Sunday, June 17, 2018

Big Bates Weekend

Happy Father's Day to Gil, Zach, John, Chad, Bobby, and all the dads out there!

The Bates have had a fun-filled, family weekend. Gil and Kelly Bates' kids came back to the homestead from Nashville, Chicago, and Florida for Zach and Whitney Bates' vow renewal at Hunter Valley Farm in Knoxville. Some of the family also spent time in Pigeon Forge's Dollywood on Saturday. Below are a few snapshots from the weekend.

Bradley Bates and Allie Webster
Bradley Bates and Allie Webster

Alyssa Webster, Zoey Webster, Allie Webster
Alyssa Webster, Zoey Webster, Allie Webster

Brooklyn Paine
Brooklyn Paine

Brandon Keilen and Zoey Webster
Brandon Keilen and Zoey Webster

Allie Webster, Michael Keilen, Zoey Webster
 Allie Webster, Michael Keilen, Zoey Webster



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Photos courtesy of brandonandmichaela.com, thebatesfam.com

20 comments:

  1. The Bates have the cutest grandchildren ever, Bradley and Allie are beyond adorable. Brandon and Michaela are natural born parents, I hope they adopt if they cannot get pregnant. They would be amazing parents to a child in need.

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    1. Yes, I would love to see them with their own children, however it happens!

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    2. I too hope they consuder adoption The children my husband and I adopted in the 1970s have given us endless joy and adventure as do our young granchildren.

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    3. 1:03. Adopting children shouldn’t be the failed fertility plan. Brandon and Michael are the “parents in need” not the other way around.

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    4. Could not agree moe@8:35.

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    5. While I agree with your first statement it really is both ways around.

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    6. I disagree. Who said they were considering adoption as a backup plan for having fertility issues. I have a friend who went through this very scenario. It was a long time be4 she even considered adoption. It is hard as heck to recover from that dream of childbirth, both physically and mentally. That is why Adoption agencies need to be very diligent about their job. Adopting is hard hard hard.... if all parents had to go through the exact process expectant parents do before they could have a child, I think the need for adoptions would be much lower. I believe Michaela and Brandon will be wonderful parents to any children that God sends them. I pray for them all.

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    7. God said love the children. Not just your own children by blood. Adoption is a great option! A way to care for children in need of loving families. They should be foster parents.

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    8. 8:35. I completely understand what you are saying. I am a Mother whose family was built through adoption. It grieves me when, unsolicited, in front of my children,people say how wonderful it was my husband and I helped these children in need. No!! My husband and I were the ones who needed them to fulfill our dream of being parents. They are the gifts to us. My children are the fulfillment of God’s Promises to make me a joyful Mother of Children..to have our quiverfull. They are our hero’s in our home:)

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    9. It's easy to say, "Oh, they should just adopt!", but I think people minimize or forget that adoption is a relationship that comes about by tremendous loss - a biological mother giving up her child, the child being separated from birth mother, and in many cases there are adoptive parents who have struggled with loss through infertility. All parties in this process are best served by professional counseling - before and after. As an adoptive parent, I recommend the book "The Primal Wound", by Nancy Verrier. It is a profound read, that gives insight into attachment and emotional issues that adopted children may face, even if they were separated from birth mom as a newborn. Understanding is key.

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  2. Bradley is quite the little man! Zoey has gotten so big, so fast! How blessed and thrilled Gil and Kelly must be.

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  3. The grandchildren are so cute. The pictures are beautiful.

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  4. Awe the kids looking so adorable! Cute in their outfits.

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  5. Happy father's day to all the bates daddy's

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  6. Time 6:42AM Mon 6/18
    Happy late father's day to those men..

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  7. I have to day that Zoey looks like Lexi :)

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  8. Thank You for the lovely photos of the beautiful Bates family.
    Marilyn,Joan and Marion

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  9. Alyssa is such an elegant beautiful lady.

    The picture is lovely.

    Have been enjoying the episodes and seeing most of the family together for celebrations.

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  10. Does Brandon still work for IBLP in some capacity?

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