Jadon Turns 1

On June 7th, Jadon Bates turned one year old. You may remember hearing the news of his birth, followed by his nine-day NICU stay. Little Jadon just returned from a vacation with his parents and three older siblings. Five years ago, Zach and Whitney took Bradley and Kaci to Folly Beach, South Carolina, and they decided to relive that trip with all four children. On the way home, they stopped to see Gil's parents, Papa Bill and Mama Jane, at their South Carolina farm. 

 

Jadon Bates and Bradley Bates

 

Photo courtesy of @zachnwhitbates; thebatesfamily.com

Zach Turns 33

Happy 33rd birthday to Gil and Kelly Bates' first child, Zach!

 

Whitney Bates, Bradley Bates, Kaci Bates,

Khloe Bates, Zach Bates, Jadon Bates

 

Kaci Bates, Bradley Bates, Zach Bates, Khloe Bates

December 2019

 

Zach Bates and Whitney Bates

2016

Photos courtesy of @zachnwhitbates

Bradley Turns 7

Happy 7th birthday to Bradley Bates! Bradley is the eldest of Gil and Kelly Bates' 18 grandchildren. He was born in October 2014, followed by Allie Webster in April 2015 and Carson Paine in May. 

 

Bradley Bates

1st birthday

 

Bradley Bates

2016 photo shoot with Taryn Yager

 

Carson Paine and Bradley Bates 

Bringing Up Bates Season 9

Photos courtesy of UPtv

Kelly Jo's Birthday

Happy 55th birthday to Kelly Jo Bates! This year, the Bates matriarch is spending her special day in Italy with Lawson, Tiffany, and Tiffany's parents. 

Gil and Kelly Bates

Bringing Up Bates Season 10

 

Kelly Bates and Gil Bates
2020

Gil and Kelly Bates

Bringing Up Bates Season 4

 

Kelly Bates, Gil Bates, Brandon Keilen, Bradley Bates

Bringing Up Bates Season 1

Photos courtesy of UPtv; thebatesfamily.com

Whitney Turns 28

Happy birthday to Whitney Bates! Not only is she a mom of four young children, including three-month-old Jadon, but she also works hard at the Bates Sisters Boutique. And she and Zach are in the midst of a major renovation project at their new house.

 

Whitney Bates

 

Whitney Bates, Jadon Bates, Zach Bates, Khloe Bates, 

Bradley Bates, Kaci Bates

Photos courtesy of UPtv; @zachnwhitbates

Zach and Whitney's Big Move

 

Whitney Bates, Jadon Bates, Zach Bates, Khloe Bates, Bradley Bates, Kaci Bates

Do you remember the post we made back in December 2017, with the news that Zach and Whitney Bates had purchased their first house? A few months later, fans watched them do a complete renovation on Bringing Up Bates. 

Now almost four years later, Zach and Whitney are moving on. After closing on a house that sits on 17.5 acres, they have spent the past several weeks on this fixer upper project, with lots of help from family members. 

Photo courtesy of @zachnwhitbates

Kaci Turns 5

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there! Today is also the 4th Bates grandchild's 5th birthday. Happy birthday, Kaci! Here's a Bates family fun fact for you: Bradley and Khloe's birthdays are just nine days apart, and now Kaci and Jadon's birthdays are 13 days apart.

 

Kaci Bates and Bradley Bates

 

Whitney Bates, Zach Bates, Kaci Bates, Bradley Bates

 

Kaci Bates

Photos courtesy of @zachnwhitbates

Teaching Carson and Bradley

 

Chad Paine, Carson Paine, Bradley Bates

"Doing the boutique has...given us opportunity, as long as it's safe, for the kids to come over and kind of just hang out. We're trying to lay out something, but we're also trying to impart to them some construction 101."

-Chad Paine

In this web exclusive from Thursday's episode, Chad, Zach, and Evan (the Boutique husbands) make plans for the new storefront. Carson and Bradley join in on the fun, although they are most interested in blowing out the chalk lines that their dads are making (video below).

Photo/video courtesy of UPtv

Carson Turns 6

The third oldest Bates grandchild is six years old. Happy birthday, Carson!

 

Carson Paine, Brooklyn Paine, Everly Paine, Holland Paine

 

Bradley Bates and Carson Paine

 

 

Carson Paine

 

Carson Paine

 

Chad Paine, Carson Paine

Photos courtesy of chadanderin.com; UPtv

Zach and Whitney's 4th

 

Bradley Bates, Whitney Bates, Zach Bates, Khloe Bates, Kaci Bates

Zach and Whitney Bates just announced some exciting news. They are expecting their 4th child! Baby Bates is due in June 2021. They don't yet know the gender, but the couple says that Bradley and Kaci are eager to find out. Both Zach and Whitney contracted the virus from Zach's workplace, but they recovered and are monitoring the baby to make sure everything continues to look good. Additional photos and a statement from the soon-to-be parents of four can be found on the UPtv website.

