@ my grandmas house felt the exact same way, and looked very similar to yours too! Such an irreplaceable feeling that I’ll hold onto forever even while the physical place is gone
Beautiful video and so nice to have an insight into your family/Bulgarian traditions! Loved watching. Very peaceful and what celebrating is all about! ❤
Thank you for sharing your Bulgarian Christmas! Your family has a beautiful home! The “carolers” in traditional clothing were amazing! Next year Neo will be a wiz at blessing everyone with the tree branch!!!
There were some great presents and beautiful moments in this vlog, but the most beautiful was the present of slippers Louis got as you arrived. Slippers belong at home, so it was telling you that YOU belong, this is your home too. Beautiful
I enjoyed it so much. 😊Thank you guys for taking us along! I'm from Ukraine and I feel like we share so many traditions with Bulgaria. Everything was close to the heart and very familiar. ) I'd love to visit the country one day. Also, watching Neo and all the family around him made me tear up. Children bring the biggest happiness and it's so magnetic. Raya and Louis, sending you my love and light.
Family is everything and you both have wonderful families!!! I love the wonderful traditions you have to pass on to the next generation. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!🎄💫🙏
What a wonderful video! All of the Bulgarian culture, traditions and food! I’m glad you are all feeling better! Thank you for sharing your beautiful experiences with me.
Nice meeting you and your family briefly in Dabov coffee shop, such a surprise to have seen you in such a niche place! We have had much the same Christmas experience in Ruse this year too - very wholesome. Loved the snow too! Have a great time in Costa Rica ! Zdrave!
Ahhhh thank you for sharing your Christmas with us!!!! I LOVED IT!!! My favorite part is Neo with the animal toy….”wow”. And teaching him to tap with a stick!! So cute
Belated Merry Christmas to you and your family. I liked seeing all the Bulgarian traditions your family has. Neo did really well with the new surroundings. Christmas with a little one is so special. May 2025 be your best year yet. Have a great time in Costa Rica. Hugs from Canada
I have just realised I have watched this whole video with a smile on my face.❤ Neo getting woken up on Christmas morning is like me getting woken up by my alarm when I have to go to work!! Dazed and my inner monologue is saying ho!ho!Ho! Love you guys so much. I never miss a new video. Merry Christmas and a happy healthy and prosperous new year. Xx😊
Spending Christmas away from home, Bulgaria, was not the easiest but seeing all those lovely customs that I was used to around the Christmas holidays warmed my heart. ❤️
It's so hard for relatives to wait for a small child to acclimatise to being there and it may take a few years before Neo is ready to greet on arrival and that's entirely normal. Neo did amazingly well on the day you arrived. I loved the Neo cam!
love this, my in laws are swiss and love to have a english christmas and a swiss one.. laughed out loud when louis said what the heck when the singers came in, so funny
I just love watching you two and Neo. I am somewhat new to your channel but I’m addicted. Neo and the puzzle was fascinating. Merry Christmas and thank you for sharing. Beth
Wonderful memories with your family. I do hope you are teaching Neo Bulgarian. I believe teaching children to be bilingual is such a special gift. Happy New Year
I think the thing you were wondering what to call in English and described as “stuffed cabbage leaves”, if it is the same thing I’m thinking of (meat and rice inside cabbage with tomotoe sauce on the outside) we always called these “cabbage rolls”. My grandma made these for every holiday to go alongside the ham and turkey because her family was Czech.
Merry Christmas and a happy new year you guys! The no nap or very short nap days are tough! I have a 2 year old 😅And the napping outside of the house/car is tricky for us too considering our daughter is a deep sleeper any noises outside wakes her ! Bulgaria is on our list for a long weekend trip looks so beautiful 🥰
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all from Newfoundland Canada. Love watching Christmas through neos eyes and hearing him talk more is the cutest thing
This involves a little planning. To help a toddler enjoy giving gifts, a sticker or photo with the recipient on it, helps the child to identify the person the gift is for and join in the giving.
