Jennifer Garner and her daughter Violet Affleck, 2, buy birthday balloons for her daddy, Ben Affleck, who celebrates his birthday on Friday.

Violet and Jen bought a whole bunch of birthday balloons, including the usual Disney characters and Thomas the Tank Engine.

The mother-daughter duo dropped by the children’s art studio Creative Education in the Visual Arts on Wednesday.

Ben turns 36.

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Jennifer Garner carries her daughter Violet Affleck, 2, out of school in Santa Monica, Calif., on Wednesday morning.

As always, Violet was in the best of moods, smiling, laughing and having a good time with mommy dearest.

The mother-daughter duo dropped by the children’s art studio Creative Education in the Visual Arts.

Jen, 36, is pregnant with her second child with husband actor Ben Affleck. She’s due sometime this winter.

Jennifer Garner takes daughter Violet, 2, to a birthday party at the Giggle ‘N’ Hugs children’s restaurant in Brentwood, Calif., on Tuesday morning. You can check out pictures of the super cute restaurant at GigglesNHugs.com.

The 36-year-old actress is going to give birth to her and Ben Affleck’s second child this winter. Though it’s quite clear from Jen’s babe bump, no official confirmation of her pregnancy has been released yet from the couple’s reps.

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Jennifer Garner and daughter Violet Affleck spend the day at The Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens in Pasadena, Calif., on Monday.

The mom-to-be, 36, headed out to Pacific Palisades with her 2 1/2 year-old daughter on Saturday.

As previously reported, Jen and family will be moving into their $16 million house in Brentwood. The house is scheduled to be completed by the time Jen gives birth to her new child. Neighbors for the family include Ricki Lake and Tobey Maguire!

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Mom-to-be Jennifer Garner and her daughter Violet Affleck head out to lunch in Pacific Palisades on Saturday.

Violet, 2 1/2, reportedly now has a new $16 million home in Brentwood to play in! Along with her younger sibling, she’ll have 7 bedrooms, 7 baths, 6 fireplaces, a brick wine cellar a library and a 3-car garage to run around in. Keep an eye on her Jen!

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Jennifer Garner takes her daughter, Violet, shopping for toys at one of their favorite spots, the Brentwood Country Mart, in Brentwood, Calif., on Tuesday afternoon. Violet smiled up a storm as usual!

The 36-year-old pregnant actress was in Miami on Saturday for a Barack Obama fundraiser.

“Jennifer Garner gave the first speech supporting Obama, and she was very witty, clever and funny,” says a source at SET club told People. “She was followed by her husband Ben (Affleck), then Matt Damon. The men gave serious political speeches on how the country needs change.”

Damon shared why he’s supporting Obama: “For a lot of reasons. But mostly because I don’t like the path this country’s on and if McCain is elected we’ll be continuing down that same path.”

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Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck smile through security as they catch a flight at LAX aiport in Los Angeles on Friday.

The superhero pair were without their 2-year-old Violet and have recently been house hunting to find a bigger nest for their growing family.

Ben, 35, will be paired with former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at the 2008 Democratic National Convention to discuss international relations. What an interesting duo!

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