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The Kaplan Krew ~ 189K subscribers
*The Kaplan's are a family of 12! Avi, Kate, Dakota, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Kaiya, Ayla, Wren, Jasper and baby Micah! Avi was in the 3x Grammy winning Acapella group - Pentatonix. Avi now makes his own music with his new group Avriel and the Sequoias and also makes solo music! Kate was a pastry chef from England and is now a stay at home mom. We met online ten years ago and fell in love. We got married seven years ago and were blessed with ten children - 5 adopted and 5 biological. Dakota, 11, Tobias, 8, Israel, 7, Abigail, 6 1/2, Ezra, 6, Kaiya, 5, Ayla 4. Wren, 3 and Jasper, 2 and Micah 8 months! Please subscribe and join The Kaplan Krew!
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Dakota, Tobias, Tobias, Israel, Abigail and Ezra are all happily playing outside together while Kaiya, Ayla, Wren and Jasper are playing in the playroom!

Micah is happily sitting on the living room floor with Kate, Avi and Prissy the cat.

Kate and Micah are playing with a baby toy together while Avi is getting the vlogging camera all set up and ready to film a family update video for their YouTube channel - The Kaplan Krew!

Today, Kate and Avi both have a huge family announcement to tell all of their family, friends and fans!

"Are you ready to film this video, love?" Avi asks Kate as he smiles at both Kate and Micah.

"Yes, I am ready, love! Micah might have to sit with us during the video! He is a little cuddle bug today!" Kate says as sits Micah in her lap and Micah happily babbles.

"Aww, that's fine! He is very cute!" Avi says as he smiles at Kate and then he does a silly face at Micah, making Micah giggle and smile.

"Isn't Daddy being so silly, Micah?" Kate asks Micah playfully as she tickles his tummy.

"Ba ba ba!" Micah says as he smiles at Kate and Avi and then he giggles. 

Avi fixes the vlogging camera one more time before he and Kate begin their announcement video!

Video Title: Ayla Has Older Siblings... Will We Adopt Them Too?

"Hello, Kaplan Krew! Welcome to our channel! My name is Kate!" Kate says with a big cheeky grin at the vlogging camera.

"And I am Avi!" Avi says as he quickly waves at vlogging camera.

"Ba ba ba ba ba!" Micah says as he giggles and smiles at at the vlogging camera.

"And this is Micah! Say hi, Micah!" Avi says as he holds up Micah to the vlogging camera and Micah smiles ear to ear.

"Ba ba ba ba!" Micah says as he waves at the camera, making Kate and Avi both giggle and smile.

Avi then sits Micah back in Kate's lap, making Kate and Avi both smile at him.

"And we are the Kaplan Krew! We are a family of twelve and we live in Los Angeles, California! I hope all of you can join our large family's journey by subscribing to our YouTube channel!" Kate says as she and Avi both smile at the vlogging camera.

"Ba ba ba ba!" Micah says and Avi smiles at him.

"Micah loves to talk and babble now!" Avi says to Micah with a big grin.

"He sure does! He is developing so so well!" Kate says with a cheeky grin.

Micah giggles loudly and smiles at Kate and Avi.

"So as all of you have seen in the title of the video, we have recently found out that Ayla does have siblings. They have been located a few weeks ago." Avi says as Kats nods at the vlogging camera.

"There was some confusion when we adopted Ayla if she had siblings or not! Ayla's family records were misplaced and they couldn't find them at the time she was adopted by us. But a few weeks ago, Avi and I both got a phone call from our social worker, who we have worked with to adopt Ayla, Dakota, Kaiya, Abigail and Tobias. She said that Ayla has an older brother and an older sister." Kate says to the vlogging camera and Avi nods.

"Our social worker talked to the both of us about Ayla older siblings, their challenges and some other information about them that she had. Then she talked to us if we wanted to possibly adopt them. Our social worker is amazing and she knows Kate and I's stance on keeping siblings together and adopting sibling sets. If not, they were going to be placed in foster care again." Avi says to the vlogging camera and Kate nods.

"That's right. Ayla's older brother and older sister were with a family in another state for a few years, but the adoption did not work out sadly and that absolutely breaks my heart for them." Kate says softly as she tries to not cry.

Avi softly rubs Kate's back and comforts her. Micah also "hugs" Kate, making Kate and Avi both smile down at him.

"Also, our social worker has no idea on why Ayla was separated from her older siblings when she was a baby but it was probably due to her being a baby and most families want a baby or younger children and not older children when adopting a child. That is just a proven fact in the adoption world and it happens a lot sadly." Avi says as Kate nods in agreement.

"Siblings sets especially siblings sets larger then two children usually get broken up due to their size and it is just not fair and right." Kate says and Avi nods in agreement with Kate.

