*While Avi and Kate are at the hospital with baby Micah, Esther and Darien babysit Avi and Kate's eight children! Send suggestions on what you wanna see! Love • Bree ❤️

The Koop Troop ~ 145K subscribers
*We are the Koop Troop, a family of 7 that lives in Los Angeles, CA! I'm Esther and I am the former manager of the 3x Grammy winning acapella group Pentatonix and I am the co-founder of the Pouty Beauty Bar! I am happily married to my husband Darien and we have five kids together! Evalina is 8, our twins Gabriel and Noah are 5, Hana is 3 and Annabelle is almost 2! Please subscribe and come join our family adventures!*
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Esther and Darien have been up bright and early this morning! Esther and Darien are both getting ready to get all of the kids up, dressed and ready for the school day! Annabelle and Jasper will be staying home while Dakota, Evalina, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel, Noah, Kaiya, Hana and Wren all go to school for the day!

Darien is packing up the kid's school lunches while Esther is cooking breakfast for all of the kids, herself and Darien!

Esther sets up her vlogging camera while she is cooking and she begins to vlog herself!

"Hey, Koop Troop! It is Esther here and welcome to our YouTube channel! Today is Thursday and it is another busy day at our house! But it has been extra busy in our house lately because Darien and I have been watching my younger brother Avi and my sister-in-law Kate's eight children! Avi and Kate have both been at the hospital day and night with their newborn son Micah, while he recovers from his heart surgery! Everything with Micah has been really great so far, so hopefully he will be coming home very soon! I can't wait to meet Micah and all of the kids can't wait to meet him too!" Esther says happily to the vlogging camera.

"Me too!" Darien says from behind the vlogging camera.

"And Dar too!" Esther says as she giggles at the vlogging camera.

"Avi and Kate come over every night to check up on the kids and to see them! They really miss being with the kids but I told then Micah needs them the most right now and the kids understand that Micah has a sick heart and that it is fixed now. Avi and Kate give Darien and I money to help out on expenses which we don't need the money, but Avi and Kate wanna give it to us." Esther says as Darien walks over and kisses her cheek.

"I told Avi and Kate that you guys are family and Darien and I will do everything and anything for our nieces and nephews during this rough time. I told them both that they need to just focus on Micah and make sure he is healthy to come home. They don't have to worry about Dakota, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Kaiya, Wren and Jasper." Esther says as she finishes cooking.

"So in our house now we have a fifth grader, a fourth grader, a third grader, a second grader, a first grader, three kindergarteners, one pre-kindergartner and two preschoolers! Plus, two almost two year olds! We have a very busy house right now! But all of the kids are adjusting well and they are having so much fun having this long sleep over! So while the other kids are at school for the day, Annabelle and Jasper are be home with Darien and I. Annabelle loves having Jasper to play with!" Esther says with a cheeky smile as she and Darien hear all of the kids talking and walking down the steps.

Dakota, Evalina, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel, Noah, Kaiya, Hana, Wren, Annabelle and Jasper all come downstairs together, all dressed and ready for the day!

"Okay everyone! You can grab a plate of breakfast and you can sit down at the dining room table!" Esther says to all of the kids.

*Evalina, Gabriel, Noah, Hana and Annabelle's outfits*

*Dakota, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Kaiya, Wren and Jasper's outfits*

"Yummy breakfast!" Tobias says with a cheeky smile.

"PANCAKES!" Hana, Wren, Kaiya, Ezra, Gabriel, Noah and Abigail all say in unison with big smiles on their faces.

"I LOVEEEEEEE PANCAKES!" Kaiya yells loudly.

"ME TOO!" Hana and Wren say in unison.

"Pancakes are AWESOME!" Ezra says out loud to everyone.

"YEAH!" Gabriel and Noah say in unison.

"Pancakes are the freaking BEST!" Israel says happily out loud.

"I like waffles a little bit more then pancakes but pancakes are really good too!" Evalina explains to Israel.

"Pancakes are the best breakfast food ever!" Dakota says with a big smile.

"YAY! PANCAKES!" Jasper yells with excitement.

"Ya! Cakes!" Annabelle says happily with a big smile on her face.

Esther and Darien sit on each end of the dining room table and they begin to eat breakfast with all of the kids!

*Pancakes, syrup, strawberries and a glass of milk*

Darien and Esther all pour the kids a glass of milk or a glass of orange juice, which ever one the kids chose!

"Auntie Es! How is baby Micah doing?" Tobias asks Esther and Darien.

"Yeah! Baby Micah!" Wren says happily to Esther.

"Baby Micah is doing very well! He isn't on the breathing machine anymore and he is learning how to take a bottle!" Esther says causing all of the kids to cheer happily.

"Aww!" Hana, Annabelle, Jasper, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel and Noah all say in unison.

"When is baby Micah coming home from the hospital?" Dakota asks Esther and Darien.

"Yeah, when is baby Micah coming home?" Israel asks Esther and Darien.

"We don't know just yet! But very soon!" Darien says to all of the kids happily.

