Anniversary Gift Ideas???

A nice camera is a gift that keeps on giving if you don't already have one. Otherwise a family portrait is something great to invest in. Look around at the work of different photographers. You might really find one you like.

A., is there any perfumes you really like, a favorite movie, another mani/pedi/facial, a massage, maybe a book you have been wanting. Good luck

I know how you feel - I've been there too. I remember once really wanting a breadmaker, and my husband got it for a birthday present. But in the last 5 years since we've had kids, you start wanting things for them.

I have started asking for gift cards for certain places I like to buy clothes, or even just asking him for a "date". We try to take some of our vacation time in the form of a day off here or there for us to be together - we'll go to lunch somewhere, and maybe go see a movie or something. Sometimes that's easier than finding a sitter for the weekend.

Maybe "it's been forever since..."
"...you had an ice-cream cake from Baskin-Robbins" or
"had a birthday cake from Taylor Bakery" or
"went window shopping all by yourself at an outlet mall" or
"I haven't been to breakfast at Denny's for Forever"

Or even
"I wonder what that new mall is like at Exit 10 in Fishers" or
"I've always wondered what kind of stuff they had at that antique shop over there..."

Whatever - find something that you've "always wanted to do or check out" and go for it. I had always wanted to learn how to do pottery (use a potter's wheel), and in college, I had the chance to take a ceramics class (I needed a 300 level class, and intro to ceramics fit the bill!). I know that taking a class with a 20 month old and another on the way may not be the best thing...but maybe at church or at a shop like Stitches-n-Scones in Westfield, they may have a knitting group where someone could teach you how to knit or crochet. Or maybe you could take a one-afternoon class at JoAnn Fabrics for something craftsy. Perhaps attend a cooking demonstration at Williams-Sonoma in Keystone mall.

Just a few ideas - for what it's worth....and good luck!!

Last year i got a decorative toilet paper roll holder and this year I got a bathrobe and a dustmop. These were the gifts that I wanted. Just think of something simple that you can use and eye everytime you walk past them at Walmart, but never buy because they aren't necessities and they aren't something for your husband or daughter. Tell your husband that it's your gift and it counts if you say it does. It's better to get something boring that you'll use all the time than something fancy that you just have to put up for special occasions.

A Giftcard to Target and some time to go shopping alone! Then really whatever you bring home was part of your gift! My guess you could find something there for yourself too!

Pick a play or concert or something that you'd like to see AND your favorite restaurant or one new one to experience together.

Weekend at a bed & breakfast......weekend at a logde and some horseback riding or canoeing or something yuo guys like doing or AGAIN, might like to try together.

BALLOON RIDE!!! Pick one of those "always wanted to do" or on the "100 thing I want to do before I die" list.

Hi A., I had the same problem last Christmas. My hubby bought me a Kiva Gift Certificate. It's a company that provides small loans to entrepreneurs and business owners in developing countries. You get to see profiles of individuals who have applied for loans and pick out someone who you'd like to help. :)
http://www.kiva.org/

my husband got me some cubic zirconium earrings for our 12th anniversary--we've been married 33 years now, and I still wear these particular earrings every single day. I'd love to have them replaced with real diamonds...but the $$$, you know? Anyway- I love my anniversary earrings.

Another thing we've done several times is buy a plant. We bought a beautiful lilac bush for our 20th anniversary--only sad thing is we now live in a different house, so our lilac is at our old house. Last year, for our 32nd, we bought three rose bushes and we love those. (I suppose it helps that our anniversary is in the spring...this seems natural to buy plants)

It might be nice for you & your husband to stay somewhere in a hotel for a night just the two of you. You could stay in town or go somewhere close by. My husband and I do this occasionally and it is nice to have some time away from the kids and reconnect with each other. That could be a gift for both of you!

I guess I was tremendously lucky because I never had to tell my husband what I would like to have for my anniversary! If you can't think of anything to ask for then I would ask him for a night with just him. A nice dinner and then dancing or something else the two of you like to do together. Maybe one of the grandparents or close friends could keep the daughter over night. A date with just him to let him know how much you value your time with just him.
I am more practical most of the time and would want something I could use or see over and over again like a favorite movie on DVD I could rewatch or a book I really like, a print of our favorite wedding photo in a 10 x 12 I could matt and hang in our bedroom.

How about a whole day to do whatever you want without your child?

Time, I think the best gift is time to yourself. Tell him you would like a day where he takes care of your daughter, house and everything else. You can go out and do what you want or send him out with your daughter and you can have the house to yourself. They get soem time together and you get some time alone!

A....you are not crazy...just so typical of a mom. I always ask for things for the house...never for me alone...just the mom in me. I wanted to share with you one of my favorite anniversary gifts. My husband and I were celebrating our 2nd anniversary and we had just celebrated the the first birthday of our daughter. We both are very active and wanted to get back to our biking days. So we got each other matching road bikes WITH a great baby carrier. That was 15 years ago and we still have those bikes and love to take the family (now 3 girls) down to the tow path and bike together. Just a thought...the bikes were more expensive than we originally wanted to spend, but so worth the investment. Hope this helps!

I've asked my husband for a nice dinner at home. We will sit down together and figure out a menu, then he makes it (and his additional gift to me is that I get to help since I like cooking with him).

I haven't read all of the other responses, so this might be a duplicate answer, but how about a nice date night with just the two of you. With the warmer weather finally here, go for a nice dinner out, then maybe a walk in the park. Or look for community activities (free) that you can do together. Our town has "movie night in the park". Take a picnic and snuggle under the stars.

I have a red neck husband and one night (not our anniversary, just for fun) we took his truck out to an open field surrounded by woods and hooked up our portable dvd player and watched a movie under the stars in the bed of the truck. We bought some snacks to take with us and we had the best time, just hanging out with each other. Get creative. You don't necessarily need material things for anniversary gifts- make memories instead.

Over the last few years, I've just told my husband to let me pick it out. It doesn't sound nearly as much fun, but I don't mind one bit. I enjoy being able to go shopping and pick out things I wouldn't normally spend the money buying. For my birthday this year I bought some pillows for my couch and a couple of candles. Our anniversary is Sunday and I'm going to pick a really nice restaurant for take out so I don't have to cook.