates Smith, Trace Bates, and...
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Tonight: Graduations and Next Steps
Tune in to UP for an-all new episode of Bringing Up Bates, tonight at 9pm ET/8pm CT. Erin gives Tori a cooking lesson, Jackson learns some new skills in the family tree business, and three Bates...
View Article'Milestones and New Chapters' Recap
Bringing Up Bates "Milestones and New Chapters"Two weeks before moving to Nashville, Tori heads over to Erin's house for a cooking lesson. "I definitely need cooking lessons from Erin before I leave...
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Evan Turns 23
Today is Evan Stewart's 23rd birthday!Evan Stewart and Carlin BatesEvan Stewart and Zach BatesEvan Stewart and Carlin BatesEvan Stewart and Carlin BatesPhotos courtesy of Carlin Bates
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Bates Fan File 731
I don't know about you, but I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Bates kids prepare for the future in last night's episode. Below is my Fan File segment. Photo/video courtesy of UP
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Next Steps for Trace and Josie
In this web exclusive from Thursday's episode, take a closer look at the Bates' graduation party, and hear about Trace Bates' next steps and Josie Bates' plans for the future.Photo/video courtesy of UP
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The Paines' Smiles
Happy Sunday afternoon! To brighten your day, we have some new photos of the Paine children to share with you. We just love their smiles.Carson Paine and Brooklyn PaineWith their blankets made by...
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Zach's Advice for Kelton
"They let you get this far, so all you gotta do is just ask. All they can say is 'not yet,' and then you just keep asking..."-Zach BatesIn this first look at Thursday's episode, Josie Bates and Kelton...
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Cookies and Milk...for Babies?
"I've never been out of 'Merica, so I don't know."-Zach BatesIn a new segment of Bates Around the World, Zach Bates, Whitney Bates, Nathan Bates, Lawson Bates, Gil Bates, Kelly Bates, Tori Smith, and...
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Bates #5 Turns 25
Happy 25th birthday, Nathan!Trace Bates, Nathan Bates, Lawson BatesMyrtle Beach, February 2018Lawson Bates, Nathan BatesColorado, March 2018Gil Bates with Nathan Bates and Lawson Bates, 1994Photos...
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Meet Baby Smith
"I'll tell you, when you sit in that ultrasound room for the first time, all of the sudden, you see that life moving around in there, it's insane."-Bobby SmithTomorrow on an all-new episode of Bringing...
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Large Talks and Large Projects
Tonight on Bringing Up Bates, it's all about preparing for the future! Josie and Kelton meet with Zach and Whitney for advice ahead of a serious conversation with Gil and Kelly about engagement and...
View Article'Asking Permission and a Big Decision' Recap
Bringing Up Bates"Asking Permission and a Big Decision"Zach and Whitney take Josie and Kelton out to dinner at Aubrey's Restaurant. "We get along really well with Zach and Whitney," says Kelton. "We...
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