We love you Lydia:) 🤗🤗🤗 Your doing an amazing job as a mother and little Ryker has such a loving supportive daddy. Your both great parents. I cannot believe how people can be so mean spirited. Love from me in Australia 🇦🇺

Trace, to have a son & Grandson like you is a piece of heaven. Thanks for doing the longer vlogs, we love it!!!!

You are always so sweet and caring to your family. Praying a lot for Papa Bill. Even now, he offers sage advice. I remember his advice to Lawson years ago. “The decisions you make today will determine the opportunities available to you tomorrow.”🙏❤️✝️

This episode was so touching! I had tears in my eyes seeing how each one of the grandkids takes turns visiting mama Jane and papa bill. Truly so much love for their grandparents!

Trace, Lydia and Ryker, I’m so very glad that you are making time to be with Papa Bill and Mama Jane. And to make plans to be back at least once a month is fabulous. Also thank you Chad and Erin, and your kiddos, Gil, Kelly and your kids, Bobby, Tori, and your little crew for being there also. I know mama Jane needs all the support and help she can get. All you can do for Papa Bill is just to give him love and to talk about the old days. He remembered that Knoxville was at least 4 hours away. Sounded like he had a good day. 💕💕💕

You and Lydia do a fantastic job showing what a godly family you are! Love to watch your videos.

Please be sure that you get your picture of the four generations of Bates men before Papa Bill is gone. It is something for Ryker to cherish when he grows up. Trace and Gil will treasure it too. ❤

My mother has Alzheimer’s and I love seeing how supportive your family is for Jane. I wish that every family would take care of family the way that you do.

I can see Chad running the South Carolina farm

Lydia, I would imagine Mama Jane considers you as much a granddaughter as she does Erin and her sisters. You have a beautiful heart and are such a blessing.

I love love love it when you guys go to the farm. Spend as much time with the grandparents as you can because time goes by so fast! Thanks for sharing the farm with all of us.

Lydia is a kind, wonderful, caring mom and person ❤.

Trace and Lydia what a sweet blessing you are to your grandparents. Spend all the time you can with them now because tomorrow is not a promise. And I’m sure little Ryker lifts their spirits as well. Love and prayers for your whole family.

Listen, I'm 55 and a long-time gardener from Chattanooga. I know exactly how much work Lydia and you did in the flower bed. What a tremendous labor of love ❤ You're living your love for Momma Jane and Papa Bill, and it's a beautiful thing to see in action. And listen, I wanted to comment last week, but life got in the way and stuff. I saw what was done to you. We all did. It was horrible and undeserved. I want you to know that although many were cruel and irrational, there are hundreds of thousands of us who know that person and who are familiar with the antics. And there is a large group of creators here and on other platforms, calling it out in hopes of protecting those who have been hurt by that person. We knew it was untrue. We never questioned your parenting for a moment. We prayed for you, and we spoke out against the slander. May God bless you. May you have peace and health and love as you continue your career as vloggers. Thank God Lydia is feeling better. We love you and your family, and want nothing but the best for you. We'll always be here, rooting you on! In His love, Marina Mendez

Ryker’s smile when he was hanging out with the Kitty was precious!! What a cute moment.

Yes, bring the food, do the cooking (and cleanup) and help out wherever you can. Ryker is looking more and more like Gil. Love Papa Bill. He's such a sweetheart. He has a good appetite! too.

It’s great how you take care of your grandparents!!!! Family is everything!!!!

Your sweet grandfather that’s heart breaking. But he is blessed to have the love and support of his family surrounding him.

It’s wonderful that you guys can visit Papa Bill and Momma Jane often. I love how he was saying it’s the best time of your lives. Carson is the sweetest kid and the biggest helper. Erin was moving on that little car/bike thing. I’m surprised that Ryker liked that pickle. I’m glad that you guys were able to help momma Jane with her weeds and keep her and Papa Bill company. Momma Jane loves Ryker. It’s so sweet!

Enjoy the grandparents while you have them as it will never be long enough! Love to your entire family!

So special how you go see your grandparents and look for opportunities to be a blessing to them❤

On May 14th my parents will be celebrating 66 years together and now that my mom has dementia and is not able to walk because of problems with her spine I am praying for you and your family. May God help you through this time in your life. Blessings

Sending prayers for popa Bill.

Just watching this little blog and I thought this -- what a sweet blessing and a great picture for you to have is a picture of the generations that are still living. Example: Trace -- your granddad, your dad, you, and Ryker; that 4 generations living. What a beautiful picture for you'll to and it would be a sweet blessing to look back upon and reflect upon when the picture was taken.

It was good to see Papa Bill and Mama Jane. Good to see Erin and Chad. Mama B and your dad are awesome. Safe travels.

