Alyssa's blog: Bates Behind the Scenes

Although I wasn’t able to participate in tonight’s Q&A episode, I really enjoyed watching my parents and siblings relive memories and laugh together. We are big family with even bigger personalities, as I’m sure you could see tonight. It’s hard to believe the first season of Bringing Up Bates is almost over and we have all enjoyed sharing a bit our lives with you.

All about Bradley: Four months old!

It's hard to believe it's been four months since this little man was born. Zach and Whitney love being parents.

We will see you next month for his 5th months of life update! 

Zach's blog: Cherishing Every Moment

I know he hasn’t made his debut in the show yet, but I’ve gotta tell you guys, Bradley is growing up so fast! Whitney and I are working hard to cherish every moment. Everyone keeps asking us how we’re adjusting to being new parents and if we’re having a tough time handling things but the truth is… Bradley has been easy on us! He is just a cool, chill and happy little baby. There’s no greater privilege in the world than to get to be his parents.

It was pretty cool to see Lawson record in Nashville. He’s definitely got a career ahead of him if he wants one. Proud of him!

Alyssa's Blog: Learning from the Best

Times like these are when I wish I lived a bit closer to my family. Big family trips were such a fun part of growing up in this family. Mom is such an incredible planner and she has packing for all of us down to a science. I admire that my parents instilled responsibility in us from a very young age. Even though it takes a longer time to have the young ones do something versus my parents doing it, it’s so important that each and every one of us learned to pull our own weight in this family. It’s the only way our big family works! I certainly plan to instill these same values in my children, and I can thank my parents for these lessons. If I can be half the mom that my mom is, I will be forever thankful!