Jennifer Garner’s one of Hollywood’s most famous actresses, but that doesn’t mean she needs a lavish baby shower!

She celebrated the upcoming birth of her third child quietly at a friend’s home in the Brentwood section of LA on Feb. 1, Life & Style has learned.

“It was a lot of moms and very small,” a friend of the star tells Life & Style. “It was just a normal group her friends, but Jen was very excited to see everyone.”

And the mom of Violet, 6, and Seraphina, 3, didn’t event want gifts!

“She asked that no one give her anything, but she still ended up getting a ton!” the friend adds. “She was thrilled.”

But what’s Jennifer, 39, looking most forward to? Adding to her brood with her husband of six years, Ben Affleck.

“She’s so excited,” the friend tells Life & Style.

“Having a baby fills your life in such a way that no matter what you’re doing, there’s something bigger,” Jen has said about motherhood.

Source: http://www.lifeandstylemag.com/

Jennifer takes her daughter Seraphina with her on her morning coffee run on February 3.

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- Candids February 3

My mother, Pat, grew up during the dustbowl depression and to say her family was poor would be an understatement. Still, you wouldn’t know it hearing her talk about it. Her family played games, sang songs, recited poetry and my mom had an exceptional teacher who lit her up when it came to learning.

My mom was the only one in her family to graduate from college and she put herself through school working in the cafeteria. She went on to lead a very adventurous and she would say exceptional life.

Growing up in West Virginia, I witnessed a different kind of poverty — a more difficult kind of poverty. It was a more dyed-in-the-wool, resigned-to-helplessness that permeated the forgotten communities in the mountains.

It was thinking about this gap between my mother’s hopeful, forward-looking childhood and the quiet acceptance I saw in kids a town or two away from mine that led me to my work with Save The Children’s U.S. Programs. (more…)

Jen visiting a friend in Santa Monica.

GALLERY LINK:
- Candids February 1

Jennifer takes her daughter Seraphina with her as she runs errands on January 31.

Jen wont be on Kimmel.

GALLERY LINK:
- Candids January 31

Jen takes her daughter Violet to her Ballet class in Los Angeles

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- Candids January 28

Jen stops by Starbucks with her daughter Seraphina to grab an iced tea on January 27 in Santa Monica. Later Jen was seen picking up her daughter Violet from karate class.

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- Candids January 27
- Candids January 27

Jen and Ben walking their German Shepard while out and about in Brentwood.

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- Candids January 25

Jen takes her daughter Seraphina grocery shopping at Vicente Foods on January 24, 2012 in Brentwood.

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- Candids January 24

Jen does some shopping for a new car in Santa Monica and followed a few errands.

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- Candids January 23