Following in mommy's footsteps: Action woman Jennifer Garner takes daughter Violet to karate

Jennifer Garner became a household name with the role of Sydney Bristow, an international spy recruited out of college and trained for espionage and self-defense.
And it seems the 40-year-old star is introducing her daughter Violet to some of the same skills fans witnessed in her hit TV show Alias.
Garner was seen taking her six-year-old to a karate lesson after school today, shortly after meeting friends for lunch in Brentwood.

 

Chip off the old block: Jennifer Garner with her eldest daughter Violet after a karate class in Los Angeles

 

 

Like mother like daughter: The six-year-old was the spitting image of her actress mom

The Elektra star looked fantastic in a floral blue-and-white A-line dress, which she paired with a deep blue leather handbag.

Garner opted for tan heels and wore her hair in a pony tail, hiding her eyes behind dark shades in the California sunshine.

 

 

 

School pick-up: Garner takes Violet from school to her karate lesson

Violet, Garner's eldest daughter with husband Ben Affleck, arrived at the karate centre in her school uniform, later changing into white karate pants belted with a yellow-and-navy striped belt.
The mother of three, who is often seen out and about with her kids in jeans and T-shirts, had dressed up for lunch with friends, whom she was seen out with earlier in the day in Brentwood.
Jennifer was yesterday spotted out in her favoured attire -  jeans and a dusty pink shirt - giving Seraphina a piggy back ride.
In an interview which came out this week in Details magazine, Jennifer's husband Ben admitted that his wife did the lion's share of the work when it came to their three children.

 

Down time: The Alias star takes a break from her mommy duties to have lunch with friends in Brentwood

'My wife's very patient,' Affleck told the magazine. 'She does everything.
'If I have time, I try to spend time with the kids, even if just to be a physical presence, the bath, whatever,' Affleck said.
'But my mind's always going, ''How are we going to light that shot tomorrow?'''


In addition to Violet, Ben is also father to Seraphina, three, and six-month-old son Samuel.
But despite his preoccupation with his career, the Pearl Harbor favourite admits his attitude to work has changed fundamentally since becoming a husband and father.

 

 

Dressing up and down: Garner out for lunch today in Brentwood, and with daughter Seraphina yesterday

 

 

Work horse: Jennifer's husband Ben Affleck admitted his wife does most of the work when it comes to the kids

He said: 'Anytime you think, "I'm wasting my time here," the first thought you have is, "I could go home and be with my kids."
But he joked it is not long before the pace of looking after his brood makes his change his mind.
He said: 'Now, you may go home and be with your kids and very quickly start thinking, "I wonder what's on the work front?"'