Jennifer Garner Visits West Virginia Hometown with Kids Before Anniversary with Ben Affleck




06/29/2014 at 04:15 PM EDT




Jennifer Garner Visits West Virginia Hometown with Kids Before Anniversary with Ben Affleck


Jennifer Garner


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Jennifer Garner jetted back to her hometown for a low-key trip this weekend – before flying solo to see husband Ben Affleck for their anniversary.

Garner, 42, visited Charleston, West Virginia, where she relaxed with her family and surprised local fans. After grabbing dinner with friends Thursday night, the Draft Day star stopped by her alma mater, George Washington High School, on Friday. The next evening, Garner was spotted enjoying a minor league baseball game with her parents, sister and three children: Violet, 8, Seraphina, 5, and Samuel, 2.


The group cheered on the West Virginia Power to victory as spectators Tweeted their excitement at seeing the actress return to her roots. (She even posed with the team's mascot!)


But Affleck, who has been in Detroit shooting his role as the Caped Crusader in Batman vs. Superman , was nowhere to be seen.


Though his gambling has been making headlines, sources say he and Garner are still going strong.


"She never understood his gambling obsession and she doesn’t want him to be in the news [for it]," one insider "told PEOPLE of Garner. "[But] she's the most patient wife ever and is still very much in love with Ben."


Despite Affleck’s absence from the weekend getaway, the couple celebrated nine years of marriage together Sunday. Affleck, 41, bought Garner jewelry from Barneys in Beverly Hills last week, and she joined him in Detroit after sending their kids and nannies back home to Los Angeles from Charleston.


Reporting by ANDREA BILLUPS and PERNILLA CEDENHEIM






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