It is awesome to see how patient Trace is with his grandfather. It is so hard when people loose their memory but Trace shows them so much kindness. Great to see Lydia feeling better and interacting so well with Trace's side of the family.

Love seeing Mama Jane and Poppa Bill. One amazing part of having a large family, is plenty of people to share their time and love with your grandparents. Sharing the yard chores and house cleaning would be such a blessing.. And nothing beats building memories.

You two melt my heart in how you are taking care of your grandparents . They are so blessed to have you all. May God continue to bless you all.

Grandpa is so alert and talkative in this video…love it

Lydia your soul is so sweet 💕

The cat lying with Ryker on Mama Jane and Papa Bill’s porch was the cutest, sweetest thing! ❤

You are so sweet to go visit your grandparents and help them with projects. You will never regret the time you spent there.

Trace and Lydia you are so wonderful with your grandparents. Really shows your tender hearts. God Bless!!.💕🇨🇦

My dad has alzheimer's, he had to move in with my husband and I for 8 yrs until he passed. He had good and bad days. You are so blessed to still have your grandparents.

My Mom went to heaven after over 25 years with senile dementia. Suggesting a person should remember what they can't is very stressful. Good point! ❤

I always love the visits at the farm. So sweet of you both to clean the flower bed for Mama Jane. Also great to see Erin and Chad and her family and your parents.

Y'all Are In Our Prayers Always It's Always Been One Of My Favorite Things To See Is The Grandparents At The Farm, It Sadness My Heart To See Papa Bill In That Condition He's In, , Janey Especially She's In My Prayers Since We All Found Out About Papa Bill.

Everyone needs a grandma like Jane in their life. I love how she takes an interest in all her grandchildren's life and their hobbies. Jane is a great sweet,, kind lady. Such a massive character. . My dear mum was very much like grandma Jane. Not forgetting Papa Bill. A very intelligent man..He is a dear sweetheart. My mum unfortunately had Alzheimer's. She could hold a decent conversation and would ask lots of questions. The very sad thing is she didn't know who me or my sister was. Your baby is so adorable. Those eyes!! Beautiful family. 😍 God bless you all 🙏😍 ..

I am sure the grandparents enjoy you all being there . And how you all enjoy being there as well

So sweet you take care of your grandparents. Whole family is lovely.

I am born and raised right here in Spartanburg SC.😊 Mama Jane reminds me so much of my Grandma JoJo. We lost her a few years ago to ALZ. I was her in home care giver for the last 2years of her life. That being said I feel like I know what y'all are going through with your PaPa. You're right Lydia taking care of my Grandmother with ALZ was the hardest thing I've ever done emotionally. But I would do it all over again if given the chance. ☺️🙏🏼🫂💙🤍💕. **Ryker looks just like Lydia, who's absolutely BEAUTIFUL! 🤟🫂🤍💕

I’m still watching the video, but I think it’s so sweet of you to want to clear out the flower beds, Lydia! Papa Bill & Mamma Jane seem to really enjoy sitting on their porch, so having their flower beds looking pretty will be such a blessing for them to look at when they’re out there! 🩷

Love how many visitors your grandparents have had! Wow, they must just love it! I remember Alyssa's recent blog with Rhett where she cleaned their house. What an awesome family!

I love how you all make the effort to visit Mama Jane and Papa Bill as much as possible while they are still earthside. I had 2 ,grandmother's who lived into their 80's and 90's, but my Grandfather's both died young, as did both of my parents. I'm in my 60's now and my mom died when I was 25 and never got to meet my kids. I would give anything to have had more time with them all. Ask all the questions about family stories or histories while they are still here. You don't always think about those things when you're young. Lydia and Trace, I am so impressed with you as you show your love for your family and make getting together as a priority. Blessings ❤

What a blessing you two are to your grandparents. The flower beds looked amazing. Jane holding Ryker and interacting with him is a treasure to have and see. It was fun watching the girls race on those big wheels.Ryker's smile is adorable. Your loving connection with Jane is so special.

So nice to go visit your grandparents. The little kids and big kids (Lydia and Trace) had a great time playing. To be young again I wish. Stay young as long as possible. Have a wonderful day. God Bless.

