Erin's birth plan

Many of our fans have been asking if Erin is going to have a home birth or hospital birth. We asked Erin what was her birth plan for baby Carson and she reveal that she is going to have a hospital birth.

 

Bates #16 turns 8

Happy Birthday to Ellie! 

This past year, Ellie has became an aunt to Bradley and Allie. Ellie will have another nephew in the month of June

Today this sweet girl is now eight years old!

A special Prayer

This is little 6 year old Esther Faith and her mom from the Philipines. Lawson and Nathan met her on their first mission trip there 2 years ago and saw her again this year. Esther has a hole in her heart. The boys arranged to have her flown to Manila to see doctors there and to be assessed. They got her medical records and met with several doctors here in the states to check on flying her here for treatment. The doctors said she is not a candidate for surgery since so much time has passed and damage has now been done to her heart and kidneys. Lawson and Nathan have spent many hours with many tears praying for Esther. We would like to ask you to also pray for this precious young girl and her mom.

Mother's day cover!

We are so excited to share our Mother's day cover today with you all.

 Both Erin, Alyssa and Whitney are celebrating their first Mother's day!

11 months of marriage

John and Alyssa are celebrating their 11 month of marriage. This month mark many changes for the couple as they are quickly getting to their first year of marriage. John and Alyssa just welcomed their daughter, Allie Jane, on April 11.

   

Next Month marks one year of marriage! 

Brandon and Michaella engagement story

Brandon set up a scavenger hunt to asked Michaella to marry him. Both Michaella's and Brandon's parents were there at the special date. Michaella was surprised that he was going to asked her yesterday. 

 We will keep you updated on the official wedding date. 

Brandon and Michaella getting engaged photos

Engaged!

Brandon and Michaella are engaged! We will have more information as soon as we can.

Carlin turns 17

Carlin is turning 17 years old today. Since last year's birthday blog, she has became an aunt to Bradley. Her sisters Erin and Alyssa are expecting two more babies, Carson and Allie.

39 weeks pregnant

John and Alyssa are 39 weeks pregnant today with their first daughter. We honestly can't wait for Allie to be here. Allie is due in next week.

Baby Watch: 9 days to go!

John and Alyssa have nine days until Allie is due. Now Alyssa could have already had their baby girl. We will keep you updated when Allie arrives.

 

April 2015

Birthdays:
Carlin's birthday on April 11th
Chad's birthday on April 18th
Ellie's birthday April 28th
Allie's birthday: TBA

Anniversary:
John and Alyssa's 11 months of marriage

pregnancy updates:
Alyssa's pregnancy: 39-40 weeks pregnant
Erin's pregnancy: 31-34 weeks pregnant

Journey to parenthood:
Journey to parenthood: Eight months pregnant

All about grandbabies:
All about Bradley: Six months old
All about Allie: 1 week old-2 weeks old?

April birthday cover photo

It's time for a new birthday cover photo! 

Who is excited to see it?