Jennifer Garner With Samuel in LA | Pictures

Jennifer Garner stuck close to home with her kids over the weekend. On Saturday, she carried little Samuel into Gelson's Market to go grocery shopping, but yesterday it was all about Violet. Jennifer and Violet stopped by the Brentwood Country Mart and made a trip to a New Balance store, where they picked up athletic gear. Ben Affleck wasn't on hand during the weekend outings, since he traveled to Spain to promote his latest project, Argo. The movie is making the rounds at film festivals and already premiered at Telluride, TIFF, and most recently, overseas at San Sebastian. Argo hits US theaters in October, which means Ben has a few weeks to go until wrapping up his press duties. He's not the only one in front of the cameras, though, since Jennifer is set to stop by The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday.