*Esther and Darien take their kids out to find Secret Santa presents! Also, Evalina gets her first haircut since being adopted! Send suggestions on what you wanna see! Love • Bree 🥰*

*I thought about adding this to the vlog type oneshots! I Imagine Esther having her own YouTube channel and this being in her bio or description box!*

The Koop Troop ~ 128K subscribers
*We are the Koop Troop, a family of 7 that live in Los Angeles, CA! I'm Esther and I am the manager of the 3x Grammy winning acapella group Pentatonix! I am happily married to my husband Darien and we have five kids! Evalina is 7, our twins Gabriel and Noah are 4, Hana is 2 and Annabelle is 1! Subscribe and come join our family adventures!*
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It is the weekend! The Koop kids have been playing all morning! Darien made the kids favorite breakfast, which is oatmeal and Esther finished up on laundry.

Esther picks up the vlogging camera and begins to vlog herself! Esther loves having a YouTube channel and showing her life to the Pentaholics. 

"Hi, Koop Troop! Happy Saturday! We have been up bright and early this morning! The kids just had breakfast and we all just got dressed for the day. And aw, look at Darien! He is always helping me clean up. Thank you, Dar." Esther says, tenderly kissing Darien's cheek.

"You're welcome! The kids really loved the oatmeal I made today! I made apples and cranberries oatmeal." Darien says to Esther.

"I'm really glad! Evie and Hana are our picky eaters, so I didn't think they would eat it." Esther says to Darien.

"They both did and they both loved it." Darien says, giving the camera a thumbs up.

"Well, let's go see what the kids are doing! They are acting s little quiet to me!" Esther says as she walks into the playroom where Evalina, Gabriel, Noah, Hana and Annabelle are all playing!

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

Esther opens the playroom door and sees Evalina, Gabriel, Noah and Hana sitting together playing with LEGOS.

"Hi, guys!" Esther says as she vlogs the kids.

"Hi!" Evalina, Gabriel, Hana and Noah say in unison as they wave at the camera.

"Maaaaa! Maaaaa!" Annabelle says, wobbling over to Esther before falling over.

Esther picks up Annabelle and kisses her cheek softly.

"Annabelle is almost walking, guys! Yay! Go, Belle! Go, Belle!" Esther says as Annabelle claps her hands in excitement.

"Mama, can we go somewhere?" Gabriel asks Esther.

"Yeah! I wanna go somewhere fun, please!" Noah says to Esther.

"We are! Evalina and I are going to go out to get her hair cut and then we are all going to head to the mall! Does that sound fun?" Esther asks the kids.

"YES!" Evalina, Gabriel, Noah and Hana say in unison.

"Mama, hug!" Hana says hugging Esther making Esther smile ear to ear.

"Thank you for the hug, Hana!" Esther says to Hana, playfully pinching her cheek.

"Yay!" Hana says as she jumps up and down.

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Esther then sits down on the floor to talk about Evalina since she has gotten a lot of questions about her lately from her fans. Esther sits on the bedroom floor so none of the kids distract her or interrupt.

"We get so many questions about Evalina's hair and why it's so long. As many as you know, Evalina was adopted when she was three years old! She is eight years old now! She has also dealt with a lot of trauma, relating to her childhood before being adopted. A lot of abuse and neglect happened to her. So with that being said, Evalina had a really bad hair cut experience during that time. Her biological parents basically held her down and did it themselves, which is really sad. So since we brought her home, Evalina has been terrified of getting her haircut. Darien and I didn't push her to get one because you don't push kids that way. Especially kids like Evalina. However, Evalina is getting annoyed with her long hair and I don't blame her. Her hair is very thick and it's heavy. So Evalina has been working really hard with her therapist to get herself prepared to get her first haircut in five years today! She is really excited about it and I hope she does well. Evalina also picked out a short hairstyle too, which surprised me because she always loves longer hair styles. But she will look great with a short hairstyle. Well, I'm going to take Evalina to get her haircut. I will try to film some of it for all of you!" Esther says as she waves goodbye.

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Esther and Evalina are at the hair salon together! Darien is back at the house with Gabriel, Noah, Hana and Annabelle keeping them busy. Esther wanted this experience to be stress free for Evalina and possibly fun, so Esther figured some mommy daughter time is very much needed!

Esther films Evalina sitting in the salon chair with a black cutting gown around her. Evalina waves at Esther making Esther so happy and proud. 

"Are you excited to get your haircut, Evie?" Esther asks Evalina.

Evalina nods shyly at Esther and Esther holds her hand. Evalina is getting a little nervous now.

"Don't worry, I won't let nothing bad happen, I promise you. But you are so amazing for donating your hair to other kids, Evie! You are going to help so many kids in need!" Esther says as Evalina smiles ear to ear.

"I'm going to donate ten inches of my hair to kids in need!" Evalina says happily and proudly.

"That's right, Evie! Everybody has been saying how beautiful Evalina hair is, which I totally agree with that! Evie's hair is so beautiful! Also, Evie likes all of the compliments she has gotten!" Esther says as Evalina giggles. 

"Yes! I love compliments a lot!" Evalina says with a grin.

"Everybody loves compliments! They make you feel good!" Esther says and Evalina giggles at Esther.

Esther films small clips of Evalina getting her hair cut. Evalina is smiling and is really enjoying herself and the experience, which Esther really wanted for her.

Esther then films Evalina holding the hair that she will donate! Evalina smiles for many pictures.

"Wow! Look at all of that hair, Evie! That's amazing!" Esther says as Evalina smiles ear to ear.

"I am helping kids that need it!" Evalina says to Esther giving the camera a thumbs up.

"You sure are!" Esther says hugging Evalina tightly.

After Esther pays for Evalina's haircut, Esther pulls Evalina aside to film her new hair cut up close. Evalina poses for Esther making Esther smile at Evalina's happiness.

*Evalina's new hairstyle*

"Here is Evalina's new haircut everyone! It is so beautiful and I love it! Evalina decided to get a shorter hair style. Do you like your new hair cut, Evie?" Esther asks Evalina.

"Yes! I love it!" Evalina says with a huge cheeky smile. 

"It looks so good on you! Let's go home and show Daddy, Gabe, Noah, Hanni and Belle your new hair cut! They are going to love it!"  Esther says to Evalina.

"Okay! Let's go!" Evalina says with a grin.

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Esther films Evalina, Gabriel, Noah and Hana eating Chick Fil A for lunch. Darien is holding a sleeping Annabelle in his arms and waves at Esther and the camera.

"We are at the mall now! Each year for our annual Pentatonix and friends Christmas party we do a Secret Santa! It's a fun thing we do instead of having a million presents for each kid! The kids have one and then the adults have one! Hey guys, let's tell the camera who we have for the Secret Santa this year!" Esther says to the kids.

"I have Harper this year!" Evalina says with a cheeky grin.

"I have Elianna!" Gabriel says with ketchup all over his face.

"I have Madison!" Noah says sipping on his milk.

"Annabelle has Aurora and Hana has Brinley! It is pretty funny that all of the kids got girls to buy for this year!" Esther says with a smile and chuckle.

"Annabelle may need some help picking her gift out for Aurora, she is napping right now." Darien says with a chuckle..

"Hey Darien, who did you get for the parent Secret Santa?" Esther asks Darien.

"I have Blaine! I don't know what he likes, honestly! What about you, Esther? Who did you get?" Darien asks Esther.

"I have Scott! Scott is really easy to buy for! And we can always text Kirstie for help with Blaine! She won't tattle on us!" Esther says with a giggle.

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Esther, Darien, Evalina, Gabriel, Noah, Hana and Annabelle walk around the mall, trying to find the perfect gifts for their Secret Santa recipients. They are currently in Five Below looking around.

"What are you thinking about getting Harper, Evie?" Esther asks Evalina as Evalina looks down the toy aisle.

"Um a My Little Pony! She likes that show!" Evalina says as she looks at the different My Little Ponys.

"That's a good idea, Evie!" Esther says as she turns around and sees the twins with things in their hands.

"Can I get this hat for Elianna?" Gabriel asks Esther.

"I don't know if she likes hats! But you can get it for her! Why don't you pick her out a headband or bracelet." Esther says to Gabriel.

"Okay, Mama!" Gabriel says happily.

"I might get these earrings and nail polish for Madison!" Noah says to Esther.

"That's a great gift for her, Noah!" Esther says to Noah.

"Yay! I wanna get this for Madison then, Mama!" Noah says to Esther.

"Do you see anything for Brinley, Hana?" Esther asks Hana.

"Shirt!" Hana says picking out a unicorn t-shirt.

"Ooo, She would like that shirt! Let's see if they have Brinley's size!" Esther says as she looks for Brinley's shirt size.

"Oo, they do! Do you wanna give Brinley this shirt, Hana?" Esther asks Hana.

"Yes!" Hana says with a cheeky smile.

"Okay! Here, you can hold it for her! Let's see if there's anything else she would like!" Esther says to Hana.

Darien walks over to Esther with a sleeping Annabelle in his arms. Darien is holding a book and a little perfume bottle.

"Does Aurora like princess books? Maybe Annabelle can give her this and a little kid perfume?" Darien asks Esther.

"She loves books Jake said! And oh my gosh, she would love that perfume. Aurora steals Jake's all of the time even though it's for a man." Esther says as she giggles.

"That's really cute. Well, Annabelle is done shopping!" Darien says kissing Annabelle's cheek.

"The boys picked out their presents too! Evalina is still looking and Hana is looking for one more thing for Brinley. Five Below is the best place honestly." Esther says giggling.

After picking out the presents, Esther then films Evalina, Gabriel, Noah and Hana eating ice cream.

"Well, we are going to end our fun shopping vlog here! We don't wanna spoil what we picked out exactly for our Secret Santas! We are enjoying some ice cream right now! And Miss Annabelle woke up too! Hi, Annabelle!" Esther says as Annabelle smiles.

"Hi!" Annabelle says with ice cream all over her face.

Darien wipes off Annabelle's face and kisses her cheek.

"Well guys, let's tell the camera bye for now!

"Bye guys!" Evalina, Gabriel, Noah and Hana say in unison as they wave goodbye.

"Bye guys!" Darien says as he waves.

"BYE!" Annabelle says as she waves and smiles.

"Bye, Koop Troop! See you all in our next video!" Esther says as she waves goodbye and turns the camera off.

After a few hours at the mall, Esther, Darien and the kids head back home! They had a lot of fun at the mall together! :)

Esther posts two pictures of Evalina. One picture is of Evalina before her haircut and the second picture is of Evalina's after her haircut. She writes the caption as: "Evalina had a horrible experience with having her hair cut before Dar and I adopted her. So since then, we never pushed her to get her haircut. But today, Evie overcame her fear and got her haircut today! Her first one since she was two! She looks so adorable with her pixie cut 🥰 She also really loves it! 💕"

Darien posts a picture of Evalina, Gabriel, Noah and Hana shopping. He writes the caption as: "Shopping for our secret Santa! We love doing this every year! 👧🏻👦🏻👦🏻👧🏻"