They will always have Paris.
Jennifer Garner recalls a “wonderful” trip to France with her children and then-husband Ben Affleck, inspired by Ina Garten’s advice.
“When my kids were really little, I went to Paris,” Garner — who shares kids Violet, 20, Fin, 17, and Samuel, 14, with her ex — told the cooking guru in a recent episode of his “Happy Hour” podcast.
“Ben was filming a Batman-style movie in London, and we went there for six weeks. I took them out of school. It was the last time I really took the kids out of school, but it was wonderful. It was amazing. It was so much fun.”
Part of the vacation was dedicated to discovering other cities like Venice and Paris.
But Garner took Garten’s advice to explore Paris by boat, which the “Daredevil” actress has turned into a tradition.
“I’ve done it now, every time I go,” Garner said. “Every photo from that night, from that trip, the smile on my children’s faces, it was such an adventure that you gave us.”
The Alias actress, 54, and Affleck, also 54, married in 2005, separated in 2015 and finalized their divorce three years later.
The Oscar winner recently praised his ex-wife’s parenting skills, describing her as a “spectacular” mom on the Oct. 11 episode of “Sunday Today with Willie Geist” before admitting “it always makes me feel a little short.”
Affleck shared that he tells his children that he “does about 75 percent as good as your mother.”
“And they say, ‘Maybe 40 percent,’” he noted with a laugh. “I’m maxed out. Woo, B+!”
The “Gone Girl” star added that he feels “grateful” to co-parent with Garner.
“I respect her,” he shared. “I think the most important thing is having that mutual respect and being able to get along with that person.”
He also recently disclosed their joint custody agreement during an interview with Variety.
“I work hard, then I come home and pick up the kids from school,” he told the outlet.
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