https://www.batesonsadopt.com/about-us daily 0.75 2026-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/b859f568-a04d-430a-a46c-26737cf6071f/IMG_5611.jpg About Us Teddy hitching a ride on our neighborhood walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/22419a34-8432-4962-af0d-83ad3637a3cc/IMG_0586.jpg About Us Thanksgiving 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/d43f9be1-3e26-43f0-bcbf-26ab03baa209/IMG_4655+2.jpg About Us Disneyland 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/c193e94a-e96c-401c-8e25-1ae97595e667/8W0A7916.jpg About Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/f8febdb3-d161-4967-9b62-3e4fdcc25f6b/8W0A7631.jpg About Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/683b3c70-76fe-460f-ae63-9ca5b145c009/IMG_2186.jpg About Us Playground next to our house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/b08dc80d-1a5b-4780-b3a4-0b5b722fbb90/IMG_4341.jpg About Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/1464d5cc-6d53-4d89-a632-6b98c659cedc/IMG_1529.jpg About Us Torie's Dad and Step Mom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/fe25ad72-cfd5-4d2c-ab3a-523a4f1a407a/CameraShy-3.jpg About Us Christmas Photos 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/ba4d55fb-42ff-4187-b972-e2f6cd140004/IMG_2918.jpg About Us Disneyland Train https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/a9c5fdcf-84ea-4f3b-9a10-8a2b730301b3/IMG_8172.jpg About Us Summers at our clubhouse pool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/c02c36b2-b484-4da6-b547-f583726d5fb2/IMG_6658.jpg About Us Father's Day with Dad and Brother Steven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/7c28e19a-1f21-48a9-8d74-9a4d469a625a/IMG_8112.jpg About Us Cutest Brunch Date https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/efd10721-80d7-4700-bf48-fb8a4e71180d/IMG_1707+3.jpg About Us Christmas morning! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/505b8b65-970c-4867-891c-c85ef0da564a/IMG_4392.jpg About Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/a356abab-0505-4ecd-8e91-6b6350777671/IMG_2136.JPG About Us The Tracy Aviary in Salt Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/efd06f66-4a6a-487a-9d9b-1af54d93da76/375A4073.jpg About Us He insisted on doing The George Costanza pose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/e5f366d6-57ac-436d-a082-281295e0d35b/DSC09831.jpg About Us The Bateson's!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/119c6d7c-81d9-4e50-9c01-bfdd6d8b0e9a/IMG_1053.jpg About Us We have season passes to Thanksgiving Point - Full of museums and fun gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/48ef971f-8d03-41c5-a736-4698d4335852/IMG_0095.jpg About Us Sleepy Dude on his Birthday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/d1429e22-7be2-4e37-9014-4e66c20db8d8/IMG_2494.jpg About Us Winter baby! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/b2a97796-7b6d-44ae-993e-53c88c93394c/IMG_2363.jpeg About Us Grandma on Christmas with her Grand Babies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/68e494c0-d51d-48a8-a9b9-8d6987bcdea1/IMG_9430.jpg About Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/62f4dfff-3916-4e2d-a838-22e6b52ebbb3/IMG_9604.jpg About Us Halloween 2024 with Mickey Mouse! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/fe5bc5ce-a943-42b3-8094-16d3bc48719e/Disney2.jpg About Us Splash Mountain! 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(October 2015) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/4fc3eb7c-eb2d-49fd-86f8-5fef0829d604/TBWEDDING-387.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/98054a47-a35f-4cba-a6b9-cb9ba5b9ece5/375A4160+%281%29.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/bb343719-f35a-481f-8240-61b2e95a3269/8W0A7849.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/6c23d552-f7a1-46af-9ce4-48555ee0137e/8W0A8110.jpg About Us AGE - 32 OCCUPATION - Mom, Freelance Designer EDUCATION - Some College RELIGION - Christian HOBBIES/INTERESTS - Being a mom, Pottery, Floral Design, Weddings and Events, Thrifting, Baking, Board Games/Card Games, True Crime Podcasts/Shows, Disney, Animals. FAVORITE SHOWS - Seinfeld, Frasier, True Crime/Investigation Shows, Disney Vlogger YouTube. FAVORITE FOODS - Breakfast scrambles, Sushi, pretzels and popcorn! SIBLINGS - All my life I was raised as an only child, but recently discovered a half sister! Getting to know her has been wonderful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/525d21ff-438c-485d-8127-0a8d95f50566/8W0A8459.jpg About Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/e18080c5-4999-4ebf-89f6-7b139a792ddf/_S4A3457.jpg About Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/4beaece0-bde8-4eb3-a3e1-02cfcf36180f/2EC60FD6-7619-432E-8B5F-23E418B90E87.JPG About Us We bought our cozy townhome in 2020 and it has been perfect for us, with room for infants and toddlers. We have a large kitchen island for baking and cooking, plants that fill the windows, and areas dedicated to child play and sensory learning. Our neighborhood is a rural-ish suburb about 30 minutes outside of Salt Lake City. It is clean, safe, and full of parks, playgrounds, walking/biking trails. We have tons