mmmm Flan

I've made 2 flans in the past 2 days and just thought I'd share the recipe...it's sooo good and easy to make!

6 eggs
2 cans evaporated milk
1 can condensed milk
1&1/2 cups of sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla

preheat oven to 375 degrees

take 1 cup of sugar and melt it into caramel in a pan on the stove. once it's all liquid pour into a glass 9x9 pan bakeware. it will harden.

beat the 6 eggs then add the milks, 1/2 cup of sugar and vanilla. pour into the glass 9x9 bakeware.

put it into a "baño de maria" which means put about an inch of hot water into a metal baking pan and put the glass bakeware in the water. bake for about an hour and 15 minutes or until you can put a knife in it and it comes out clean.

let cool and then put in fridge...it tastes best when it's cold!

Enjoy!

Battle of the Bands

Ismael played in Battle of the Bands at Byron Days in Byron Center this past weekend:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_LBlGDA4WA&feature=related

Good laugh

I got this email from Vivy this week and thought I'd share it here. It's cute and funny. Enjoy!

Three little boys were concerned

Because they couldn't get anyone to play with them.

They decided it was because they had not been baptized

And didn't go to Sunday School



So they went to the nearest Church.

But, only the Janitor was there

One little boy said,

'We need to be baptized

Because no one will come out and play with us.

Will you baptize us?'

'Sure,' said the Janitor.

He took them into the bathroom

And dunked their little heads in the toilet bowl,

One at a time.

Then he said, 'You are now baptized!'

When they got outside,

One of them asked,

'What religion do you think we are?'

The oldest one said,

'We're not Kathlick, because they pour the water on you.'

'We're not Babtis, because they dunk all of you in the water.'

'We're not Methodiss, because they just sprinkle water on you.'

The littlest one said,

'Didn't you smell that water?!'

They all joined in asking,

'Yeah! What do you think that means?'


'I think it means we're Pisscopailians.

Back home

I think that we are both finally adjusted to being back home. In the DR (Dominican Republic) it was hotttt so the cold showers felt good and it was nice just to relax. The 2 weeks we were there went super fast but the days were long (which was a good thing!) i think mostly because we weren't working or stressing about being somewhere at a certain time. Coming back to GR was a bit of a shock because it was cold (in July!) and Ismael had to go back to work the day after we got back =(
I've posted some pictures of our vacation here but to see more go to: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=15301638&v=feed&story_fbid=553220724224#/album.php?aid=2077695&id=15301638

Nothing too exciting has been going on other than the trip to the DR. Ismael's sister is due any day now so our niece, Analise, should be arriving to the world soon =) Our friend Ana is also expecting a little girl, Isabella Sofia, at the beginning of August and Helen is expecting a baby boy for mid October so lots of little babies around here. Work is starting to get busier with Fridays at Calvin coming up in the fall, so I've just been gearing up for that, getting profs lined up and rooms reserved. The house is great, 7 weeks until the students move in so we're also excited about that new change coming up in our lives.

We've also been trying to eat healthier, and it is expensive! but I'm sure it's worth it in the long run, we'll see how long we can keep it up...

Ismael & Vanessa