Goodbye May 2019

Birthdays:

·         Erin Paine celebrated her birthday on May 2^nd

·         Carson Paine celebrated his birthday on May 14^th

·         Warden Bates celebrated his birthday on May 19^th

Wedding announcement/anniversaries:

·         Kelton and Josie celebrated their 7^th month wedding anniversary on May 5^th

·         John and Alyssa celebrated their 5^th year of marriage on May 24^th

·         Evan and Carlin got married on May 25^th!

Pregnancy announcements/updates:

·         Zach and Whitney announced that they are expecting their third child in November on May 9^th

·         Kelton and Josie are due to welcome their daughter in two months on May 25^th

Babies Specials start tonight

As we previously announced that Bringing Up Bates is back with Babies specials starting tonight and will go until Kaci's 3rd birthday.

We will not doing recaps during theses specials.

Smith family update

Bobby has announced that he has joined The Plumbing Authority which is owned by Kelton’s family. As many of you know that Kelton is a certified plumber that has been working at the company full time. The business has grown with many employees and a new warehouse.

Before you asked about Bobby’s pastor career, here is an update from Kelly Jo!

It’s ironic how similar their [Tori and Bobby's] paths are to the one God led Gil and I on. Gil started as a youth pastor when we first got married. After the first year and a half or so, he resigned and worked a secular job for quite sometime. He never stopped being highly involved in church ministry all the while, but God really used that time to prepare us and grow us. Now Gil is a full time pastor (doing tree work on the side to provide for the family). God grew us a lot during the whole transitioning, but ministry was always part of Gil’s whole life, no matter if he was selling Nabisco cookies or working on a tree. I think he preached more sermons in those settings than he does now lol! So I’m sure God will use this time to prepare Bobby for whatever his future holds. Gil has always felt that it is wise for someone in the minstry to also have a skill they can use as well. Some small country churches have really small budgets, so having a skill enables pastors and missionaries to be self-supporting. – Kelly Bates

Evan and Carlin's wedding photos

As many of you know that Evan and Carlin got married on Saturday afternoon in front of their 500 guests. US Weekly put out the wedding announcement on their website and a few hours later posted new photos of the married couple.

UP TV posted new photos of the husband and wife on Sunday morning for you all to enjoy.

Congrats to Evan and Carlin!

Girls room update!

Kelly and Erin with Whitney Bates

There is only four girls left in the Bates girls room compared to the boys who have eight left in the room. 

Let's recap who is in the girls room to start with:

1. Erin- got married in November 2013
2. Alyssa- got married in May 2014
3. Michaella- got married in August 2015
4. Tori- got married in December 2017
5. Josie- got married in October 2018
6. Carlin- got married in May 2019
7. Katie
8. Addallee
9. Ellie
10. Callie

Journey to parenthood: Two months to go

Kelton and Josie are two months until their due date! We can't wait to meet baby Willow.

By the time that Willow is four months old, she will have a new little cousin now that her uncle and aunt are expecting their third child in November.

June Birthday Cover

Here is our only June birthday. As many of you know that it goes to Zach and Whitney's daughter as she turns 3.

New photo with Trace and Chaney

We are so excited to share a few new photos of Trace and Chaney to share with you.

Trace and Chaney

John and Alyssa; Trace and Chaney

Kelton and Josie; Trace and Chaney

Bates wedding #7!

We are so excited to share that Evan and Carlin are now husband and wife! We can't wait to see the first photo of the newlyweds.

Evan and Carlin's wedding day

Today is a very special day for Evan and Carlin! They are getting married later tonight. We want to wish them a very happy wedding day and we can't wait to see the photos.

We will not be able to share all the wedding photos right away so be sure to stay tune in the coming days for more photos of the newlyweds.

Here is a little back story of the newlywed couple: We first introduced you guys to Evan as soon as the couple announced it.

They began their courtship in August 2017 and got engaged in September 2018.

The couple would later announced that their wedding would take place in May 2019 (which is today) 

Congrats to Evan and Carlin (Bates) Stewart

Websters celebrate 5 years!

Happy Anniversary to John and Alyssa! 

Babies special airs next week

Be sure to enjoy the babies specials that are schedule to air next week on Bringing Up Bates.

The Little Bates pregnancy announcement video

Zach and Whitney announced that they are pregnant a few weeks ago and today we are sharing a video of Zach and Whitney with their two babies! 

Whitney is due in November 2019 to welcome their third child into the world.

Whitney's baby bump

As many of you know that Gil and Kelly are expecting two new grandchildren by the end of the year. Josie is due in late July 2019 while Whitney is due in November. We have a new photo of Whitney.