Trace and Lydia and my sweet little Ryker. I adore your family. It’s amazing to see you love and want to take care of your grandparents. It makes my heart so happy! May god bless your family and your channel. It’s so wholesome and fun to watch. Look forward to all your content! Lydia is the most amazing mother and wife as is Trace a great dad and husband. Let’s get there channel to 100k . They deserve it!!❤

I loved hearing Bill talk about how you’re in the best time of your life… such sweet wisdom even under the circumstances! 💛

Way to Go Mama Jane for being a Duke fan!!! I’m from North Carolina and I am a huge Duke fan!!! 💙 Beautiful job on Mama Jane’s flower beds!!! That is so great that you are visit them often!!!! God bless them both and all of you!!! Have a great weekend!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Lydia and Trace. Thank you so much for taking us with you when you visit your grandparents. And Lydia you dont have to pretend they are your grandparents cos they are your grandparents inlaw. I work with the eldery that have dementia, one thing you can do for papa bill is to make a small photo album with pictures of all his family members and write their names and where in line they are in the family. Plus also put in some of those questions that he asks Jane Jane all the time such as when they got married where they got married, his first jobs etc etc. He can keep it handy on the porch when he sits out there each day. Even put photos such as his first car and the farm when they shifted there. These kinds of books just helps them to remember the little things. And one last thing, never stop doing what you are doing now. Love him always. Xxx

Seriously! Ryker could be a baby model. Beautiful baby!

Thank you for sharing your life with us. Love all the Bates family and miss watching the show.

God bless you for blessing Mama Jane and Papa Bill the way you do ❤.

I love watching all the Bates Family Videos! Y'all are wonderful! Beautiful babies everywhere ❤

love watching your family my grandparents are long time gone so I love that you are making memories with family. God Bless The Bates family!!!!

I'm so happy but so glad you got to go see them. 4 1/2 hours of driving is worth seeing them. Your creating memories not only for Ryker but for Lydia and you. To see your family to see your siblings what a wonderful visit. I know it wears her out a bit and I'm so glad all of you pitch in and cook and clean but let Lydia and Lady Jane cook a bit together its memory Lydia will always have of a grandmothers cooking. Take pictures of her recipes so you all can share special dishes you've loved as children till now. Create a History of family and health for your kids too. We are doing that now and late in the game because he didn't want his DNA out there but I've pushed long enough and finally. Issue is our family has died off and no one would tell us anything about family so thank goodness for Social Media. Thank You Trace for sharing your Grandparents and family with all of us. They are a special family.

Can't wait to see the new vlog and hope you guys have a great Saturday afternoon and evening with baby Ryker and he is so cute and adorable and he is 7 months old and he is getting so big already and hope you guys and baby Ryker have fun with Mama Jane and Papa Bill and hope Ryker loves the farm and also can't wait to see Erin and Chad with their kids on the vlog.

I have so much respect for all of the Bates who are spending time with their grandparents as a pure expression of love.

Wow! What a change in poppa Bill!! He seems to have some dementia? Pray for him and momma Jane! 🙏 ❤

You are such a wonderful couple and the love you showed Papa Bill and Mama Jane was so sweet! God bless you both!❤❤

"This is the best time of your life..." Boy did I see Gil Bates in that statement and Papa Bill's look. Y'all are so special. Thank you for opening up your world to us.

Lydia, you are amazing and how you make Trace understand dementia and how you heard that her flowers and flower beds were important and you made that a priority even though you didn’t know what was weeds or flowers were. You are a blessing!

I love seeing Papa Bill and Jane!

60 years is amazing, my parents will celebrate 69 years on May 21. Congratulations to them.

Great video! You two are wonderful with the grandparents and hiw sweet.of you to work in the flowerbeds. What a wonderful little family you are!

This was a great way to celebrate your grandparents. Such a special way to honor and help them with What needs done. Make those memories

You all have the most beautiful family! What precious times these are with the Grandparents/Great Grandparents! Love all of the content! Ryker is so beautiful and so attentive!! My favorite part though is when Jane was with Trace outside and she told Trace that Lydia loves him…. Just the sweetest!! Thank you so much for sharing your lives and the beautiful precious moments !!!!❤

I don’t envy y’all. Tennessee’s roads are horrible!! Ryker is the cutest baby ever. Mama Jane puts a sweet smile on his face. I’m glad y’all can visit and share memories.

You all are good people. Thanks for these videos. I look forward to them each week. Lydia is awesome. Love you all. Xoxoxo

Hi, I’m a 62-yr old Grandmother. Looks like Riker has the same type of little rash around his mouth that my second son had. Thirty-five years ago the pediatrician prescribed a tube of Nystatin ointment. A very light application of this ointment right after washing or bathing will make his rash way better overnight. Works just as fantastically in the diaper area as well. I have three sons but only the middle son had this type of skin issue; he was also a blonde haired blue eyed baby. Hugs from Yosemite, California!

You guys are the sweetest couple and Ryker is such a cutie !!God Bless you

That was beautiful seeing your grandparents your parents the whole family together spend as much time as you can with them. I have none left. Love this video. See you and your next video. Have a blessed Saturday night.❤❤❤

What a blessing to have such wonderful family time.❤

I’m absolutely loving this video, so much love and so wholesome. Loved watching Erin and Lydia ride the carts , so much fun.😊❤😊

My oldest boy was obsessed with big trucks. While he was in a car seat, I used to drive to construction sites and just park with the car running, and we’d watch the trucks come and go. He grew up to be a construction management engineer!

You guys are doing a wonderful job with Ryker. I know you cherish the time with your grandparents. All of my grandparents have passed away, and I miss them so much. Papa Bill and Jane remind me of my grandparents, so I absolutely love seeing them on your videos. ❤

TRACE AND LYDIA.? YOU BOTH WERE A BIG BLESSING FOR YOUR GRANDPARENTS GOD BLESS YOU FOR TYDYING UP MAMA JANE'S FLOWER GARDEN!! IT LOOKED AMAZING!!❤❤❤

Love it when you visit your sweet grandparents!! ❤

Y'all are quickly becoming my favorite Bates family I love Lydia she is so sweet

Love this! Spend as much time as you can with them. I love Genealogy. Some advice..... If no one has done any Genealogy work in your family, then take this time to ask your grandparents about their parents and their grandparents... Find out as much details as you can. I would give anything to ask my grandparents some questions. Record them telling stories about when they were kids. You will be so thankful down the road.

This is awesome that yall get to go to your grandparents like this! I have been following your family for years! I don't think yall are to far from us when you come to south carolina, hopefully someday I'll be able to meet some of yall. God bless!

So blessed by all of your loving kindness to your grandparents. What a lovely family! God Bless you all!

you guys are so sweet to help out your grandparents!

It is so good to see your mom and dad Bates,

I'm glad you are going at least once a month to your grandparents house. Those are some of my favorite videos from all of your family! ❤️❤️❤️

You guys, well the Bates family as a whole are an awesome & wonderful family. I’ve worked in healthcare all my life. At one point I worked with dementia and Alzheimer’s patients, they are awful diagnoses. As Lydia said, it is exhausting mentally and emotionally. Especially when it’s a loved one. There were PLENTY shifts I worked that were incredibly hard, and exhausting. There were plenty of them that I was physically tired as well. I love being able to see PaPa Bill and MaMa Jane in everyone’s videos, so thank you for sharing all the videos. ❤️

We love to see your grandparents Trace

All the love and help you are offering your grand parents is beautiful.

Trace sorry that your family is going through that with your grandpa! My dad had Alzheimer’s disease for 10yrs! My mom took care of him when he couldn’t be at home by himself! I also helped my mom take care of him when she needed a break! I remember when he would get angry it was towards his sisters when they visited! But when his brother came for a visit he was always very happy when he was here! So about 10yrs ago my mom’s doctor noticed that she had developed onset dementia and she also started her on medication early so it helps! I agree with Lydia visit your grandparents often as you can! Keep up the good work as well! Also Ryker is too cute! Almost sounded like he was saying “Hey!” Lol

You and Lydia are so sweet!! The Love,Care, and compassion you both show are incredible! All of your family is Amazing ❤❤🙏🏼🙏🏼

Lydia is such a kind & loving granddaughter in law.

You are the sweetest couple….Ryker is so adorable….bless you for always visiting your grandparents and giving them such great support.

One thing I have to say all of the Bates families have beautiful children. God Bless you, I took care of my Mother who had Alzheimer’s for 9 years. You are wonderful for not forgetting them just because they have forgotten you. You will never regret spending time with them!

Love it when y’all go to the farm love Papa Bill and Janie! Y’all really do such sweet things for them. Treasure each visit with them! Love Y’all! Love and Prayers Always

I love y'all so much. Thanks so much taking us to the farm. Love seeing those grand parents. It helps my heart. Be safe and take care of handsome Ryker. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Gill and Kelly raised some wonderful kids all the Bates are so hard working and thoughtful and caring I always enjoy watching your videos God bless yall

He is such a sweet baby. I love the baby talking! ❤

@Trace&Lydia, you will never regret the time you’ve spent with your grandma and papa. It is such a blessing to have had that time!

WOW, THIS BROUGHT TEARS. LAUGHTER AND YOU GUYS ARE SO WONDERFUL AND LOVING TO PAPA BILL MAMA JANE. THE FLOWER BED AMAZING. YOU REMIND ME OF MY FAMILY. BEEN WATCHING UR FAMILY SUNCE UNITED BATES SHOW. HOW AWESOME TO SEE WONDRFUL MAN YOU ARE TRACE. LYDIA IS PRECIOUS AND PERFECT MATCH YOU TWO MAKE. THIS VLOG WAS SO AMAZING. GOD BLESS YOU GUYS AND ALL BATES! GIL AND KELLI JO HAVE SUCH A LEGACY ..BILL AND JANE LOVE THEM!!

The Bates girls have totally been made free in Christ! We see the summer shorts Carlin and Lydia😊