He's Back - Day 1

We pause these mid-summer catch-up blog posts to bring you some breaking news:

COCOA, THE ELF, IS BACK!

Phew! We were a little worried that he wouldn't find our new house, but we should have known better... Santa knows all! It's amazing how attached our family got to this little man in 25 days last December. His homecoming felt like the return of a long, lost, friend. On December 1st, we woke to find an official letter from the North Pole--though Cocoa was no where in sight. It seems that Cocoa has been keeping tabs on us throughout the year. . .

It was all smiles and giggles reading Cocoa's letter! But apparently, our home is lacking Christmas Spirit. Cocoa challenged us to find it together!

Cocoa brought us some chocolate he picked up in Switzerland.

 (Too bad it was fast Sunday!)

Can you spot Cocoa?

 Later that morning, I found Ashton sitting alone in the living room whispering to Cocoa. He told him all the things he wanted for Christmas... He knows the key to getting in with Santa!