New Episodes?

Just got word from TLC about the premiere date for the upcoming season of 19 Kids and Counting. The network has been shooting and editing like crazy and is aiming to air new episodes in March.

From Atlantic to...Arkansas

Josh and Anna and their kids drove home for the holidays, so the Duggar family is together for Christmas. Here are a few snapshots from today:

 A big gift for a big family

 The Duggars' dining room table is big enough for Christmas lunch and board games

 Enjoying a game of volleyball in the Duggars' backyard

Can you imagine wrapping Christmas presents for 19 kids?

And here's a short video:

Duggars in D.C.

The Duggars are in Washington D.C., filming for the upcoming season of 19 Kids and Counting, which premieres in 2014. TLC hasn't nailed down a date, but when they do, we will announce it.

 Duggar family meeting in Josh and Anna's living room

Josh Duggar does an interview for 19 Kids and Counting

Mackynzie, Josie, and Jordyn Duggar (all 4 years old for the next week)

Keeping Up with the Bates Family

If you are an avid watcher of 19 kids and Counting, you  have probably met Gil and Kelly Bates and their 19 children. Family friends with the Duggars and featured on several episodes of 19 Kids and Counting, the Bates started in a four-week TLC series called United Bates of America, which was canceled in October 2012.

Here are a few Bates family updates. Visit our page about Gil and Kelly and their clan to read more, or check out Kelly's blog.

Alyssa Bates said "Yes" to John Webster's offer of courtship on November 6, 2013, just three days before her 19th birthday.

Erin Bates and Chad Paine, engaged in August 2013, tied the knot on November 2nd. The couple had been courting since January.

On September 12, 2013, Zach Bates proposed to Whitney Perkins, a girl he had been courting since July. The wedding is planned for December 14th.

*Photo Credits: Gil and Kelly Bates family