 

Bradley Bates, Khloe Bates, Kaci Bates

 

Photos courtesy Taryn Yager Photography (tarynyagerphotography.com)

Bates Grandchild #11 Turns 1

Happy 1st birthday to Khloe Bates! She is the second of the four Bates granddaughters born in a seven-month period (Willow Balka in July, Holland Paine on November 26th, and Layla Stewart in January). 

 

Whitney Bates, Zach Bates, Kaci Bates, Khloe Bates, Bradley Bates

 

Khloe Bates

Photos courtesy of UPtv, @zachnwhitbates

Bradley Turns 6

Happy 6th birthday to Bradley Bates! He's the oldest of the 14 Bates grandchild and has two little sisters of his own. Bradley's birth was featured in season one of Bringing Up Bates, so he has truly grown up on reality TV.

 

Bradley Bates 

1st birthday party 

 

Bradley Bates and Whitney Bates

Mother-son lunch date

Photos courtesy of UPtv

Like Father Like Son

Are you feeling all the weekend vibes? From the looks of this picture, Zach and Bradley are! How cute are they with their matching jeans and cowboy boots? This father-son duo is ready for the ranch.

 

Zach Bates and Bradley Bates

Photo courtesy of @zachnwhitebates

Isaiah's Golden Birthday

Happy birthday to Isaiah! He's turning 16 on the 16th, which means it's both his golden birthday and his sweet 16. Between birthdays and an anniversary, the Bates family has 5 special occasions to celebrate in October. Three down, and two more to go.

 

Isaiah Bates and Bradley Bates

 

Isaiah Bates and Kade Smith

Photos courtesy of UPtv

Whitney Turns 27

Happy 27th birthday to Whitney Bates!

 

Whitney Bates, Zach Bates, Khloe Bates, Kaci Bates, Bradley Bates

Photo courtesy of @zachnwhitbates

Zach and Whitney

Happy Monday! We thought we would share this new (and incredibly adorable) photo of Zach and Whitney. These two are preparing to celebrate their seventh wedding anniversary in December. And you may be surprised to hear that the snapshot below was taken by Bradley Bates. Not even six years old, and already a skilled photographer.

Zach Bates and Whitney Bates

Photo courtesy of @zachnwhitbates

Tori's Students

Kaci Bates, Bradley Bates, Brooklyn Paine

Tori Smith: "Brad, you're being too loud."

Bradley Bates: "I'm trying to scare the girls."

Tori the teacher has been babysitting for Whitney and Erin twice a week, to allow them to work at the boutique. She does schoolwork with Bradley and Carson while Kaci and Brooklyn do crafts. Sometimes the boys have a difficult time focusing on their assignments.

Photo/video courtesy of UPtv

Kaci Turns 4

Happy 4th birthday to Kaci Lynn Bates!

Whitney and Kaci Lynn

Spring 2020

Whitney Bates and Kaci Bates

Christmas 2018

Kaci with newborn Everly Paine

2018

Zach Bates with Bradley Bates and Kaci Lynn Bates

September 2016

Photos courtesy @zachnwhitebates

The November Bates Babies

Khloe and Holland, both born in November 2019, are now over six months old. In fact, Khloe just turned seven months old, and Holland will follow on June 26. These two sweet little girls are nice and chunky.

Holland Paine

Whitney Bates, Khloe Bates, Zach Bates,

Kaci Bates, Bradley Bates

Photos courtesy of @chad_erinpaine; @zachwhitbates

Lots of 'Aww' Moments Tonight

Tonight is Bates night! Tune in to UPtv at 9pm ET/8pm CT for an all-new, 30-minute episode of Bringing Up Bates, "Holiday Cheer and New Baby Khloe is Here." You'll see a lot of "aww" moments, including Whitney's lunch date with Bradley and Zach's tea party with Kaci Lynn.

Whitney Bates and Bradley Bates

 

Whitney Bates and Bradley Bates

The Bates siblings get together to decorate their parents' house for Christmas, and Zach and Whitney welcome baby Khloe Bates!

Carson Paine

 

Everly Paine, Tori Smith, Willow Balka, Kade Smith

Photos courtesy of UPtv