On this week's episode of Bringing Up Bates, Gil and Kelly and the Kids spent time at the beach in Clearwater, Florida. Check out these pictures of past Bates beach vacations.
Gil Bates and Lawson Bates
Myrtle Beach, 1993
Papa Bill and Zach Bates
Myrtle Beach, 1993
Kelly Bates and Zach Bates
Myrtle Beach, 1993
Gil and Kelly Bates with Lawson Bates, Erin Bates,
Michaella Bates, and Zach Bates
Myrtle Beach, 1993
Gil and Kelly Bates with Lawson Bates, Erin Bates, and Zach Bates
Myrtle Beach, 1993
Gil and Kelly Bates with Michaella Bates, Erin Bates, Zach Bates, and Lawson Bates
Myrtle Beach, 1993
Gil Bates with Zach Bates, Nathan Bates, Lawson Bates,
Erin Bates and Michaella Bates
1994
Gil Bates with Nathan Bates and Lawson Bates
1994
Michaella Bates
1994
Bates family
2006
Bates family
2006
Bates family
2006
Bates family
2006
Gil and Kelly Bates
2006
Josie Bates
2007
Tori Bates and Addallee Bates
2007
D'awwww, the oldest kids were so cute when they were little! ^o^
ReplyDeleteI was just wondering if you know at what point the bates changed their views on modesty and how they dress. In the earlier pictures, you can see that the younger children were wearing "normal" swimsuits, Kelly wore short, and Gil didn't have a shirt on under his life jacket. I just wondered when and why they changed how they dressed.
ReplyDeleteThey said it was around the time Alyssa was born...
DeleteI love going to MB, SC.
ReplyDeleteHappy blessed sunday y´all.
ReplyDeleteKelly has knees! She is one attractive lady!
ReplyDeleteOh wow. I'd love to know when the Bates wardrobe went to do much more conservative. The early photos show more mainstream clothing IE shorts and sleeveless tops.
ReplyDeleteKim
kelly , i am just curious what religion you are? i am Mennonite we cover our hair and dont take pictures. noticed you had a short type outfit on in 1 of the pictures, why did you go back to wearing drersses/skirts, God still loves you if you wear pants , also a 1 piece bathing suit. Thanks, esther graber huntsburg,ohio Mennonite mom of 13 and LOVES GOD!
ReplyDeleteLooks like Kelly and the girls use to wear shorts and even normal little girl swimsuits. Nothing wrong with that. They look just as happy and loving back in the 1990's as they are now. Just MORE to love now!
ReplyDeleteZeb looks like Lawson in that top pic. Gil is such a hands on dad, he seems to always have a little one on his shoulders, and he is so sensitive...now that's a real man :-)
ReplyDeleteThey are wearing shorts in these photos when did they decide to only wear pants and dresses?
ReplyDeleteWhat changed their mind?
The kids used to wear shorts and Gil & Kelly were dressed much more casually back then too..... they did not have the same modesty standards as they do now and showed in their last show at the beach.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful family! You just gotta love the Bates. Really good picture of Gil and Kelly too. Happiness and joy just radiate on their faces. The Bates family make Godly living desirable and inspiring. Keep it up Bates family!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the reason they started to dress more conservative has anything to do with the Duggars? They met and became friends at ATI, so it would be interesting to know if they changed after they met.
ReplyDeleteI wonder the same thing. How does ATI affect families?
DeleteI was thinking the exact same thing lol.. I love this family, but I hope there decision wasn't based on the duggars. Ugh!! You can still dress in normal clothes, AND be modest... they have decent one piece bathing suits out there, that are pretty cute, and modest. God Bless!! ☺
DeleteLove the clean, modest, wholesome look in the latter year pictures! Thanks for your example.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same thing. I love the Bates, but I wish they would've stayed in normal clothes. But, God loves us regardless.
ReplyDeletei wonder too, but they arestill a lovely sound family
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures. Gil looks good and Kelly in shorts. The boys still wears shorts it's just the girls who wear dresses.
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