Celebrating Evan's birthday- 1st grade style

So, since I couldn't celebrate my son's birthday with him today, I decided to celebrate it with my class. I shared fruit-flavored candy I brought back from Ukraine for them, and I read a story that had some Russian phrases in it. They were so delighted to learn how to say "hello," "good bye," "see you later" (my personal favorite!), "ouch" (their personal favorite), and the title of the book in Russian. They LOVED the candy, and I heard more than once, "Ukrainian candy rocks!" I wish you could have seen their little faces when I told them the day Evan would be home! It was amazing to hear the shouts of, "Congratulations, Mrs. Decker!" when I shared my news. It was the best way to spend Evan's birthday since he couldn't be here.