She's a supermom! Jennifer Garner picks up daughter Violet after sneaking in last minute Christmas shopping

Even the stars save their holiday shopping for the last minute.
After trying to sneak in some Christmas shopping while the family was out for the day, Jennifer Garner was still able to slip in some mother-and-me time as she picked up her daughter Violet in Santa Monica, Los Angeles on Friday.
Playing the part superbly, the Alias totted along her daughter's bags wearing a cream coloured sweater, blue jeans and black leather boots.

Doting mother: The mother-of-four listened attentively as her daughter Violet shared school stories

Violet carried along some Christmas treats, including a clove orange, a candy cane and other treats while looking spunky in a pink multi-tiered dress and matching sneakers.
This was Jennifer's her third outfit for the day, as she's trying her best to make use of her time off from filming Dallas Buyers Club with Matthew McConaughey.
The Valentine's Day actress started her day off grabbing coffee from her favourite coffee shop, Starbucks in Pacific Palisades, California.

Happy: Violet skipped about carrying holiday treats

Just another mother: Jennifer chatted with a passer-by as she walked her daughter home

Bracing for the first day of winter, Jennifer wrapper herself in a large black pea coat, knee high black leather boots and blue jeans.
She then took a more casual approach as she ran errands through the day, slipping into a waist-length black puffy coat as she exited a shop in Los Angeles with a large number of wrapped presents.
The mother-of-four has been slipping in a lot of shopping over the past week, grabbing gifts from stores in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles.

Quick chat: Jennifer was able to slip in a phone call during her busy day

Mrs. Claus: The Butter star snuck in a coffee run and some holiday shopping

Nowhere in sight was her husband Ben Affleck, who was spotted across town grabbing lunch at a restaurant in Santa Monica, Los Angeles on Friday.
Jennifer is back in town for Christmas after a gruelling filming schedule in New Orleans, Louisiana for biopic Dallas Buyers Club.
The actress has had to frantically learn lines and start filming after two time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank dropped out.
The mother of three is playing Dr. Eve Saks, the doctor who supports AIDS victim Ron Woodroof - played by Matthew McConaughey - in getting medications that were not-then legal in the United States.

Just Ben: Ben Affleck grabbed lunch in Santa Monica without his family on Friday