THE ULTIMATE SWEDISH SUMMER | MIDSOMMAR Vlog

[@BrownGalPeace1]

This video was made with love… and we can feel it! Your vlogs are the best. 🥰

[@MaxMayaLiving]

Thank you, we love sharing our life with yall!

[@michellemckinney4678]

Saga is sooo CUTE!

[@MonetYasmine]

I’m Haitian and we eat herring but not in a fermented state. It’s not bad when you pan fry it with hot peppers, bell peppers, onions, garlic and tomato paste. Especially yummy with rice

[@stephanieb2640]

and spaghetti

[@LovingAtlanta]

👍I loved everything about this video. Thanks for sharing your journey. 💝

[@WordsPictures997]

This video was EVVVEEERRRYYTTHHHHIIINNGG!!! 😍

[@theintrovrtdtraveler]

i would love to visit Sweden

[@hallisWorldVision]

I just wanna say that the renovations and all the work you guys did to the house looks beautiful ☺️ love those French doors!

[@lizstanton2727]

Wow it seems like you just gave birth to saga and now she has some teeth and such a little personality it also seems like you guys just started the home renovations now everything looks so beautiful time is really flying by💜

[@lilaceyedee2093]

I adore your editing! this vlog felt so smooth & sweet, it really does feel like summer! love you guys 💛

[@keciabrown7455]

Hello Max & Maya. Yes USA has dill chips as dill pickles ,sometimes with peppermint, are one of our favorite snacks in the Black Community. The cliff that Max jumped off is right up my alley. I love to swim, especially in the ocean. We only have Lakes here in Chicago. Txs. for sharing

[@Autuminn]

I tell people about putting peppermint in pickles and people look at me like I’m crazy. Thank you for reinforcing that I am in fact normal 💀

[@areleesdelites1]

Those french doors are looking absolutely fantastic and the deck wow amazing, love it🔥🔥🔥🔥🤗🤗🤗❤

[@MaxMayaLiving]

🙏🏻🙏🏾

[@OhSheila25]

The house looks beautiful 😍

[@twylalove8857]

SAGA!! Cuteness overload 👶🏼 The first snack looked delish!

[@Dior3llaxoxo]

The way saga was looking at her daddy (9:38)like “is somethin wrong with yo hands? Did I say stop feeding me?!” 🤣

[@bronzecigar]

Saga’s face just gets more and more adorable ☺️

[@paulawashington6111]

Saga is growing up so fast, so cute with her little teeth 😊. thanks for sharing some of the Swedish traditions.

[@Paradyce.A-CEO]

All of the trees & sunlight ❤️ beautiful

[@msubiquitous6462]

I always look forward to your videos and this one did not disappoint. I love that you are making the most of your summer. ❤️ from Chicago 😘

[@MaxMayaLiving]

Yaaaaay!!!

[@famu100]

I love introducing friends and love ones to my Haitian culture. Which includes food, music, and language 😌

[@justtece]

Such a wholesome video! Saga is growing ❤️ thanks for sharing this moment with us 😊

[@bettydavis7904]

Love it !!!!

[@SummerMensahMusic]

Yes we have dill chips in America! I love them. Moreso chips designed to taste like dill pickles (slightly different). Also, I liked watching this little challenge. It's nice to learn more about Sweden's culture

[@patriciavelez2053]

Little mama looks so happy!!!

[@sunnypie2]

Love your home! Very wholesome and beautiful

[@leonjiber1792]

Love following your journey

[@MaxMayaLiving]

Love you Leon, thank you for celebrating midsommar with us

[@nieshat]

Same!

[@lee-annebruce9938]

Dill chips here in Jamaica too. I know, weird, but hey. Love them. I love how outdoorsy Ms. Saga is!! This video was so much fun. Happy summer!

[@lee-annebruce9938]

I'm also really loving the changes made to your home!! It just feels like such a retreat now.

[@susanl8592]

Made with love!!! Yes that's definitely the most important ingredient!!! LOVE this!!!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@MaxMayaLiving]

yess love!!!

[@tmeardy]

Beautiful Experiences😍😍😍 thank you for sharing!!!

[@ahha1834]

Saga has your beautiful heart shaped face....so happy for you guys.

