Originally appeared on E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n Jennifer Lopez<\/strong><\/a> and <\/span>Ben Affleck<\/strong><\/a> are carving out time to enjoy some <\/span>reindeer games<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n As Christmas nears, the former couple\u2014who <\/span>settled their divorce in January<\/span><\/a> after two years of marriage\u2014joined forces for some shopping with Ben\u2019s son <\/span>Samuel Affleck<\/strong><\/a>, 13, in Los Angeles.<\/span><\/p>\n During their Dec. 21 outing, the trio stopped in several stores at the Brentwood Country Mart before having lunch at a nearby farmer\u2019s market. And true to the festive season, they were bundled up in their coziest attire. Ben, 53, and his son\u2014the youngest of his three kids with ex-wife <\/span>Jennifer Garner<\/strong><\/a>\u2014sported similar neutral looks, while Jennifer, 56, paired her thick cardigan with a brown dress and boots. <\/span><\/p>\n This gathering comes two months after the <\/span>Gigli<\/span> costars reunited for their latest project, <\/span>Kiss of the Spider Woman<\/span>, in October. Indeed, the duo <\/span>were all-smiles at the film\u2019s premiere in New York City<\/span><\/a>, posing for a few photos on the red carpet. And while they both produced the musical drama, which is adapted from the 1992 musical of the same name, Ben also believed Jennifer shined in front of the camera as Ingrid Luna.<\/span><\/p>\n And now that Jennifer has crossed this titillating plot off her list, she\u2019s grateful that the <\/span>Good Will Hunting<\/span> star helped her recapture the film\u2019s storyline through her own lens.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIf it wasn\u2019t for Ben, the movie wouldn\u2019t have gotten made. And I will always give him that credit,\u201d she explained on <\/span>Today<\/span><\/span> that same month, noting this film helped her <\/span>heal through the end of her and Ben\u2019s marriage<\/span><\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, the movie is about escapism. It\u2019s about how movies and art save us in the hardest times of our lives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n She continued, \u201cDoing this project was such a dream come true for me that it really got me through to kind of survive a moment that was difficult in my personal life as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Keep reading to see more cordial moments in Jennifer and Ben\u2019s relationship\u2026 <\/span><\/p>\n More from E! Online<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cJennifer is incredible in this movie,\u201d he told E! News at the time, referring to her role as a sultry Hollywood actor. \u201cShe\u2019s fabulous. And it\u2019s an enormously difficult\u2014it\u2019s all these masters, so it\u2019s not edited in such a way where you can make a little mistake here and there in the dance. It\u2019s singing, dancing, acting and also trying to hold together these multiple tones in the movie.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Though an overwhelming task, he noted the <\/span>Selena<\/span> alum\u2014mom to twins <\/span>Max<\/strong> and <\/span>Emme<\/strong>, 17, with <\/span>Marc Anthony<\/strong>\u2014handled that \u201cmaximum level of difficulty\u201d with incredible \u201cgrace.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI love her performance in the movie,\u201d he continued. \u201cShe\u2019s amazing, spectacular, and I’m thrilled to be a part of it. \u201cThis role, she was just clearly born to play. It\u2019s a genre that she\u2019s always wanted to do her whole life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n