Saturday, November 30, 2019

November Recap

This month, the Bates family celebrated Alyssa, Kade and John's birthdays. They also welcomed Khloe and Holland into the world.
 They celebrated Thanksgiving.

Bringing Up Bates ended it's eight season on November 21st. The 9th season is schedule to air in January.

We shared our December birthdays and anniversary cover on November 24th.

Thursday, November 28, 2019

Updated November birthdays and anniversary

Back in October 2019, we posted our November birthdays and anniversary cover with knowing that Zach and Whitney would welcome their baby girl into the world.
 We updated the cover once Khloe was born:
  We updated the cover once Holland was born:

Thanksgiving 2019

We want to wish all of our readers Happy Thanksgiving!

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Updated November birthdays and anniversary

We are so excited to share our updated November birthdays and anniversary cover now that Chad and Erin have welcomed their daughter into the world.

First photo of Holland Grace

Earlier today, we announced that Chad and Erin have welcomed their daughter, Holland Grace into the world.

Baby #4 is here

We are so excited to share that Chad and Erin have welcome their fourth child together!
She was born yesterday, November 26th just 20 days after her brother and his wife welcomed their third child into the world.

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

2019 recap coming soon

Once a year,  we do yearly recaps that come out December 31st.  We start writing it by December 5th!

Monday, November 25, 2019

Sweet newborn photos

We are so excited to share newborn photos of Khloe! She is currently two weeks old. A few days ago, we shared photos with Khloe and her siblings and one with her family.




Sunday, November 24, 2019

December birthdays and anniversary cover

Today we are sharing our last birthdays and anniversary cover of 2019!
As many of you know that Erin will welcome her fourth child in December 2019. They are naming her Holland Grace.

Saturday, November 23, 2019

First photo of the 5 little Bates

We have a new photo of Zach and Whitney with their three babies. 
What are the kiddos ages?
Khloe is 15 days old
Bradley is 5 years old 
Kaci is 3 years old

Friday, November 22, 2019

4 Bates turn 30

The Bates family are about to have a 5th Bates member turn 30 in January but we wanted to do a special post about the current ones.

Chad Paine was the first turn 30 in April 2017.

Zach Bates turned 30 in December 2018.

Brandon celebrated his 30th birthday in September 2018.

John celebrated his 30th birthday yesterday.

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Recap: A Wedding Worth the Wait

Evan and Carlin's wedding is almost here and the couple are practicing their first dance to a song that Carlin's brother, Lawson, wrote for the special date. Trace thinks that the couple needs to practice more before Saturday. Carlin thinks that everything will be okay with more practice.
Carlin and Joy arrive at the nail salon to enjoy some girl time. Erin and Tori arrive at the nail salon. Erin says that her sister has been so sweet to make her feel special and honored. She has asked for Erin's opinion about everything.
It's the day of the rehearsal and it's 94 degrees out, Carlin's wedding party features 12 bridesmaids and 12 groomsmen.
Gil and one other officiant stands infront of the couple. Gil encourages his daughter to stand close. Carlin puts her arm around Evan's neck and Gil says that they are not into that. They still have almost a day before their wedding.
Everyone is eager to the dinner which has air conditioned. Evan's family has done an amazing job. Evan and Carlin both give praise to both families.
It's time for the wedding both the groomsmen and bridesmaids are getting ready. During the photos, Callie breaks down and Carlin gives her sister a hug. Later, Gil breaks down when he sees his daughter in the dress.
Erin and Whitney pray with Carlin before she walks down the aisle. Evan gets emotional when he sees Carlin. Gil begins the ceremony and the couple gives the traditional vows. They start to sing their duet and manged to pull it off beautifully.
Right before the couple is supposed to kiss and Evan's pastor wants to pray before the first kiss. The couple runs down the aisle and disappear. They arrive at the reception. Evan and Carlin ended up rubbing the cake in each other's faces.
Ethan, Whitney and Erin give speeches and Erin shares a special announcement. Many of the guests are confused about why Erin said four instead of three and she announces that she is expecting her fourth child. Erin reveals that she was not planning to announce the pregnancy.
They head out to the dance floor to watch the couple share a first dance then it's time for Gil to dance with his daughter. It's time to send the couple off to their honeymoon with sparklers.

John turns 30!

Happy 30th birthday John!

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Growing Up Webster!

John and Alyssa's daughters are getting bigger! We have three new photos of the three little girls and one together! 
 Allie Jane will turn 5 in April!
 Lexi will turn 3 in January.
 Zoey will turn 2 in March.
 Tomorrow the girls will celebrate their father's birthday.

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Bates siblings photography

We love sharing photos of the grandbabies and today is no different.  We have new photos of Bradly, Kaci and Khloe to share with you all.




All about Willow: Four months old

Kelton and Josie's little girl is now four months old. This past month, she welcomed a new cousin into the world.

