Nathan is getting ready to surprise Ashley and start their courtship officially. The family believes courtship is going steady. The family's goal is to remain pure in their relationship since it doesn't guarantee that the couple will get married.
Lawson and Nathan head to pick out a gift for Ashley and decide on cowboy boots. The youngest girls are not happy with the gift. Nathan ends up getting earrings to go with the boots.
Lawson doesn't like the outfit Nathan chooses for the trip. Nathan wanted to go to the trip alone but ends up having Kelly go with him. Somehow Gil, Lawson, and Erin go with him.
Nathan is worried that Ashley will think that he is proposing.
The group shows up at the apartment of Ashley. Just like the Bates, the family home school the seven children. Ashley's dad works in the probation system while her mom, Ana Maria, runs a in-home daycare.
The group starts to decorate the house and Erin draws a photo of the two couple kissing. Nathan hangs it where Ashley can see it. Gil wants to put it on the back burner for right now.
Ashley arrives home to find them there. She figured that something was up but was happy to see him. Ashley and her siblings take the family on a boat tour to see some sights. Erin and Ashley try making noodles but went up with 10 Below Ice Cream.
Nathan and Ashley take a carriage ride. Lawson was surprised that they did not want him to go with them. Kelly figures that there was enough eyes on them. The couple decide not to take a chaperone with them on the ride.
Nathan and Ashley start skating while Lawson puts the bag in the middle of the rink. Ashley is worried that he is going to ask her to marry him and he tells her that it's not a ring.
“We’d like to start courting, if you’re okay with that,” says Nathan. “Of course I’m okay with that!” responds Ashley.
Nathan gives her one last surprise and lets her know that she is coming to Tennessee to spend Christmas with his family. They are all happy happy.
The family is getting ready for their Christmas party. Michaella and Brandon fly in from Chicago while John and Alyssa fly in from Florida with baby Allie. Nathan and Ashley reveal their courtship story to the family.
Zach and Whitney had just found out the gender of their baby. They decided to hand Kelly a box to open. It will be filled with either pink or blue balloons. The family is so happy to find out that it is a baby girl.
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Welcome to the Bates family blog! Gil and Kelly have been married since 1987 and have nineteen children. Twelve of their children have been married. They have thirty-two grandchildren. They have four children and eight grandchildren in heaven.
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