Father's Day 2025

 Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there!

Brandon is the foster dad of two. Gil is the dad of nineteen children. Zach is the dad to five children. John is the dad of five children. Nathan is the dad of two children. Evan is the dad of two children (with one on the way). Chad is the dad of six children (with one on the way). Bobby is the dad of five children. Kelton is the dad of three children (with one on the way)

Travis is the dad of two children. Lawson is the dad of one child (with one on the way). Trace is the dad of one (with one on the way). Jackson has a child on the way due any day.

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Happy Father's Day to all the Bates Dads! 

Gil celebrated his first Father's Day in June 1989. This year marks 32nd Father's Day

Zach celebrated his first Father's Day in June 2015. This year marks his 6th Father's Day.

John celebrated his first Father's Day in June 2015. This year marks his 6th Father's Day.

Chad celebrated his first Father's Day in June 2015. This year marks his 6th Father's Day.

Bobby celebrated his first Father's Day in June 2019. This year marks his 2nd Father's Day.

Evan celebrated his first Father's Day in June 2020. This year marks his 2nd Father's Day.

Kelton celebrated his first Father's Day in June 2020. This year marks his 2nd Father's Day.

Double celebration for the Little Bates family

This Sunday marks a double celebration for Zach, Whitney and their children.

Not only is it Kaci's 5th birthday but it's also Father's Day for Zach! 

Hello June

Birthdays:

* Kaci Bates

Bringing Up Bates:

* Preview

* Recap

All about Grandchildren:

* All about Maci: Four months old

* All about Jayden: Introduction

* All about Hazel: Introduction

* All about Charlotte: Introduction

Birth announcements:

* Jayden Bates

* Hazel Balka

* Charlotte Smith

Other Posts:

* Updated June Birthdays Cover

* Father's Day 2021

Hello June!

Birthdays:

·         Kaci Bates

Wedding anniversaries:

·         Josie and Kelton

·         Bobby and Tori

·         Evan and Carlin (Weekly and 1^st month)

All about Grandbabies:

·         Kade Smith

Pregnancy Updates:

·         Whitney Bates

·         Josie Balka

Other Blogs

·         July Birthdays

·         Father’s Day 2019

All about Brooklyn: 23 months old

Chad and Erin's middle child is just one month away from celebrating her second birthday. This past month she celebrate both her second Father's Day and her second Fourth of July. She learned that her aunt (Josie) is getting married to Kelton Balka.

Tomorrow we will be sharing new photos of the little girl and her baby sister so stay tune.

All about Everly: Three months old!

Everly Hope is now three months old! 

This past month, Erin revealed that her daughter loves to cuddle and be held by anyone. She also celebrated her first Father's Day. Bobby and Tori announced that she will be having a little boy cousin come November 2018. Josie announced that she is getting married to Kelton! 

All about Kaci: 24 months old

We still can't believe that Kaci Lynn is now two years old. 


This past month, she celebrated her second Father's Day 2018. She also found out that her new baby cousin will be a boy! She also learned that her aunt (Josie) is getting married.


We can't believe that this is our final All about Kaci! 

When do you think she will become a big sister? 

Father's Day 2018

Happy Father's Day!

 As many of you know that Bobby and Tori Smith are expecting their first child and this time next year, they will have almost five month old. Gil Bates is celebrating his 30th father's day. Chad, Zach and John are celebrating their third father's day.

Oh Hello June!

The Bates family only has one birthday this month and be sure to check out the June birthday cover to find out who it is.

Bringing Up Bates will return on June 7th for brand new episodes.

Bobby and Tori will celebrate their sixth month wedding anniversary. They will have five months until their baby arrives. We will have baby games this month.

The family will also celebrate Father's Day! Be sure to check out our newest father's day cover that we shared on May 27, 2018.

We have updates for Carlin and Josie's courtships.

We will be ending All about Kaci's updates this month as the little girl will celebrate her second birthday.

All about Grandbabies will have Kaci's 24th month update, Brooklyn's 22nd month update, Lexi's 17th month update, Zoey's 3rd month update, and Everly's 3rd month update.

June recap

• Bringing Up Bates returned on June 1st
• The Boys celebrated their Father's Day
• Kaci turned one

Daddies with their babies!

The six grandbabies are growing up fast! Today is Father's Day so Alyssa, Whitney and Erin shared photos of their husbands with their children.

 

Father's Day 2017

Happy Father's Day! 

June 2017

Birthdays:
* Kaci Bates

All about Grandbabies:
* Brooklyn
* Kaci
* Lexi

Bringing Up Bates:
* Preview
* Recap
* Southern Speak
* July Episode preview

Other Blogs:
* Father's Day
* July Birthday cover
* New blog cover

Happy Father's day Chad

Happy Father's day Chad! 

This year marks his second father's day with Carson. It is hard to think that next year he will be a father to two babies when father's day come around! 

Happy Father's day John!

Happy Father's day John! 

 This year marks John's second father's day with Allie Jane! 

 

Happy Father's day Gil!

Happy Father's day Gil! 

The Bates kids, along with Kelly Jo, sat down with UP TV to film a special video for Gil and we would love to share it with you all.

Happy Father's day Zach!

Happy Father's day Zach! 

 This year marks his second father's day with his son, Bradley. At this current time (June 17, 2016), Kaci has not arrived just yet and if she has then it will be a birth announcement! 

 

Father's day!

Today marks Father's day and that means that Gil, John, Zach, and Chad are celebrating being a father.

What to expect this week? (updated June 21)

On June 19th: 
Sunday: What to expect this week?, Father's day 

Monday:  Sneak Peak Preview

Tuesday: Preview, 30 weeks pregnant

Wednesday: Baby Watch #3

Thursday: Recap

Friday: Baby Watch #4

Saturday: Kaci's due date and 40 weeks pregnant

*** Please note that the Baby watch updates are not set in stone until the morning of the new blog. Kaci could be born at any time so we might be updating this! ****  

On June 21:  


Sunday: What to expect this week?, Father's day 

Monday:  Sneak Peak Preview

Tuesday: Preview, 30 weeks pregnant, Kaci's birth announcement

Wednesday: Zach and Whitney's sweet words

Thursday: Recap

Friday: Meeting Baby Sister!

Saturday: All about Kaci: Introduction!, New cover photo