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Bates Guys Get Muddy
The more mud, the better! Tonight on Bringing Up Bates, the Bates guys get together to celebrate Zach's 30th birthday. Between four-wheeling and skeet shooting, it's a dream of a birthday party for...
View Article'Ready or Not, Baby Kade is on His Way'
Bringing Up Bates"Ready or Not, Baby Kade is on His Way"*This is the first segment of the two-part, mid-season finale.Two weeks ahead of her due date, Tori is having lots of contractions. Kelly, who...
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Carlin's House
With only seven weeks to go until their May 25th wedding, Carlin and Evan are working hard on their house. They are both very excited to start their new life together. This week, they have been...
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Watch Episode 801
Unfortunately, this Thursday's new episode of Bringing Up Bates is the mid-season finale and will be followed by a short break. But on the bright side, UPtv has uploaded the first episode from this...
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Prepping for Baby Kade
"There is nothing to compare the excitement that you feel. You've been waiting for months for this moment..."-Kelly BatesKelly certainly knows what she's talking about when it comes to the level of...
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Carlin and Allie Celebrate Birthdays
Today is the third double Bates birthday of the year. Carlin is turning the big 2-1, while Allie is four years old. Carlin BatesEvan Stewart and Carlin BatesProposal trip, September 2018Allie Webster's...
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Prayers for Alyssa
Alyssa Webster and John Webster After experiencing irregular heartbeats for several months, Alyssa Webster was diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia, a fancy medical term that means abnormally...
View Article'It's a Boy & Maybe One More?' Recap
Bringing Up Bates"It's a Boy & Maybe One More?"Season 8 Mid-Season FinaleTori is in labor. Her goal was to go all natural, but she ends up accepting the epidural so she can sleep and enjoy the...
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Home from the hospital
Tori Smith, Bobby Smith, Kade Smith"Of anything I've ever done to make my parents proud, I feel like this is the best thing I could possibly give them, the perfect little gift."-Bobby Smith"There's no...
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Watch Bates Episode 802
New episodes of Bringing Up Bates are off the air for the next few months (exact return date to be announced soon), but the network has just released another full episode--802, "Big Apple Bride." The...
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Bates Grands, Spring 2019
Kade Smith with "Granny" Kelly BatesTo brighten your Bates-less week, we have some new photos of a few of the Bates grandchildren to share. Gil and Kelly Bates' 10th grandbaby is due in July.Carson...
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Josie at 25 Weeks
Josie is 25 weeks pregnant with Baby Balka, due July 25th! She and Kelton announced the gender and name last month. In case you missed it, it's a girl, and her name will be Willow Kristy Balka. The...
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Chad Turns 32
Today is Chad's 32nd birthday. Do you remember how he celebrated his 30th? Erin took him on a weekend getaway, and she decorated their cottage with clever signs like, "You took my Bates Bait." Happy...
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Lawson Bates Concerts, Spring 2019
Have you ever had the pleasure of attending one of Lawson Bates‘ concerts? We have heard from lots of readers who are hoping he will plan a show in their area. Well, we have a couple upcoming concerts...
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Bates Sisters' Boutique Now Open
THIS JUST IN! Three of the Bates sisters (Carlin Bates, Erin Paine, and Whitney Bates) have just started a clothing boutique, and as of right now, it is open for business. The website is...
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Bates Easter Photos 2019
Happy Easter! How did you celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ? Below are photos of a few of the Bates couples in their Sunday best.Kelton Balka and Josie Balka, 26 weeks...
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Watch 'Bringing Up Bates' Full Episodes
The Bates are on break, but you can now watch the first three full episodes of Bringing Up Bates. Episodes 801 and 802 were released last week and the week before, as we announced, and 803, "A Proposal...
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Granny and Pawpaw
Gil Bates and Everly Paine "Mom goes crazy over the grandkids. They go to the store, you can't complete the store trip without a toy for all the grandkids. You go somewhere to eat, it isn't complete...
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Bates #16 Turns 12
Wishing Ellie Bates a very happy 12th birthday! Ellie is No. 16 in the Bates family lineup.Ellie Bates and Everly Paine Addallee Bates, Brooklyn Paine, Bradley Bates,Carson Paine, Kaci Bates, Ellie...
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April Bates Showers
Two weeks ago, the Bates family threw a bridal shower for Carlin Bates and Evan Stewart, who are anxiously awaiting their May 25th wedding. Yesterday, the family held a baby shower for Josie and Kelton...
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