Jennifer Garner once pulled her kids out of school for six weeks in Europe while Ben Affleck filmed a superhero movie in London, turning the stay into a family trip through Paris and Venice.
Speaking with Ina Garten on the Happy Hour podcast, Garner recalled taking the kids out of school for the trip when they were little. “It was the last time I really took kids out of school, but it was wonderful. It was incredible,” she said.
Garten helped shape the Paris portion of the trip by suggesting they explore the city by boat. Garner said she’s made a river outing part of every visit since, and she credited Garten with a family memory she still treasures.
“Every picture from that night, from that trip, the smile on my kids’ faces – it was such an adventure that you gave us,” Garner told her.
Garner and Affleck were married from 2005 to 2018 and share Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 14.
Affleck has also spoken warmly about her parenting, telling Willie Geist on Sunday Today: “Their mom is spectacular, and it always makes me feel like I’m coming up a little short.”