Cooking with the Keilens

Michael (Bates) Keilen, Lawson Bates, Brandon Keilen

UPtv just launched a new Bates video series called the Newlywed Game. In this segment, host Lawson Bates asks Michael and Brandon Keilen about the first meal Michael ever made for Brandon. Will they both agree (video below)?

Photo/video courtesy of UPtv

Dancing at a Bates Wedding?

Carlin Bates and Gil Bates

 

This week on Bringing Up Bates, Carlin and Evan shared a dance together right before Evan popped the question. The couple is looking forward to sharing their first dance as a married couple at their May 25th wedding. Gil and Carlin will also do a father-daughter dance to the song "I Loved Her First."

What song do you think the bride and groom should dance to?


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Gil and Kelly's New Bedroom

Last season on Bringing Up Bates, we watched the Bates kids give their living room, kitchen, and dining room a complete overhaul as a surprise for their parents, who were in Utah for Josie's engagement. They barely finished in time, but their hard work paid off. (Click here to see the before and after photos.)

This time, the siblings decided to take their redecorating to the next level (literally...because they went upstairs) and give Gil and Kelly Bates' master bedroom a makeover. Doesn't it look amazing? The masterminds behind the new design were Erin and Chad Paine, Zach and Whitney Bates, and Carlin Bates. For those looking to do some redecorating of their own, here is a list of some of the supplies they used:

Comforter: Purchased at Stein Mart
Family photos on Canvas: Ordered from Easy Canvas Prints
Bed: Ordered from Wayfair
Lamps, pillows greenery, curtains: Purchased at Target and Hobby Lobby
Paint: Sherwin-Williams (dark is peppercorn and light is aesthetic white)
Nightstands, bench, dresser, vanity: Refinished by Chad Paine

We have also included a before and after photo of the change that the room underwent in 2015.

2019 Makeover:

2015 Makeover:

Photos courtesy of chadanderin.com, UPtv

Trace and Jeb's Double Birthday

Today is a double Bates birthday! Trace is turning 22, while Jeb is 7 years old. Happy birthday, guys! For an update on Trace's career choice, visit our December 30th post.

Trace Bates and Jeb Bates

 

Trace Bates and Jeb Bates

 

Lawson Bates, Jeb Bates, Bradley Bates

 

Trace Bates and Zach Bates

Photos courtesy of UPtv, thebatesfamily.com, lawsonbates.com, Trace Bates

Get You a Good Paying Job

"If you love lobster, you better get you a good paying job cause it ain't cheap to eat."
-Gil Bates

In Portland, Maine, Gil tries lobster for what seems to be the first time. But Evan Stewart does not approve of the sauce that his future father-in-law pairs with it (video below). Here's a hint: it's better with fries and hot dogs.

Photo/video courtesy of UPtv