‘Bringing Up Bates’: Did Katie & Travis’ Drama Ruin Annual Family Event?

Bringing Up Bates stars Gil and Kelly Jo Bates have kept in touch with fans since the cancellation of their show in 2021. They continue to do their traditions, including their annual family events. Gil and Kelly Jo also like to share every occasion in the family, such as birthdays, gender reveals, and pregnancy announcements. However, it seems a long-time annual family tradition is getting cancelled amid the major drama between Travis Clark and Katie Bates. Keep reading to see what happened.

‘Bringing Up Bates‘: What Are Gil & Kelly Jo Bates Up To Today?

One of the latest updates from Gil and Kelly Jo is about their newest grandson from Lawson and Tiffany. The baby boom continues in the family, and multiple married couples have expressed their desire to have more kids. Aside from Gil and Kelly Jo’s growing family, they also celebrated a couple of birthdays this week, including Michaela’s birthday and the 4th birthday of Erin’s daughter, Finley. Activity-wise, Bringing Up Bates fans would often see Gil and Kelly Jo hanging out with their grandkids. But it seems one of their upcoming events this year won’t happen following Travis Clark’s shocking infidelity.

Annual Family Event Was A Bust

Some Bringing Up Bates fans on Reddit discussed the unusual behavior of the Bates family over the past few days. According to the OP, they were supposed to go on their annual ski trip this year. However, they’ve been awkwardly silent about the activity. The poster added that only Trace, Lydia, and the unmarried children went out for the annual family event.

Several commenters said that the recent pregnancies and new babies may have caused many couples to skip this year’s ski trip. But there’s also a possibility that Travis’s and Katie’s marital issues played a significant role in why their ski trip wasn’t a big deal this year.

• “I don’t know who all ended up going, but many of them have new babies or pregnancies, so that would be enough to keep them home. The number of family members going on these trips will probably dwindle until the grandkids reach the age that they are able to ski.”
• “Zach is apparently gone on a “work” trip Whit was supposed to go on with until her kiddos got sick & she stayed back. He’s probably staying at some Airbnb type place and showing off how awesome a kitchen is.”
• “This. Tori and Whitney are pregnant (although they also never go). Josie and Tiffany have newborns. Carlin has a small infant..Katie has a marriage crisis. Are Nathan and Esther flying in? They sometimes go. So they might be the only others I could think of or maybe Jackson and Emerson.”

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Carlin previously stated in her vlog that Travis and Katie are out of town. It’s unclear if the two are back together. Rumors suggest that they may be on a separate trip, while others speculate they could be somewhere far to do counseling. Regardless, it’s been an awkward season in the family since Travis’s cheating scandal.