What a fantastic Vlog! Love seeing you guys so happy. Merry Christmas to you all and your sweet family. Wishing you a very happy new year and all the success, love and happiness that 2025 can bring you. Your friend Tracy in the USA.❤❤❤🎉🎉😊😊😊
What a lovely video.Thank you for normalising mixed cultural families.Myself and my husband are from completely opposite cultures.we live in the UK and our kids hated the non British culture as it was only represented in such a negative way.They now love their mixed culture and really wish they had been encouraged more to celebrate the non Christian culture as well.❤❤ love your videos guys and Raya you look stunning ni g as always,Louis I love that you are such a handsome on dad!
Awwwww thanks for sharing Christmas through Neo's eyes! 💕💓🎄🎄Merry Christmas 🎄🎅☃️ and Happy New Year 🎉✨️ Happy 35th anniversary to your parents.❤ 🥂 My hubby and I will be celebrating our 35th in January in a couple of weeks 🎉❤🍾
♥♥looks like everyone had a lovely Christmas. Enjoyed learning of the traditions, though a bit curious where children 'tapping' adults with sticks originated? Happy New Year.
32:53 Louis reaction to the carolers was hilarious. Loved seeing all the beautiful customs of Bulgaria ❤
Neo waking up Christmas morning saying “ho ho ho” is the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen! Such a smart little one!
Your family home in Bulgaria is absolutely beautiful I love the style and how homey it feels🫶🏻🫶🏻
Thank you! It’s the one place in the world that truly feels like a childhood home ❤️
@ my grandmas house felt the exact same way, and looked very similar to yours too! Such an irreplaceable feeling that I’ll hold onto forever even while the physical place is gone
Me too!
Beautiful video and so nice to have an insight into your family/Bulgarian traditions! Loved watching. Very peaceful and what celebrating is all about! ❤
Thank you for sharing your Bulgarian Christmas! Your family has a beautiful home! The “carolers” in traditional clothing were amazing! Next year Neo will be a wiz at blessing everyone with the tree branch!!!
There were some great presents and beautiful moments in this vlog, but the most beautiful was the present of slippers Louis got as you arrived. Slippers belong at home, so it was telling you that YOU belong, this is your home too. Beautiful
I enjoyed it so much. 😊Thank you guys for taking us along! I'm from Ukraine and I feel like we share so many traditions with Bulgaria. Everything was close to the heart and very familiar. ) I'd love to visit the country one day. Also, watching Neo and all the family around him made me tear up. Children bring the biggest happiness and it's so magnetic. Raya and Louis, sending you my love and light.
Family and love are what the holidays are for, loved watching your families' customs. Merry Christmas
Thank you so much! ❤️
Beautiful family and experience, you are doing such an amazing job raising Neo….so kind, patient and sharing….
Christmas through a child’s eyes is magical
Inexplicably Neo tapping your family with the stick made me cry. So lovely to see traditions passed down.
That kid is ADORABLE
And I love his parents, amazing people
no worries about sporadic vlogging. you are doing your best and enjoy your holiday!
Family is everything and you both have wonderful families!!! I love the wonderful traditions you have to pass on to the next generation. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!🎄💫🙏
What a wonderful video! All of the Bulgarian culture, traditions and food! I’m glad you are all feeling better! Thank you for sharing your beautiful experiences with me.
Omg Neo waking up is the cutest thing ever!!! Merry Christmas ❤
You guys heal my soul x
Nice meeting you and your family briefly in Dabov coffee shop, such a surprise to have seen you in such a niche place! We have had much the same Christmas experience in Ruse this year too - very wholesome. Loved the snow too! Have a great time in Costa Rica ! Zdrave!
Ahhhh thank you for sharing your Christmas with us!!!! I LOVED IT!!! My favorite part is Neo with the animal toy….”wow”. And teaching him to tap with a stick!! So cute
OMG, watching Neo wake up on Christmas morning... makes me want to just snuggle him! He is so precious with that serious bedhead going on! 🥰
That was so lovely, thank you for sharing.
How do Raya 's grandparents feel about the camera and Vlogmas?
