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Alias star Jennifer Garner was spotted picking up her adorable 4-year-old daughter Violet from school in Santa Monica on Thursday (January 28). Violet smiled at the shutterbugs while mom opened up the car for the sweet tot.

Violet was holding a Mickey Mouse book and princess cell phone as she left class. Perhaps Jen picked these up for her elder daughter on their recent trip to Disneyland?

Jennifer Garner enjoyed some one-on-one time with her oldest daughter Violet, 4, today, making their to the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown LA, California (January 23). According to the venue's schedule, the mother-daughter duo were headed to a Los Angeles Philharmonic performance of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, part of the Toyota Symphonies for Youth series.

The Valentine's Day star, who is also mom to 1-year-old daughter Seraphina, recently opened up about a frustrating aspect of motherhood:

I will tell you what I can't abide - and I think the Internet has really created a space for it - women criticizing other women and mothers criticizing other mothers. It just makes me crazy, whether it's between staying at home, going to work, how long you breast-feed, if you use formula. I feel like we should just assume everyone is doing the best they can. Women should take care of each other, not tear each other down. I would just like to see a mother who really believes that she has done it all so right, you know what I mean?"

Jennifer Garner and daughters Violet, 4, and Seraphina, 1, were looking pretty in pink as they made a stop at a playground in Santa Monica, California yesterday with dad Ben Affleck (January 16). It looks like the foursome were having a ton of fun as both girls took a turn on the slide... and so did their movie star mom!

The Valentine's Day star will likely be showing off her more glamorous side tonight - she's scheduled to be a presenter at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck and their two gorgeous girls - Violet, 4, and Seraphina, 1 - were seen leaving a building in Los Angeles on Thursday (January 14). Ben had some stern words for the valet guys who did not escort the paparazzi out of the parkade.

The paps first spotted Jen and the two girls entering the building. They waited for the Garflecks to depart to get the family shot.

The day before, the 37-year-old actress made an appearance in her home state of West Virginia to show her support for Save the Children, JustJared reports. Jen lobbied for President Barack Obama and Congress to provide $2 billion in extra funding for education programs.

There is such a need here, and there is so much unmet potential right here in West Virginia,” Jennifer told the Charleston Daily Mail. “The cycle of poverty in this state is going on for generations and generations and generations, and we hope we can provide a new energy to help the kids reach their true potential and avoid that.”

Education is a matter close to Jen's heart! We just saw the Alias star volunteering at the Legends of Learning Foundation in Santa Monica last weekend.