Jennifer Garner and her longtime beau John Miller make a rare sighting in LA as they hold hands after a romantic lunch date

Jennifer Garner looked at ease as she stepped out in Santa Monica Saturday with her boyfriend John Miller. 

The actress, who is starring in the upcoming Netflix comedy Family Switch, stepped out in a preppy look for the afternoon date with her longtime love.

The Alias star, 51, wore a gray long sleeve sweater with a black and gray pint mini skirt.

The Golden Globe winner showcased her toned legs in sheer black pantyhose and wore black patent leather loafers embellished with gold chains.

Her dark shoulder length hair was parted slightly off center and styled straight.

Stepping out: Jennifer Garner looked at ease as she stepped out in Santa Monica Saturday with her longtime beau John Miller

The Party Down star wore natural looking makeup with a neutral pink lip.

She accessorized with a silver pendant, earrings and dark sunglasses. 

John, 45, seemed relaxed in a blue and gray plaid button down shirt and distressed jeans and hiking boots. 

The Caliburger CEO’s brown hair was neatly trimmed as was his beard. 

The couple have been dating since 2018, but are rarely seen in public together, preferring to keep their private life to themselves.

The busy actress shares her children Violet, 17, Seraphina, 14 and Sam, 11, with ex-husband Ben Affleck, 51.

John is a divorced dad to kids Violet and Quest, whom he shares with ex-wife, violinist Caroline Campbell.

The Yes Day star previously admitted in an interview with Access Hollywood that she sometimes feels guilt as a working mom. 

Preppy: The actress, 51, chose a  preppy look for the afternoon date with her honey. The Alias star, 51, wore a gray long sleeve sweater with a black and gray pint mini skirt

Toned: The Golden Globe winner showcased her toned legs in sheer black pantyhose and wore black patent leather loafers embellished with gold chains

Natural beauty:  The Party Down star wore natural looking makeup with a neutral pink lip. Her dark shoulder length hair was parted slightly off center and styled straight

Accessories: The star accessorized with a silver pendant, earrings and dark sunglasses

Relaxed: John, 45, seemed relaxed in a blue and gray plaid button down shirt and distressed jeans and hiking boots. The Caliburger CEO’s brown hair was neatly trimmed as was his beard

‘Working moms get such a bad… we get all freaked out because we’re told constantly ‘you have 18 summers,’ ‘you have this much time,’ ‘time is fleeting,’ and it makes you panic,’ she told the outlet.

Explaining how she handled those feelings, she said, ‘So, if you come from a place of expansiveness instead of feeling just like ‘I can’t be a mom because I’m also working, and I’m supposed to be guilty all the time’, you better just lean into wherever you are any day exactly like right now just be here when your kids show up be there and we’ll have a great time.’

The amateur chef often talks about making food for her kids in her Pretend Cooking Show on social media.

For her latest recipe, Jennifer showed her fans how to make what she calls a Pizza Cracker, using homemade pizza dough.

Dating: The couple have been dating since 2018, but are rarely seen in public together, preferring to keep their private life to themselves

Family: The busy actress shares her children Violet, 17, Seraphina, 14 and Sam, 11, with ex-husband Ben Affleck, 51. John is a divorced dad to kids Violet and Quest, whom he shares with ex-wife, violinist Caroline Campbell

‘If someone is home sick from school, this is what they ask for,’ she told her 14.7 million followers.

‘My kids loved this before they like herbs on anything else,’ she said referring to the snack with oregano, rosemary and thyme.

The Save the Children ambassador recently made a quiet trip to Kentucky, where she visited an elementary school, where the library had been destroyed by floods in July 2022. 

The few books that survived were kept on a push cart by the school’s librarian. 

Many of the children had also lost their homes in the devastation. 

Pretend Cooking Show: The amateur chef often talks about making food for her kids in her Pretend Cooking Show on social media

Recipe: For her latest recipe, Jennifer showed her fans how to make what she calls a Pizza Cracker, using homemade pizza dough. ‘If someone is home sick from school, this is what they ask for,’ she told her 14.7 million followers

The Golden Globe winner made glitter bombs with the kids as part of an activity to help them process their grief and fear.

‘Okay, so just try this out,’ she told the eager students, ‘We’re so angry, we’re frustrated, it’s raining, it makes us nervous, we are scared about something at school what can we do?’

The actress then told them to ‘shake, shake, shake’ the plastic bottles filled with water and glitter.

‘Look at your sparkles, we’re gonna breathe in through out nose, out through our mouth five times.’

Afterward she asked the students, ‘Did your sparkle settle? Did your heart settle a little bit?’

Many answered, ‘yes,’ to the delight of their special guest.

She explained her mission to NBC Nightly News Kid’s Edition saying, ‘Save [the Children] really realized there’s a lot of trauma just in growing [up] below the poverty line, and if you can name it, then you can heal, you can be resilient and move on.’ 

Ambassador: The Save the Children ambassador recently paid a visit to a school in Kentucky that had been damaged in deadly floods in 2022. She read books to the kids and helped them go through a relaxation exercise to help them when they are angry, sad or frustrated

Books: During her visit,  Scholastic donated 10,000 books during a free book fair for the students who lost their library in the flooding

The Peppermint star, who also read books to the kids said, ‘It’s amazing to watch in action. 

She said she was most impacted by the children’s stories.

‘They wanted me to know how scary it was, what it was like to lose their school, what it was like to lose their homes… but they’re processing it.’

As a result of the attention Jennifer and NBC brought to the current conditions at the school, Scholastic donated 10,000 books during a free book fair while she was there.’

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