Big anniversary ideas - with newborn

[Sunshine1235]

It’s our 15yr anniversary coming up soon and stumped with what to do to celebrate it. We will have a 2 month old baby who is currently very fussy in the evenings so planning to go out doesn’t seem like a wise idea but the thought of getting a takeaway or cooking a steak dinner seems a little bland when those are things we do for a regular treat anyway.

Is there some kind of super posh takeaway we could get? Any ideas to make it is a bit more special? (even if some of it is spent bouncing a grouchy baby?)

We had our anniversary with our first born back in March. She was only 4 days off. Both of us where zombies 🤣

I'd say a lovely take away maybe from a nice Italian restaurant, little wine, candles & a movie!

If you're stuck for ideas on gifts, Etsy is amazing!

Congratulations x

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As a treat DH and I would have a late lunch when we had new borns and timed it for nap time. They would sleep in their pram (or a sling for DS1 who never slept if he couldn’t touch me ). Could you plan something like that?

You could have a chef come to your house & cook for you?
we’ve not done it but some of our neighbours have; the chef sets up an outdoor kitchen at the front of the house !

@CoffeeNeeded2019 I did joke to DH that maybe we could do that, but then thought it would probably be weird having someone in our house. I might do some googling though to see what the options are. Interesting that the chef sets up outside!

@karmakameleon we have other young children and no local daytime childcare so sadly I don’t think a day date would work.

@MummaB22 that kind of thing is usually our go to option for a date night and we do enjoy it. Maybe I need to do some more searching to see if I can find a different take away option to our usual Indian

How about one of the meal delivery services? I've had 4 or 5 of the Rick Stein boxes, all amazing, also Aktar at Home (curry and the steak box) and Diahpatch (various) and have heard great things about Hawksmoor

Aktar at home is glorious.

Do you have any specific place that is meaningful for you both or just has a really good kitchen? If so, get a delivery from it. An outdoor kitchen is a good suggestion, too, though I've never heard of this one. Definitely check if this is an option, it sounds really great! Also here is a list of ideas for an anniversary at home, could be helpful if you are looking for some activities to do.