Jennifer Garner and Violet Affleck are one cute pair! The mom and daughter duo were spotted in Santa Monica this afternoon.  Jen hoisted Violet up onto her big baby bump while Violet was outfitted in a tutu and a big smile. Violet recently celebrated her third birthday, on the path to becoming a big girl!

     

The Affleck-Garner fam had some fun in New York City this weekend.  Ben Affleck was in town to host Saturday Night Live, while Jen and Violet went to a birthday party in Soho.  Yesterday they all met up and went to the Scholastic book store.  Check out the trio (soon to be foursome) as they head into a car, that Violet is too darn cute!

Violet Affleck could possibly be my favorite toddler in Hollywood.  She is probably tied with with Kingston Rossdale for the title, they should totally go on a (play) date!

We spotted the tot, with pigtails and stripped tights, being whisked away by her dad Ben Affleck after attending pre-school in Santa Monica yesterday.  Mom Jen Garner also shared carrying duties despite the fact she's carrying an actual baby at the moment.

Jen's former Alias co-star Bradley Cooper thinks she'll have "no problem" being a mom to two kids. "She was a great leader for a TV show I did with her and she can literally do anything. So she can certainly run a family," he told People. He added, "She’s wonderful and a genuine good person. She has all the qualities in being the perfect mom – very sweet and loving."

Aww, we tend to think Bradley is right!

    

We spotted a jubilant Violet Affleck skipping away from her Los Angeles school yesterday.  Violet was probably so peppy because she was being picked up by her mom Jennifer Garner! 

The Garner-Afflecks are preparing for baby number two, which will be born sometime this winter.

        

Toddler down! Toddler down!  Attention, we have a toddler with a scraped knee on the third base line!

Poor little Violet Affleck; it seems the tot got a little too excited and took a tumble in the dirt yesterday.  Jennifer Garner, preggers with baby number two, brought daughter Violet to a park in Los Angeles yesterday.  The two were having a good time chasing a basketball around when Violet lost her footing and fell.  Violet was in tears but Jen scooped her up and give her a kiss on the hand and something tells me that made everything better; by the time they were back at the car Violet was smiling.  Jen's a super mom!

           

We spotted the Afflecks in the midst of a family outing over the weekend.  Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck and their daughter Violet made a visit to the children's store Giggles 'N' Hugs in Los Angeles.  Violet flashed her trademark smile as she was carried through the parking lot by mama/mama-to-be Jen. 

Jen was a part of Friday night's Stand Up to Cancer where she read the stories of cancer victims/survivors and answered the phone as part of the telethon which raised over $100 million for cancer research!

    

We spotted Jennifer Garner and Violet Affleck in Los Angeles today.  The mom and daughter were going for lunch while Violet showed off her giant smile, Jen showed off her growing bump!

   

We spotted Jennifer Garner with Violet doing some grocery shopping at a Whole Foods in WeHo this afternoon. Jen pushed Violet around in the shopping cart while Violet held firmly onto what looks like a candy bar (but I'm sure it was an organic candy bar).  Jen recently announced that she hubby Ben are expecting baby number 2!  Jen's already showing a little bit and is positively glowing; maybe they'll have a little boy to round out their perfect nuclear family.

     

The Affleck-Garners are kind of the most normal family.  Ben Affleck was definitely at one point a  target of the media, due to his unfortunate engagement to Jennifer Lopez and many unfortunate movies, but it looks like he's settled into his role as husband and father pretty well.  The normal life suits you Ben, and you Jen look adorable together as you pick little Violet up from pre-school in Santa Monica.  I dare you to check them out and see if you can find them any less than perfect!

     

We spotted Jennifer Garner in the midst of a delightful little game with her daughter called "Mommy accidentally locked me in the car!".   Jen mistakenly left her keys in her car while Violet was still inside, but luckily after a few minutes she was able to get Violet to open the door for her.  Although I'm sure Jen was momentarily stressed, little Violet and her gigantic smile seemed pretty unaffected by the whole thing!