[@musetv2459]

That baby smile warmed my heart

[@kellip5747]

In Estonia we eat herring too. It's best with lots of sour cream and white + green onion. I personally really enjoy it from time to time. Mostly a summer dish. 😄

[@mylou1231]

God! The face Saga makes at first in the grocery store. I know Maya doesn't think she looks like her but she doeeeess it's crazy!

[@paymaluka]

Hej Max, Maya och Saga! 🥰 I've grown to love sill which is called silli in Finland where I live now. My favourites are Ingefäre Lime and Senapssill. I even sprinkle the leftover sauce over boiled potatoes once the fish is gone 🤭

[@ashpiredliving]

Best intro.. feels like a real tv show

[@Aysterix]

Yes we have dill chips. Not my favorite though lol :) Love your content and I hope we see more about your garden journey. I've gotten into starting a garden and I'm learning. My tomato's are growing hehehe

[@marcellejosephine9119]

We have raw haring in the Netherlands with fresh onions! Not fermented though. Kanel knäckebröd we don’t have. I know a lot of Dutch who go on vacation to Sweden love it! Midsommar is very Swedish! Beautiful! That water was soooo blue/green!! Stunning! 💛🌿🌻

[@MaxMayaLiving]

We see dutch registration plates on cars everywhere around here!!

[@marcellejosephine9119]

@@MaxMayaLiving haha yes Sweden is very popular with the Dutch!

[@CocoAzoitei]

“Ferment it more…” 😂😂😂 haha that cracked me up.

[@MaxMayaLiving]

Maya tryna solve the equation 😂😂😂

[@alisonhilaire4170]

Great vibes as usual, thank you so much for sharing!!! Loved the way Max prepared food for Maya VERY sweet! But it made me hungry now lol. When Saga smiles, my heart smiles too :-) I think when she touched Max belly when grocery shopping, she was trying to warn him not to get too much food, so Max can keep his summer body loool. So glad that your family came over to your house for Midsommar. Hoping that we'll soon see Maya's side of the family for the next celebrations! The forest and lake view was AMAZING but diving in... As a Caribbean girl, I just can't do cold water lol.

[@play4alley]

Love the traditional showcase!

[@ItsBellum]

How fun!

[@forwardthewayforward]

I LOVED THIS ❤❤ Thank you for sharing 🌞

[@MaxMayaLiving]

Thank you for watching!!

[@tonielease4301]

I literally have no words for how like just precious and beautiful saga is. Those words don't even scratch the surface. I'm so happy that yall are thriving so wonderfully in Swedan. Sending love from NYC 💜💕

[@destinypalin5657]

Love this for y’all 🥰😍❤️ the ending of the vlog is amazing truly blessed

[@MaxMayaLiving]

glad you enjoyed it!

[@rostand5264]

Haha! I've been eating the pickled herring in sour cream with onions and saltines since I was 13! Love it! That face! 😂

[@GirlWithHerViews]

My styvfarfar was Swedish and Some of my Swedish midsommer faves are the cheese and Knäckebröd, gravlax, Jordgubbstårta. Like Maya I do not enjoy sill or any of the other fermented fish dishes tbh. This video is giving me nostalgic feels of my first midsommer in Sweden 🇸🇪

[@coolingwinds]

I’m intrigued by dill chips. I saw my first bag the other day. Saga is amazing 🤩. Can’t get over how big she’s gotten already. Those two little teeth of hers are so cuuuuuute!!!😂😂😂

[@faybe220]

Awww.. Saga looks like a cute sweet grandma 😍😍😍

[@MaxMayaLiving]

loool hahaha its true

[@michellezevenaar]

The cheese slicer works great for cucumbers too!

[@simplysony7308]

Love your family 😍

[@Ayaayaayag]

What a beautiful family vlog. Love it.

[@g3naV]

Saga livin’ her best life

[@zubodospectacular8598]

Aww Miss Baby S , looks so cute. Glad you tried these foods. l have heard about the world famous Swedish Cinnamon Buns, the rest l would give it a try though, in much smaller amounts lol

[@MaxMayaLiving]

Baby steps... :D

[@sunshineinmiami2473]

Yes, dill chips are sold in all stores. It is by Kettle. Kettle Dill Pickle chips - Krinkle cut - they are like Ruffles. Absolutely delicious!!!