"The heart doctor wants to make sure that Micah's heart is working normally and the nurses want Micah to learn how to drink from a bottle so he can eat, get big and get strong!" Esther explains to all of the kids.

"Yay!" All of the kids say in unison happily.

After eating breakfast, Dakota, Evalina, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel and Noah all get their book bags on and get ready to head to the school bus.

"Bye guys! Have a great day at school!" Esther says as she vlogs Dakota, Evalina, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel and Noah all standing together.

"Bye!" Dakota, Evalina, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel and Noah all say in unison to Esther.

"Make sure you all hold hands and stay together while you guys walk to the bus stop." Darien says to the kids.

"Okay!" Dakota, Evalina, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel and Noah all say in unison to Darien.

Dakota, Evalina, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel and Noah all walk to the school bus stop and get on the school bus together while Esther takes Kaiya, Hana and Wren to their school!

Once Esther gets back home from taking Kaiya, Hana and Wren to school, Esther and Darien worked on house chores while Jasper and Annabelle happily played together!

- A Few Hours Later -
All of the kids are now home for the night and all of the older kids are finished with their homework assignments!

Now, Dakota, Evalina, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel, Noah, Kaiya, Hana, Wren, Annabelle and Jasper are all playing together while they wait for dinner!

Darien is on his laptop and he is finishing up last minute work things before finishing up for the night!

Esther is currently cooking little pizzas in the oven for all of the kids for dinner tonight! Esther turns on the vlogging camera and begins to vlog herself.

"Hey, Koop Troop! It is now five o'clock and everybody is home from school for the day! All of the kids had a great day at school today, which is awesome! Dar and I did a lot of house work today while Annabelle and Jasper played together. Darien is finishing last minute work on his laptop and Dakota, Evalina, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel and Noah are all finished their homework so all of the kids are playing now!" Esther says as all of the kids giggle loudly from the living room.

"Hey guys, do you all wanna tell the camera hi?" Esther asks the kids.

"YES!" Dakota, Evalina, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel, Noah, Kaiya, Hana, Wren, Annabelle and Jasper all say in unison to Esther.

Esther walks over to the living room we where Dakota, Evalina, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel, Noah, Kaiya, Hana, Wren, Annabelle and Jasper are all sitting together and are playing!

"Okay! Say hi the the camera!" Esther says to Dakota, Evalina, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel, Noah, Kaiya, Hana, Wren, Annabelle and Jasper as she vlogs all of them.

"HIIIII!" Dakota, Evalina, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel, Noah, Kaiya, Hana, Wren, Annabelle and Jasper all say in unison to the vlogging camera happily.

"Dinner is almost done, so make sure you all wash your hands before we eat!" Esther says to Dakota, Evalina, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel, Noah, Kaiya, Hana, Wren, Annabelle and Jasper as she vlogs all of them.

"Okay!" Dakota, Evalina, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel, Noah, Kaiya, Hana, Wren, Annabelle and Jasper all say in unison as some of them walk to the bathroom to wash their hands.

*Homemade pizza bagels*

"Well, Koop Troop I am going to end the vlog here today! I am really sorry this one is really really short! But having thirteen kids, ten years old and under is a lot and it takes a lot of work! Just dinner and bath time will take three hours to get it all done! Please make sure to follow Darien, myself, Avi and Kate on Instagram for baby Micah updates and kid updates! We love you guys so so much and we will see you all next time! Bye!" Esther says as she waves goodbye at the vlogging camera before turning the vlogging camera off.

Esther, Darien, Dakota, Evalina, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel, Noah, Kaiya, Hana, Wren, Annabelle and Jasper all watch a movie together and hang out for the rest of the night! :)

Esther posts a picture of Dakota, Evalina, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel, Noah, Kaiya, Hana, Wren, Annabelle and Jasper all sitting together. She writes the caption as: "Kaplan Cousin sleep over! The kids have been having a blast together! 😍 We all can't wait for baby Micah to come home! He should be coming home very #soon! 👶🏻💙

Darien posts a picture of Dakota, Evalina, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel, Noah, Kaiya, Hana, Wren, Annabelle and Jasper all sitting together on the couch. He writes the caption as: "Thirteen kids ten years old and under! It has been a lot of fun having @avi_kaplan and @katedianakaplan's kids over for a few weeks while baby Micah is in the hospital! ☺️"

Avi posts a picture of Esther, Dakota, Evalina, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel, Noah, Kaiya, Hana, Wren, Annabelle, Jasper and Darien all sitting together. He writes the caption as: "Kaplan cousin sleepover! Thank you @esther_koop and @darienkoop for helping @katedianakaplan and I with the kids while we are at the hospital with Micah. We are so thankful for you both 🙏🏻"

Kate posts a picture of Dakota, Evalina, Tobias, Israel, Abigail, Ezra, Gabriel, Noah, Kaiya, Hana, Wren, Annabelle and Jasper all playing together outside! She writes the caption as: "I am so blessed to have @esther_koop and @darienkoop watch the kids for us while @avi_kaplan and I are at the hospital with baby Micah! Micah should be coming home very soon 💙😘👶🏻"