"And if you haven't guessed already, yes, Kate and I will be adopting Ayla's older brother and older sister. These two will our family officially complete." Avi says with a humungous smile and Kate smiles a humungous smile as well.

"Yes, this adoption will finally complete our large family! All of our adopted children are with their siblings! All of them are in a loving home with us and with Avi and I's biological children. Our family is just so beautiful and all of us are Kaplans. It doesn't matter who is biological or not. All of are Kaplan's and our family is perfect. This adoption feels right to the both of us." Kate says proudly.

"It does feel right and it feels really good to reunite siblings and to finish our family." Avi says and Kate nods.

"So we will now be a family of fourteen, which is absolutely insane to me! I never thought I would have twelve children bur I am so lucky to be their Mama!" Kate says proudly to the vlogging camera.

"And I am so lucky to be their Dad! It is amazing to help children in need and to give them the love and nurture that they deserve." Avi says to the vlogging camera and Kate nods.

"Avi and I always wanted to adopt children and we both wanted to adopted sibling sets because a lot of them are in foster care and foster care kids need and deserve homes as well!" Kate says to the vlogging camera.

"We both also wanted a large family! It was something we both wanted our whole lives, so to have it be a reality now is truly amazing." Avi says to the vlogging camera.

"Well, let's now talk about our brand new kiddos, since we both know that all of you will want to meet them and see them! However, all of you will have to wait just a few more weeks! We won't show pictures of them or say their names today." Kate says as Micah giggles, making Kate and Avi both smile.

"They will be in our family before August, so we just want to keep their face and names private until then. Then we will show you guys pictures and have videos with them!" Avi says and Kate nods happily.

"So our son's name start with an N and N's middle name is Henry! Henry is after Kate's grandfather who passed away before we met." Avi says and Kate nods in agreement.

And our daughter's name starts with an E and E's middle name is Nessa! Nessa is after my new sister-in-law, Nessa!" Kats says happily.

"Our son's birthday is in February and he just turned twelve years old! While his biological mom was pregnant with him a syndrome called Amniotic Band Syndrome. We will pop up what that means here!" Avi says to the vlogging camera.   

"So on his left arm, he has no hand due to the Annoitic Band Syndrome. This syndrome can cause a lot of problems but luckily for him, it only affects him not having a left hand and doesn't affect any other part of his body." Kate says to the vlogging camera.

"He has tried prosthetics but he hated them, so we won't push it. His disability does not bother him and he can do anything his sister can do with just one hand!" Avi says to the vlogging camera.

"As for E, she is about to turn ten years old! It is so sad that we can not celebrate her tenth birthday with her, but we will definitely make that up and with N as well!" Kate says as Avi nods.

"E has a mild case of cerebral palsy. She can walk but she gets tired East and sometimes needs a wheelchair." Avi says to the vlogging camera.

"And yes, N, E and Ayla are full biological siblings. They have the same mom and dad. And there are no other siblings out there!" Kate says to the vlogging camera.

"So N will be now the oldest child and E will number three in the lineup. She is a year younger then Dakota." Avi says as he sits Micah in his lap.

"We are hoping to have N and E in our home by August! We are so excited to welcome them into our big and loving family! They are so loved already!" Kate says and Avi nods in agreement.

"Well, that is our big announcement! We are adopting again! We love you guys and we love all of the love and support from all you for us and our kiddos! We appreciate all of you!" Kate says and Avi nods happily.

"Bye guys!" Avi says as he waves goodbye.

"Bye everyone! Micah, do you wanna say bye bye?" Kate asks Micah as she stands up Micah and Micah smiles.

"Ba ba ba ba!" Micah says with a big cheeky smile.

"Bye guys! We will see you all in our next video!" Kate and Avi both say in unison as they wave goodbye and Micah waves goodbye too!

Kate and Avi are both very happy to have another precious daughter and son in their big family! Their family is finally officially complete! :)

Kate posts a picture of Ayla being held by her big brother and her big sister is holding her hand. The big brother and big sister's faces are covered with 💖💙 She writes the caption as: "Ayla with her big brother and big sister! They will all be reunited so so soon and it makes my heart so happy to reunify this family!"

Kate posts another picture of baby Ayla with her big sister and big brother. The big brother and big sister's faces are covered with 💖💙. She writes the caption as: "According to all of the social workers who have worked with E and N through out the years, all of them had said that getting separated from Ayla made them both extremely heartbroken and changed their view on life. E and N developed anxiety disorders and that caused emotional and behavioral problems. And in foster care, the older the children get, the less likely they would not get adopted. That's why older children adoption is so important! Children shouldn't have to experience separation like this and children shouldn't have to experience so much loss in the most important years of their development 💔"

Avi posts a picture Ayla hugging her big brother and big sister. The big brother and big sister's faces are covered with 💖💙. He writes the caption as: "Can't wait to have these two home and complete our family 🥰"