[@MaxMayaLiving]

Must try next time we are over!

[@daw7563]

Fun video! But some correction of facts: Pickled herring = Inlagd sill. Fermented herring = surströmming. And I believe the cheese cutter is a Norwegian invention. 🙂

[@marcusfridh8489]

yupp, it is a norweigian invention, and it is pretty good for using for peeling potatoes and other rootfruits, shredding cabbage slicing cucumber, and much more, a very underrated kitchen tool in my opinion. i liked the archery you had on midsummers eve.

[@francine4651]

Yes we have dill chips super good 😊

[@StephJ0seph]

Saga is so pretty omg 😍💕💗

[@cmomo02]

Max, You treat Maya like a queen This looks DELICIOUS

[@MaxMayaLiving]

Im glad she liked some of it at least!

[@cmomo02]

@@MaxMayaLiving Thank you for everything you do for our Queen

[@salmasky9739]

I came for the food tasting, I stayed for Saga. 🥰

[@lanainauz764]

I LOVE your white flowy pants! Where are they from?

[@missadkins5882]

Yes America has dill chips and dill pickle chips. I love dill pickle chips. Will you give me some advice on moving to a different country. I’m in Ann, only 4 hours from Canada and I’ve always wanted to move there, but now I’m really leaning more so towards New Zealand. I cannot tell a lie, I am very nervous about how I will be looked at in New Zealand as a brown person. I am unsure of how diverse it is there and how my children, and I would be treated poorly. Were you nervous when you moved to Europe husband’s home country? How do you feel about it first?

[@2studiosinc62]

Thanks for sharing your midsommer with us‼️ Btw, I love pickle herring, and I’m African American, non-Jewish. 😂 The renovations are beautiful, and so are y’all; Saga is becoming more and more independent. I wish the vlog didn’t end so abruptly. What do y’all think? Peace and much blessings and ❤️‼️🙏🏽

[@CeeDeeLight]

Hey guys. Great video. Yes we have dill chips here in Raleigh, North Carolina. My husband loves them.

[@MaxMayaLiving]

They are the best...

[@jessicanicolebryant2532]

Max finished a deck then served his wife with food and drinks in the same day... Maya what was the prayer, sis?

[@francine4651]

Give me the chips yo😂😂 hilarious

[@tiffanyyisrael7989]

Hello Max and Maya! ❤️❤️❤️❤️👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾

[@MaxMayaLiving]

Hello!!

[@faybe220]

Great to see you tanned Maya. Soak in that vitamin D chile

[@essiebejb]

You can make your own pickeled herring flavors and they are much better then the pre-made

[@Mz23vehrzed]

Hahaha 'it's not bad...ugh' hahhaa

[@Rozetta_Love]

They have dill chips at health food stores in California.

[@MaxMayaLiving]

heyoooo never seen it

[@Rozetta_Love]

Hey Max and Maya, I’m in Northern California, and I saw them at Berkeley Bowl, which is local health food store in Berkeley. They were among the veggie chips, labeled as “Dill Chips” I also notice the Kettle brand has them, they label them as “Dill Pickle.” Not sure if that’s the same as to what you tried.

[@parysbatonda]

Saga est trop mignonne 😍

[@mbranche4234]

Jackie!!! 🐕

[@seventh.alchemist]

Aldi is the cheat code for patio furniture.

[@1stladyadrianelizabeth787]

Hi guys, did i miss the house tour after construction?

[@buttarikan5]

About 6 videos back 🙂

[@anonymousone9699]

I’d definitely visit Sweden yes! Give me all the fish! I’ll try anything fermented. @Maya, I have seen some TikTok’s where people are so excited to visit a place, but once they get there, they face such racism and aggression, it totally ruins the experience. Would you say, there is a big possibility of that in Sweden, or people mind their own business on the streets?

[@MrsBuitenbeentje]

❤️

[@socialwork30]

🥰

[@rjoy81]

In the USA dill chips are a big deal in the south.

[@kloves3910]

Gimmie the chips yo!!

