Everyday he sat in a special spot and watched the happenings around the Henry house. He flew back to the North Pole nightly to report to Santa. We had a few days where Jingle had to report that Dylan had been naughty.
Last year Jingle spent a month with us, but Dylan's understanding of the concept was much less. This was the first year Jingle made an impact. Dylan would look forward to finding Jingle every morning. He even would talk to Jingle, say hello, or wave. Sometimes Jingle wrote Dylan notes to remind him to have his listening ears on. While Emersyn didn't quite know Jingles purpose, she was excited to find him. She would call him Buddy because she couldn't say Jingle.
Jingle moved every night. He hung upside down, sat in many places, but always behaved. Some families have elves that got into mischief, but our elf was setting a good example for our kids, so he kept it simple. (This year at least!)
Only once did Jingle make Dylan cry. It was an accident and he did write Dylan an apology note. He took apart Dylan's Lego dragon to make himself a chair. Dylan cried that day. (Good work on Daddy's part... He felt bad)
Dylan became attached to Jingle. On his last night with us, Dylan was sad. Before he went to bed, he went down stairs and whispered something to Jingle. Zack & I watched from upstairs so we have no idea what he said. We did hear him say goodbye though. Melted my heart!
We explained to Dylan that Jingle would be back next year. That made him smile.
So until next year....
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