Glad you guys are ok. We were wondering where Vlogmas was.😊 now to watch your video.😊
Thank you for your patience! It’s been a tougher month that we’d hoped but I’m so glad we captured our time in Bulgaria ❤️
You two are amazing parent to Neo. Your love just spills out. And he is so very adorable and well behaved. Happy Nee Year🎉
Belated Merry Christmas to you and your family. I liked seeing all the Bulgarian traditions your family has. Neo did really well with the new surroundings. Christmas with a little one is so special. May 2025 be your best year yet. Have a great time in Costa Rica. Hugs from Canada
I have just realised I have watched this whole video with a smile on my face.❤ Neo getting woken up on Christmas morning is like me getting woken up by my alarm when I have to go to work!! Dazed and my inner monologue is saying ho!ho!Ho!
Love you guys so much. I never miss a new video. Merry Christmas and a happy healthy and prosperous new year. Xx😊
Spending Christmas away from home, Bulgaria, was not the easiest but seeing all those lovely customs that I was used to around the Christmas holidays warmed my heart. ❤️
It's so hard for relatives to wait for a small child to acclimatise to being there and it may take a few years before Neo is ready to greet on arrival and that's entirely normal. Neo did amazingly well on the day you arrived.
I loved the Neo cam!
Fantastic footage, thanks for sharing all your loveliness 👏👍❤️
This was such a joy to watch- I could watch Neo “wow” about exciting toys all day…
loved the Bulgarian Traditions.Orangers were most lille a dleicacy in the winter in Bulgaria..a very special treat for the Carolers OXOXOXO
love this, my in laws are swiss and love to have a english christmas and a swiss one.. laughed out loud when louis said what the heck when the singers came in, so funny
Absolutely loved this vlog . Thank you for sharing some of your intimate moments with your families and friends. Neo is an absolute dream.
I just love watching you two and Neo. I am somewhat new to your channel but I’m addicted. Neo and the puzzle was fascinating. Merry Christmas and thank you for sharing. Beth
Wonderful video of Christmas traditions! Neo is adorable. Nice to see him enjoying some festivities with the family in Bulgaria. 🎄
Love it when you share Bulgaria vlogs❤ You both come from the best families ❤❤❤
О да, влог от България ❤🎉
Loved your video! So happy u had a wonderful Christmas with your family! Can't wait to see your adventures in 2025. Happy new year!
Raya you are just so BEAUTIFUL inside and out 😊
Your little boy is so sweet ☺ you are blessed 🤍
I was really looking forward to seeing neo in our Bulgarian snow . Please say you have a video .
We love bob soupa toooo . Good choice Neo❤
Thank you for sharing your beautiful traditions with us. ❤️
Happy Blessed New Year!🤠❤️
Woooah this is beautiful. Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
Thank you so much!
I'm feeling all emotional watching this lovely video. All your beautiful family❤ Happy new year to you all❤❤❤
Wonderful video! Beautiful family! And for sharing Bulgarian traditions.
That was awesome!! ❤
Thank you!
That was absolutely beautiful! Merry Christmas!
What a beautiful video!! I loved learning your traditions!!!!
Such an interesting Christmas! I love it! 🎄
Such beautiful family moments 🤗 thanks for sharing 🎄😁🙏
beautiful family - from grandparents down......
WOW, what an experience for you all at this special time of year! ❤
What a beautiful video! Thank you and Merry Christmas!!!
When the carolers arrived Lois was literally saying all my inner thought. I was so confused 🤣
I love your family Raya! You play games, sing, and no one looks at their phone! ❣️
Great video! Enjoyed learning Bulgarian Christmas customs. Happy New Year to you and your lovely family.
I'm convinced Neo is exceptionally bright!!
9:04 I swear he said "Papa I want a drink of water" 😮🎉❤
Just beautiful ❤
Merry Christmas 🎄
love the snow globe intro :)
Thanks!
@@RayaandLouis you're welcome! I see Neo's getting big!
Merry Christmas to your family.
Thank you for sharing your holidays!