[@marviv3180]

Its like sushi with taste she mean i think.

[@lisatuchlinski9322]

Oh thank god Max was not presenting Surströmming!

[@bowallin6111]

Det kallas pickled på engelska. Fermented är surströmming.

[@anabettencourt6943]

This was fun to watch lol. Also Maya I love how you normalize breastfeeding! Kuddos to you, I don't think I've seen any other KZbinr breastfeeding unapologetically as you do!

[@shamelessmaya]

Gotta be shameless! 🤱🏾

[@nsawyer1984]

America has dill chips 😊

[@Ava-re3oz]

Americans have dill chips but we call them pickle chips🤣

[@kimbermichelle3922]

Of course the U.S have dill chips.

[@bbunns]

We have dill pickle chips

[@MaxMayaLiving]

I completely missed the mark with that then 🤣

[@airbender23]

Random question, has mayas family met saga yet?

[@shamelessmaya]

Not yet but soon!

[@airbender23]

@@shamelessmaya awesome!!🥰

[@CC-in4xr]

Where's Jackie?

[@francine4651]

I'm remember breastfeeding my two boys 🤗❤️

[@CaptainJEEERRYY]

6:42 How to offend Norwegians 😂

[@MaxMayaLiving]

hehehe you know the rivalry... All love though!

[@Shebewithgod]

Yay I'm Here first!! I love you guys baby Girl iss growing so well🥰 Hey if you guys could please pray for Me I just started a Wholistic Plantbased baby formula company here in The states and as a doula and mother of 3 who is also a woman of color it's been so HARD to get funding I'm building. It from the ground up! Send me positive encouragement if you can! Btw my baby is 8 months now

[@MaxMayaLiving]

Sending you all positive vibes your way for an abundance of success and health for your family!

[@Shebewithgod]

@@MaxMayaLiving omg you guys replied wow thank you so much for the encouragement I needed it more than you Guys Know🥺🙏🏾 this made My day!!

[@gigivoicu9998]

Hi Maya, I like the way you dress and those overalls. Is it possible to find something online also? It could be an awesome marketing opportunity for you to advertise Swedish clothing brands for mothers after birth. Or even International brands, for your followers to get a chance to buy something you recommend.

[@thomasbjurstrom6480]

Can't stand pickled herring either!

[@siljeisen123]

Ehhhm you mean norwegian invention 😌

[@gr1mrea9er82]

Maya... when he offers you herring... demand sour cream...

[@MaxMayaLiving]

Too late hahah

[@dariadavay]

The way Sil can be made better is to remove the sugar from the brine, and then replace the brine altogether with oil and salt. Sorry, Swedes, Eastern European gang wins when it comes to herring 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@jaszlyyy]

Be careful with how your child sees you respond to new foods. Picky eaters are picked up from their parents and their eating habits. I noticed you all put lots of emphasis into disliking certain foods, fasting, and naming certain foods as “bad” which is fine when adults can discern the difference but cause food aversion in toddlers and children. Most picky eater children can be directly traced to picky eater parents. It’s so much easier when your child has neutral feelings around food and will eat most things. Picky eaters are hard and most parents miss how they model all the behaviors early on

[@karolgarley]

Creamy and fermented foods are a NOPE in my world!!! 😖

[@LoveAimshigh]

Ughh...I HATE that I seen this movie Called MidSommer//here's the specs; (Came out: July 3 2019) A couple travel to Sweden to visit their friend's rural hometown for its fabled midsummer festival, but what begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.// And now I get creeper OUT by the spelling of "Summer" JUST bc of this creepy weird movie! Ughh.... (I'll watch th vlog for more info on why it's called MidSommer...must be understood Swedish thing..I'll do some research on it) **DO NOT WATCH THE MOVIE!!!**

[@LoveAimshigh]

Ok found this: People also ask Is Midsommar Swedish culture? Midsummer was primarily an occasion for young people, but it was also celebrated in the industrial communities of central Sweden, where all mill employees were given a feast of pickled herring, beer and schnapps. It was not until the 1900s, however, that this became the most Swedish of all traditional festivities.

[@tinasarafinas4962]

I used to love gifflar! Never tried sill though, it just looked too unappetizing hehe 🫢