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Bates #17 Turns 12
Happy 12th birthday to Callie Bates! Addee Bates and Callie Bates Photo courtesy of thebatesfamily.com
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Bates #10 Turns 22
Two, four, six....This month, the Bates have birthdays to celebrate on the 2nd, 4th, and 6th. Callie Bates is 12, Josie Balka is 22, and Brooklyn Paine is five. Happy birthday to Josie! Kelton Balka...
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Brooklyn Turns 5
It's barely a week into August, and the Bates have already celebrated three birthdays. Today's birthday is the last for 18 days, and then there are two more before the beginning of September. Wishing...
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'The Way I See You' Music Video
Tiffany Espensen and Lawson BatesThe full music video for Lawson Bates' newest single, "The Way I See You," was just released. You may not be surprised to hear that Lawson's co-star in the video...
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Josie’s ER Visit
Kelton Balka and Josie Balka This week, Josie Balka ended up in the ER in the middle of the night. What began as a headache and nausea quickly worsened and resulted in her having difficulty...
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Season 11?
Judson Bates, Kelly Bates, Gil Bates We know you have been looking forward to the premiere of Bringing Up Bates season 11 since new episodes wrapped up in June. There is nothing to share on that...
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Girls' Trip to Arizona
Kelly Bates recently used airline points to take a girls' trip with her three youngest daughters. Addallee (15), Ellie (14), and Callie (12) will soon be the only three out of 10 Bates daughters who...
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Nathan's Wedding Date
Nathan Bates proposes to Esther KeyesLast month, Katie Bates and Travis Clark made their wedding date public. They will tie the knot on December 3rd. Nathan Bates and Esther Keyes decided to follow...
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Keilens Celebrate 6 Years
Happy 6th wedding anniversary to Michael and Brandon Keilen! Brandon Keilen and Michael (Bates) Keilen Brandon Keilen, Michael Keilen, Gil Bates, Kelly Bates Michael and her bridesmaidsPhotos courtesy...
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3 Bates in Haiti
Lawson Bates, Nathan Bates, Trace BatesThree of the Bates sons--Lawson, Nathan, and Trace--are currently in Haiti doing relief work, on the heels of a 7.2-magnitude hurricane. They are working as...
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Double Dipping Bates
Erin Paine, Ellie Bates, Addee Bates, Callie Bates, Carson Paine"I'm really finicky about cooking. I like it to be really nice, neat, and you know, sanitary."-Erin Paine We're throwing it back almost...
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Nathan Bates on NPR
Nathan Bates and Lawson BatesAs we shared earlier this week, Nathan, Lawson, and Trace are currently doing relief work in Haiti with the organization MEDIC Corps. Nathan was interviewed by NPR...
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MEDIC Corps on CBS News
Our readers have been asking for updates from the MEDIC Corps team, which includes Lawson and Nathan, that is currently in Haiti. Members from their crew were recently spotted in a video from CBS...
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Evan Turns 26
Happy 26th birthday to Evan Stewart! Did you know that Evan's middle name is Patrick? He is the fifth in a line of six children, and he and Carlin are almost three years apart in age. Carlin Stewart...
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Josie and Hazel
It's hard to believe that Hazel Balka, Josie and Kelton's second daughter, is already 10 weeks old. We think she still looks so much like older sister Willow Balka, don't you? Josie Balka and Hazel...
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Miracle Baby Paine on the Way
Holland Paine, Chad Paine, Erin Paine,Everly Paine, Brooklyn Paine, Carson PaineErin and Chad Paine are expecting something that was completely unexpected. Erin is due with Baby #5 in January 2022!...
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Paine Party of 7
Did you hear the happy news about Erin's pregnancy? We just had to share this sweet family photo by Taryn Yager. The new baby is sure going to have a lot of excited little ones to love on him or her!...
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Bates #5 Turns 28
Happy 28th birthday to Nathan Bates! His full name is Kenneth Nathaniel Bates, which is fun fact that some of you might not know. He and Esther Keyes are looking forward to their wedding on October...
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Stewarts Expecting Baby #2
Carlin and Evan Stewart just made a big announcement. They are expecting their second child! The doting parents of Layla Stewart, who turns two in January, made the announcement via E! News. They...
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Zach and Whitney's Big Move
Whitney Bates, Jadon Bates, Zach Bates, Kaci Bates, Bradley Bates, Kaci BatesDo you remember the post we made back in December 2017, with the news that Zach and Whitney Bates had purchased their...
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