Three June grandbabies

We have a new photo of the babies of the Bates grandchildren. Whitney, Josie and Tori had Taryn Yager take photos of the three little ones and we have a sneak peak.

As many of you know that Whitney had her son at the beginning of June and Tori had her daughter at the end of the month.

We had posted their birth announcements which you can read them by clicking on their names Jadon, Hazel, and Charlotte.

Whitney also has a daughter that has a birthday in June also and you can read her birth story by clicking here. 

New picture of Willow

Willow just celebrated her second birthday just a week ago and we have a new photo to share with you all.

18 grandchildren and counting

The Bates family have grown alot since welcoming their first one in October 2014. 

Erin, Zach and Alyssa have four children each while Tori has three, Josie has two and Carlin has one. Can you guess while child is which?

Zach and Whitney have Bradley (6), Kaci (5), Khloe (1) and Jadon (1 month old).

John and Alyssa have four children: Allie (6), Lexi (4), Zoey (3) and Maci (5 months old).

Chad and Erin have four children: Carson (6), Brooklyn (4 almost 5), Everly (3) and Holland (1)

Bobby and Tori have three children: Kade (2), Kolter (1), and Charlotte (1 month old)

Kelton and Josie have two children: Willow (2) and Hazel (1 month old)

Evan and Carlin have one child which is Layla (1)

The grandsons are Bradley (6), Carson (6), Kade (2), Kolter (1) and Jadon (1 month old)

The Granddaughters in this photo are Allie (6), Zoey (3), Lexi (4), Maci (5 months old), Kaci (5), Khloe (1), Brooklyn (4 almost 5), Everly (3), Holland (1)

The second granddaughter photo is Charlotte (1 month old), Layla (1), Willow (2) and Hazel (1 month old)

Lawson turns 29

Happy birthday to Lawson 

Wedding update

We have some exciting news to share about Nathan and Esther's wedding day!

The couple is planning to say I do on October 22, 2021.

August Birthdays and Anniversary

With August starting in a few days, we have released our newest birthdays and anniversary cover.

Nathan's birthday is on August 29th

Josie's birthday is on August 4th

Brooklyn's birthday is on August 6th

Callie's birthday is on August 2nd

Evan's birthday is on August 24th

Brandon and Michaella's wedding anniversary is on August 15th

All about Charlotte: One month old

 The youngest Bates grandchild is one month old. This past month, she celebrated her first Fourth of July.

She also got to meet many of her family members. 

Sisterly love

We just love this new photo of Hazel and Willow together! Willow just turned two on July 19th while Hazel just turned one month on July 14th.

All about Willow: 24 months old

Willow recently celebrated her second birthday on July 19th so today we are sharing her last "All about Willow" update.

Shortly after her 18th month update, her parents announced that she is being promoted to being a big sister. Her sister, Hazel, was born last month on June 14th. She also got two new cousins Jadon and Charlotte just before her second birthday.

Newborn photos of Hazel

Hazel just turned a month old and we have newborn photos of the sweet baby girl. 

We love this photo of Josie and Kelton with their baby girl.

Nothing means more than a father's love for his daughter.

Mother's love

Josie and her baby girl

Little hands

New photo of Chad and Erin

We have a new photo of Chad and Erin to share with you all! 

As many of you know that Chad and Erin have been married since November 2013 and have four beautiful children.

Willow turns 2

Happy birthday to Willow 

Be sure to stay tune for her second year of life which will be shared later this week! 

All about Charlotte: Introduction

 On January 19, 2021, Bobby and Tori shared with the world that they were expecting their third child in June 2021. They revealed that the baby would be a little girl and planning to name her Charlotte Raine.

On June 24, 2021, Charlotte was born. She weighed 5lbs and 11oz and was 19 inches long. 

holding niece #13

We recently shared new photos of Maci, Hazel, and Jadon. Today we are sharing a new photo of Lawson with Charlotte. 

Lawson's birthday in a few weeks. Earlier this month, Lawson announced that he had a new song coming out on July 14th.

holding nephew #5

Lawson loves holding his newborn nieces and nephews.

Last week, we share two new photos of him holding Maci and Hazel and today we are sharing a new photo of Jadon.

New photo of Charlotte

Charlotte is here and we are so excited for the family.

Charlotte was born on June 24, 2021.

All about Hazel: One month old

Can you believe that Hazel is now one month old?

This past month, she celebrated both Fourth of July and her father's birthday. She recently got her newborn photos done and we will be sharing those in a few days. 

Newborn photos of Jadon

On July 7th, we shared new photos of Jadon and his family and today we are sharing the rest of them.

we love this photo of him and Kaci!

the boys together ❤

Jadon 

Jadon 

zach and Jadon 

Khloe and Jadon 

Jadon 

he looks like a little angel 

Jadon 

Esther finds her dress

Esther Keyes is one step closer to becoming Esther Bates. 

Esther announced that they are getting married in the fall. On July 8th, she was joined by two of Nathan's sisters, his mother,  Esther's sister and a family friend.

Travis and Katie's wedding update

We have an exciting announcement regarding Katie Bates and Travis Clark's upcoming December wedding. 

Katie has created a wedding website and has revealed their wedding date to be on December 3, 2021.

We are so excited for the happy couple and can't wait to see pictures and see their wedding on Bringing Up Bates. 

The wedding is in a little over four months away and the couple is very busy wedding planning.

Esther and Nathan's wedding month

We have some exciting news to share with you all.

Nathan and Esther are getting married in October! 

This will mark the second wedding to happen in the month of October. 

All about Maci: five months old

We have a new photo of Maci to share with you all.

Since her last update,  she has gotten two new cousins Hazel and Charlotte. 

Four youngest grandchildren

Many of you have asked about the age difference between the four youngest grandchildren of the Bates family.

Maci and Jadon are a little under four months apart. Maci was born on February 9, 2021 while Jadon was born on June 7, 2021.

Maci and Hazel are four months and five days apart. Maci was born on February 9, 2021 and Hazel was born on June 14, 2021.

Maci and Charlotte are four months and fifteen days apart. Maci was born on February 9, 2021 and Charlotte was born on June 24, 2021.

Jadon and Hazel are only a week apart. Jadon was born on June 7, 2021 and Hazel was born on June 14, 2021.

Jadon and Charlotte are only two weeks and three days apart. 

Hazel and Charlotte are only one week and three days apart 

All about Jadon: One month old

It's been one month since Jadon was born. 

Just one week after he was born, his aunt Josie welcomed her daughter into the world. 

Jadon was also released from the hospital shortly after his birth. 

He celebrated his sister's birthday and Father's Day. He also celebrated his first Fourth of July.

we will be sharing more of his newborn photos very soon.