Sunday, November 17, 2019

Saturday, November 16, 2019

Week in review: November 10 to 18

What a week that it has been for our blog, we thought that it would be a nice treat for you guys to review all of our posts for the week:

Sunday: All about Kade
Monday: The youngest Grandbaby
Tuesday: Updated November Birthdays and anniversary cover
Wednesday: All about Khloe
Thursday: New photo of Khloe, Recap: Home is where the heart is
Friday: New photo of Khloe
Saturday: Week in review

Friday, November 15, 2019

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Recap: Home is Where the Heart is

The Keilens are on their way to Tennessee so Lawson and Nathan head to the house to help with the furniture and mow the grass. Brandon is tying up lose ends at Chicago and will be there in the next day.
Gil is happy that his daughters are back in Tennessee with their families.
Kelly says that  Michael is busy with school but if she wants a side job since she is hiring tutors. Michaella says that she will stop by every afternoon between 3:30 and 5:30 before Brandon finishes work. Michaella says that family is one of the most precious gifts.
Just one more week until their wedding and Evan and Carlin are working on the house. They are putting items away in their kitchen with Warden. They have a little disagreement about a pot and pan.
The couple practices the duet that they will sing but Evan is not done writing it.
Kelly and the girls get together with Taryn Yager for a photoshoot for Bates sister boutique. Carlin doesn't know why they decided to start the boutique before the wedding but they did. Erin, Whitney and Carlin take new photos for the shop every week and offer the other girls to models since they can't call themselves models.
The couple head to get their marriage license and Carlin is concerned that Evan's outfit doesn't match hers. Evan tells her that it should not matter if they match since they are getting a marriage license.
The clerk at the courthouse wants to know what Carlin's SS number is but she can't remember and looks at her phone however Gil says he knows it.
The couple gets a 60% discount to do marriage counseling. Gil is happy that the state recognizes the need for marriage counseling and pays for the marriage counseling.
Gil says that he is happy for them but it's hard to for to let her go. Kelly is too busy with the prep that she doesn't expect to go through her crying spell until her daughter leaves.
Next week is the big wedding and the season 8 finale for Bringing Up Bates. We will keep you updated for season 9.

New photo of Khloe

Happy Thursday! Tonight is a brand new episode of Bringing Up Bates!

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

All about Khloe: Introduction

Today we are welcoming Khloe into our "All about grandchildren" series. Khloe was born on November 7, 2019 at 3:48pm. She weighed 7lbs and 9ozs.

Be sure to check out her birth announcement post from Friday afternoon.

Be sure to check out the photos that we posted on Friday night and Tuesday morning.

Monday, November 11, 2019

The youngest grandbaby

As many of you know that Zach and Whitney welcomed their baby girl into the world. Lawson loves to post about his nieces and nephew when they are born!


Sunday, November 10, 2019

All about Kade: 12 months old

Yesterday, Kade celebrated his first birthday with his aunt, Alyssa, whom turned 25.
This past year, Kade and his parents moved back to Tori's hometown to be closer to the Bates family. He welcomed one new cousin and has two on the way. 

He also announced with the help of his parents that he will have a baby brother in April 2020! 

Happy first birthday Kade! 

Be sure to stay tune for his 18th month update in May 2020! 

Saturday, November 9, 2019

Last Double Birthday of 2019

Happy Birthday Kade and Alyssa!
Alyssa is now 25 years old while Kade is celebrating his 1st Birthday! Be sure to stay tune for his 12 month update that will come out tomorrow!

Friday, November 8, 2019

First photo of family of five

Now that Khloe has arrived,  we have a new photo of the family of five!
We also have two more photos of Khloe with her siblings.
Bradley with Khloe is above and a photo of Kaci with Khloe.

Welcome baby Bates #3

We are so excited to share that Zach and Whitney have welcomed their daughter, Khloe Elieen into the world on Thursday afternoon!

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Recap: Baby Mamas and Bridesmaids Drama

With Carlin's graduating from college, Kelly is throwing a party to celebrate her daughter's accomplishment. Kelly meets with Whitney to plan with party however Whitney gets a call from her doctor and the talk goes to another topic. Whitney announces that she is pregnant and knows the gender but Zach doesn't know yet. Kelly says that she should announce it at the party.
Whitney says that Kelly was the first one out of Zach's family to find out about the pregnancy and with her mother-in-law's track record that they are going to have to announce it. Whitney is worried about it being reguarding Carlin's graduation party.
Josie is getting closer to her due date and Balkas have moved into two bedroom apartment to make room for their little one. Josie's friend comes over to help decorate the nursey. Kelton assembles the crib after work and it's much harder than he had plan.
At the end of the day the room looked incredible.
On the day of her party, Carlin is thrilled to have finished her degree and thanks her mom. The family give her praise. Callie can't believe that her sister is getting married.
At the end of the event, Kelly turns the floor to Zach, who is announcing the pregnancy. Kellly ends up announcing the pink confettii and reveals that it's another little girl. Zach admits that he did not know that Whitney found out the gender of their third baby.
All the Bates and Stewart ladies head over to Zach and Whitney's home to talk about the bridesmaids dress. Renee and her husband are there to help. The girls try on the dresses which are different styles and colors. Tori reveals that she can't try on her dress and Carlin says that they will go to the gym together. Whitney's dress looks great but Whitney is concerend about the baby growing to much before the wedding.
Renee reveals to remake a lot of the dresses so they will fit better. Carlin tries on her dress and it's prefect. Kelly says that she doesn't want to hurt anyone's feelings but the dress is the prettiest dress that she has ever seen and Erin says that it hurt her feelings but Tori adds that her mom says that every time.

Last family photo of four little Bates

We have a new family photo of Zach and Whitney with their two children. As many of you know that Whitney is due to welcome her third child in about two weeks. The family headed to see Taryn Yager to get new photos done before her arrival.
When do you think the baby will be here?  Bradley was born two weeks later after his October due date while Kaci was born a day before.