My tenth baby is going to be having my tenth grandbaby! Wow! Wow! Wow! My heart is so full! God is so good! Congratulations, Josie & Kelton! (Heather Faulkner Photography)

Stopped by Chad’s current job the other day to see the progress! Wow! What a task at hand! So thankful for all the skills my boys have learned getting to work with Chad! (I know it looks like Jackson is the big wheel of the company, but he just came straight from his dual enrollment…

When a surprise like this arrives at your door, it sure does make your heart rejoice! Thank you, Michael for unexpectedly brightening my day!!! Isn’t it funny how God knows exactly when you need a little “pick-me-up”? And I could sing your praises all day long for being that source of encouragement to me time…

Happy Birthday, Jeb! If I were planning my life all over again, I’d start sooner and pray harder to have a zillion little boys just like you! Yes, you keep me hopping with your boundless energy! Yes, there’s some advice that has to be given often: “Calm down” or “Share your toys” or “Don’t argue…

Join us tonight for the MAINE event, Carlin’s engagement, 💍 on Bringing Up Bates on UP tv at 9pm ET! Also join us on Bringing Up Bates livechat at 8:45 pm right before the show! @ Bass Harbor, Maine

Happy Birthday, Mama Jane! You make us all smile and we are beyond grateful to have you in our lives! I’m so thankful for all you do and for the laughter you bring! No one could ever fill your shoes!

Happy Birthday, Lexi Mae!! So excited to get to spend this special day with you! Though you may never remember, it’ll be etched on my heart forever! To see you smile and hear you laugh… to hear you talk in sentences and to use such good manners… oh the joy of watching you grow, and…

Happy Birthday, sweet Michael! You’re always thinking of everyone, except yourself! You’re probably one of the most thoughtful and caring people I know! I think about your childhood days, and even then, you were going around asking moms if you could help them! You’d pick up their babies and carry them down the slide or…

Colorado trip with some of the boys ⛷ 🏔 🏂 (Thanks for taking pics for us @chelseafaith228 It was a joy to meet your sweet family)