Guys that was just magical .. Merry Christmas and a fabulous 2025 🎄💜💜💜
That was a lovely Christmas video with your family
What lovely memories!!
Wonderful memories with your family. I do hope you are teaching Neo Bulgarian. I believe teaching children to be bilingual is such a special gift. Happy New Year
Fabulous guys, just fabulous, thank you for sharing such a special time ! Happy New Year.❤
I think the thing you were wondering what to call in English and described as “stuffed cabbage leaves”, if it is the same thing I’m thinking of (meat and rice inside cabbage with tomotoe sauce on the outside) we always called these “cabbage rolls”. My grandma made these for every holiday to go alongside the ham and turkey because her family was Czech.
Beautiful video thank you for sharing and many many blessings to you all❤
Merry Christmas and a happy new year you guys! The no nap or very short nap days are tough! I have a 2 year old 😅And the napping outside of the house/car is tricky for us too considering our daughter is a deep sleeper any noises outside wakes her ! Bulgaria is on our list for a long weekend trip looks so beautiful 🥰
What a lovely Christmas the three of you had! Bless each of you.🎄
That tradition with the branch gives new meaning to "hitting someone up for money."
What a wonderful Christmas for you all. Wishing you all a great 2025
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all from Newfoundland Canada. Love watching Christmas through neos eyes and hearing him talk more is the cutest thing
Beautiful ❤
This involves a little planning. To help a toddler enjoy giving gifts, a sticker or photo with the recipient on it, helps the child to identify the person the gift is for and join in the giving.
It looks like you guys had a wonderful Christmas!! Thanks for taking us along!
What a fantastic Vlog! Love seeing you guys so happy. Merry Christmas to you all and your sweet family. Wishing you a very happy new year and all the success, love and happiness that 2025 can bring you. Your friend Tracy in the USA.❤❤❤🎉🎉😊😊😊
What a lovely video.Thank you for normalising mixed cultural families.Myself and my husband are from completely opposite cultures.we live in the UK and our kids hated the non British culture as it was only represented in such a negative way.They now love their mixed culture and really wish they had been encouraged more to celebrate the non Christian culture as well.❤❤ love your videos guys and Raya you look stunning ni g as always,Louis I love that you are such a handsome on dad!
Awwwww thanks for sharing Christmas through Neo's eyes! 💕💓🎄🎄Merry Christmas 🎄🎅☃️ and Happy New Year 🎉✨️ Happy 35th anniversary to your parents.❤ 🥂 My hubby and I will be celebrating our 35th in January in a couple of weeks 🎉❤🍾
Merry Christmas!
Happy New Year 🎆
Thank you for for sharing your Christmas experience … I wish you a happy new Year🎉
❤❤❤❤ happy holidays from Bend , Oregon USA ❤
Merry Christmas to you and all your family 🎄⛄️❄️
Happy New Year to Raya, Louis, Neo and the rest of your family!🎉 Good Luck in 2025!!🍀
Hope you all had a lovely Christmas xxx
I would love to see neo have a playdate with kians baby coast !! I remember the old videos on fun for louis where you hung out with kian and jc ❤
Raya do you ever try speaking Bulgarian with Neo? Or is it just too difficult to maintain as someone who primarily speaks only English in daily life?
Thank you both for sharing such a beautiful Christmas with us
You have the most beautiful family. Louis, cut your hair! You'll look so much younger!
Happy New Year to all🍓🥳🍾🎉 Neo is truly having the best time with his family in Bulgaria❤❤
I received a Shakti mat for Christmas and it’s AMAZING!!!
So sweet yall Merry Christmas.
Neo is so precious ❤
Omg craving banitsa so badly 🤤
With honey 🥲
Ryas sister looks just like her.
Happy new year may 2025 bring many blessings to our favorite UA-cam family .
Happy holidays y’all. Thanks for another year of sharing your family. Wishing you a divinely blessed 2025🎅🏼🎄🎆🎉💞✨
♥♥looks like everyone had a lovely Christmas. Enjoyed learning of the traditions, though a bit curious where children 'tapping' adults with sticks originated? Happy New Year.
Happy Holidays