Inside Ben Affleck's "LowKey" Father's Day With His and Jennifer Garner's Kids

As his romance with Jennifer Lopez heats up, Ben Affleck bonded with his kids in celebration of Father's Day. Get the details on the Oscar winner's special day, featuring a visit from Jennifer Garner.

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Ben Affleck‘s Father’s Day celebration included a brief visit from Jennifer Garner.

The Oscar winner spent time with his family on Sunday, June 20, including his and Garner’s three kids: Violet, 15, Seraphina, 12, and Samuel, 9. “Ben spent Father’s Day with his mom, Chris, and his kids at his house,” an eyewitness tells E! News. “In the afternoon, Jennifer Garner dropped off their son Sam to hang out with Ben. Sam was excited to be there and ran inside.”

Despite the former couple’s split, it seems all is well between the families. “Jen gave Chris Affleck a hug and kiss,” the source notes. “They all seemed very cordial and happy to see each other. It looked like Ben had a nice low-key Father’s Day at home with his family.”

While Affleck spent the weekend out of the spotlight, his personal life has been making headlines recently, given his rekindled romance with Jennifer Lopez. In fact, the Argo director recently proved how serious their relationship really is after he was spotted spending time with Lopez’s 13-year-old twins Max and Emme.

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“Ben and Jen sat next to each other and Max and Emme were on each side of them,” an eyewitness told E! News of the June 13 outing to celebrate Lopez’s sister Linda‘s birthday. “Ben was grinning ear to ear. He sipped a diet coke and was laughing across the table with everyone. He fit in well and everyone seemed to love having him around.”

Another source also shared more insight on Affleck’s relationship with the “On the Floor” singer’s family. “Her kids really like Ben and think he’s funny and fun to be around,” the insider told E! News. “He’s totally won the family over with his charm.” 

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As for how Affleck’s ex Garner feels about his rekindled romance with Lopez, a source close to the Alias alum told E! News she just hopes he puts his kids first. “She continues to focus on her kids and that is her priority. When the kids are with Ben, she hopes that is his priority too,” the insider explained. “What he does the rest of the time is not her problem. She has done everything she can to foster great relationships between Ben and the kids. But she won’t get involved with who he dates or his private life.”

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Ben Affleck headed to Nobu in Malibu with Jennifer Lopez and her two children on June 13. Find out why they were celebrating a big family moment.

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez‘s romance has officially become a family affair.

Over the weekend, Hollywood’s hot new couple headed to Nobu in Malibu for an evening out along the coast. And while the night was a birthday celebration for J.Lo’s sister Linda Lopez, pop culture fans can’t help but notice the major relationship milestone that just occurred.

According to an eyewitness, Ben arrived to the restaurant with Jennifer and her 13-year-old twins Max and Emme, who she shares with ex Marc Anthony.

“Ben and Jen sat next to each other and Max and Emme were on each side of them,” an eyewitness revealed. “Ben was grinning ear to ear. He sipped a diet coke and was laughing across the table with everyone. He fit in well and everyone seemed to love having him around.”

According to our source, the couple also didn’t shy away from some serious PDA. In photos obtained by Page Six, Ben and J.Lo exchanged kisses on the lips during dinner. As for the singer’s kids, they appeared to get along well with mom’s special guest.

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“Ben was very good with them. He was asking them questions and smiling,” our eyewitness shared. “He was very engaged and seemed to like hanging out with them. They all left together and Ben opened the car door for the kids and made sure they got inside. He was smiling the whole night and seemed very happy with the family.”

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Just last week, Ben was recently photographed at the Wynn in Las Vegas. While working on an upcoming project, the actor was able to spend time with Jennifer’s mom Guadalupe Rodríguez.

“Guadalupe loves Ben and is happy that he is back in Jennifer’s life,” a source close to the actor told E! News. “They enjoy gambling together and have done it in the past. Ben had the opportunity to work in Vegas this week and she came out.”

Ben and J.Lo, who were previously engaged for more than a year before breaking up in 2004, sparked reconciliation rumors back in April following her public split from Alex Rodriguez.

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While Bennifer 2.0 continues to make headlines, Ben also remains focused on co-parenting with ex-wife Jennifer Garner. Over the weekend, the director attended graduation and swim practice with his kids in Los Angeles.

As for what his ex thinks of all the headlines, she just has one priority.

“She continues to focus on her kids and that is her priority. When the kids are with Ben, she hopes that is his priority too,” an insider previously told E! News. “What he does the rest of the time is not her problem.”