Wedding Dress Shopping with Katie
The Bates are counting down the days until Katie and Travis say "I do." Today, Katie went wedding dress shopping in Florida. Alyssa, Kelly, Addee, Carlin, Layla, Josie, and Willow were in town to help,...
View ArticleBates Mother's Day Special
Tori Smith and Bobby Smith"Right before birth is one of the most important times to do some special things for your wife because she's about to go through a lot of pain and blame you for all of...
View ArticleStewarts in Florida
Carlin Stewart and Layla Stewart On Monday, Katie and a few of the Bates ladies went wedding dress shopping in Florida. Carlin and Layla ended up staying with Alyssa and John, and Evan was able to buy...
View ArticlePrayers for Kelly
We want to wish our readers and all the Bates moms a Happy Mother's Day! We know the Bates family would appreciate prayers for Kelly. She is having pain in her esophagus, and doctors are trying to find...
View ArticleThe Smiths' New House
Bradley Bates and Kolter Smith "The people only sold it to us because they said they really like Zach and Whitney, and they wanted the right people in it."-Tori SmithTori and Bobby Smith are...
View ArticleDoes it Get Easier After 4?
Kelly Bates and Gil BatesGil Bates: "I've always said, it gets easier after four."Kelly Bates: "This is coming from the man who was out doing trees every day!"This week on a new episode of Bringing Up...
View Article'Home Sweet Home and Nathan's Love' Recap
Bringing Up Bates"Home Sweet Home and Nathan's Love"Tori and Bobby have just moved into their first home. They had been looking for a while but hadn’t seen much on the market. And then they found a...
View ArticleCarson Turns 6
The third oldest Bates grandchild is six years old. Happy birthday, Carson! Carson Paine, Brooklyn Paine, Everly Paine, Holland Paine Bradley Bates and Carson Paine Carson Paine Carson Paine Chad...
View ArticleKatie's Wedding Month Announced
Since their engagement in early April, Katie Bates and Travis Clark have been in full-on wedding planning mode. Fans have been wondering when the couple will tie the knot, so you all will be thrilled...
View ArticleTeaching Carson and Bradley
Chad Paine, Carson Paine, Bradley Bates"Doing the boutique has...given us opportunity, as long as it's safe, for the kids to come over and kind of just hang out. We're trying to lay out something, but...
View ArticleAnother Jo
"I get excited about every grandbaby, but there's just something about when a baby's named after you."-Kelly Jo BatesIn this clip from this week's episode, Alyssa explains how they decided on Macy Jo...
View ArticleWarden's 18th
Happy 18th birthday to Warden Bates! He is Gil and Kelly Bates' 13th child, which means the Bates now only have six kids who haven't reached adulthood. When we first met the Bates family on UPtv,...
View Article'A DIY Date and a Delivery Date' Recap
Bringing Up Bates "A DIY Date and a Delivery Date"Erin, Chad, Tori, and Bobby are on a getaway in Gatlinburg. The trip was a Christmas gift from Kelly. They do a date night at Board and Brush, a craft...
View ArticleErin and Tori
Erin Paine and Tori Smith"Since I've gotten married, our friendship has just gotten deeper and deeper."-Tori Even though they are four-and-a-half years apart, Erin and Tori have always had a close...
View ArticleWebsters Celebrate 7 Years
Seven years? Has it really been seven years? Today is Alyssa and John Webster's 7th wedding anniversary. Seven years, six Websters. Congrats, Alyssa and John! John Webster and Alyssa Webster John and...
View ArticleAnother Bates Son Engaged
Stop the press. The Bates just made a huge announcement. Almost eight years after Zach's proposal to Whitney, a second Bates son is officially engaged. Nathan asked Esther Keyes, his girlfriend of one...
View ArticleStewarts Celebrate 2 Years
Yesterday was Alyssa and John's 7th wedding anniversary, and today is Carlin and Evan Stewart's 2nd anniversary. Happy anniversary, Stewarts! Coincidentally, Carlin's best friend, Joy-Anna (Duggar)...
View ArticleLawson's Valentine
Katie Bates, Lawson Bates, Kelly Bates, Gil Bates, Nathan BatesZach Bates: "Are you going to bring Nathan again, Lawson?"Lawson Bates: "I'm not bringing Nathan. I've upgraded in the beauty...
View Article'Lawson's New Love and the Boutique's New Digs' Recap
Bringing Up Bates "Lawson's New Love and the Boutique's New Digs"Erin, Chad, and Brooklyn show off the old camper that they recently purchased. It’s a major fixer-upper, and they are looking forward to...
View ArticleMoving the Boutique
"Going through this process, I have learned that you can have a lot going on but still have the determination. And when you have a vision, if you want to get it done, there's ways to get it...
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