of fun places to eat and shop — all within walking distance or a short drive. Our absolute favorite thing is going to the Monday Night farmers market and food trucks. We have a favorite spot a few blocks away where we can see a panoramic view of the entire Salt Lake Valley. We enjoy going to the town rodeo or other events held at the town hall down the street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/ff292883-c573-4cd0-9bf8-40b8b574fe56/IMG_1215.jpg About Us - THE NURSERY Our neutral nursery theme is Sunshine because like the Sun, children add so much light and life to the world. While filled bookshelves and toy bins are a necessity, our favorite part is the photo of our son’s Birth Mama that we keep on display. We treasure her so much and want her to be visible and recognized by him as he grows. We are excited to continue to fill up the spaces we’ve created in our home and our hearts for kiddos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/bf9eeeef-99a4-4d71-bb13-745f7909e339/BLW_9401.jpg About Us - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/79044705-9f37-4f30-b886-49d815b8abe2/IMG_3659.jpg About Us - Our Presidential Pups! Lincoln, our Australian Shepherd passed away in December 2023 - He was our first fur baby that belonged to Torie before we got married. He was such a great protector and was loving all the years we had with him. We definitely miss our “Old Man”. Teddy Roosevelt is our rambunctious Corgi. Brandon dreamed for years of having a Corgi and we finally added our “Ted" to the family in 2020. This guy has the most hilarious personality and always has us laughing. We frequent the dog park where is bosses all the other dogs around. He’s funny, vocal, energetic and keeps us on our toes. Teddy LOVES our son and is very playful and protective of him. Our dogs are named after U.S. presidents because Torie’s grandpa taught her a lot of U.S. History when she was a child, he also had a deep love for dogs and all animals - a passion of ours as well. Hopefully we can continue the tradition with some future dogs. We enjoy having dogs and have dreams to own land for the fur kids - and human kids - to run and play. We would love to have chickens and maybe some goats. https://www.batesonsadopt.com/home daily 1.0 2025-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/461cde54-2de9-4b05-8f8a-96bf8bd2e124/_S4A3233.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/d8860dd9-09bf-4184-ad4f-fe79ebb72ad4/Christmas.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/f5f88912-a058-410f-bec9-3414c638bbc7/IMG_2941.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/ef96fca4-d517-4e89-98eb-0b1fef6a0bfa/IMG_4930.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/d098f06e-44de-44c9-b078-38683e17a6e9/IMG_4655+2.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/fc9f864e-1b30-47fc-a92f-680f00c3e14d/IMG_6621.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/408ce13c-d952-4ff7-a23a-752b4ec9e3b3/IMG_8154.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/dcab5b3b-c14d-4499-8b95-1ff78396bdf1/8W0A7801.jpg Home - Our Heart For Adoption — Before we were married, we knew that adoption would be part of our story. We are blessed to have gone through the adoption process in 2022 in Florida, after meeting our son’s birth mom through social media. Not a single day goes by that we are not grateful for Mama K for choosing us to be his parents. We also understand that our greatest joy is also her grief and sorrow, and that is something we will never take for granted. We trust that God is still building our family, as we have dreams of a large diverse family in a home full of joy and love. We know that family is not necessarily those related by blood, but those that you choose to do life with. We are devoted to sharing life together and maintaining an open adoption relationship with biological relatives, because they are always part of our family. Since becoming adoptive parents, we have thoroughly enjoyed getting involved in the adoption community, helping others on their journey, and listening to birth parent and adoptee stories. https://www.batesonsadopt.com/support daily 0.75 2022-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/3f742280-205e-44e4-a33b-57c456ce0767/375A3988.jpg Support Our Adoption - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/193492e1-865e-4e53-b6f1-e01c962c99bf/Bonfire.PNG Support Our Adoption - Buy From Our Bonfire Fundraiser We have designed some products through Bonfire that have graphics with phrases and imagery that serve as encouraging reminders to us as we embark on this journey of growing our family through adoption. A portion of your purchase comes directly to us to help cover adoption related expenses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62312455721254699dba2b7a/4984a19a-e539-4000-9979-e076bd80325a/babylist.PNG Support Our Adoption - Visit Our Babylist Gift Registry We are filling up our nest, not just with love, but also baby gear! If you feel led to purchase something for our future little one, you can see our gift registry on Babylist. Thank you so much for your generosity and helping us get prepared. https://www.batesonsadopt.com/contact-us daily 0.75 2025-05-08