Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner celebrated the fourth of July as a family. The former couple put on their red, white and blues on Tuesday to take their three children to a Los Angeles fourth of July parade. Affleck and Garner were seen sitting next to each other and chatting happily as their kids ? Violet, 11, Seraphina, 8, and Samuel, 5 ? enjoyed the celebration. Before the holiday, the family also took a trip to the Bahamas together. VIDEO: 23 Oscar **minees Reveal The Untold Stories Behind their Films Both Affleck, 44, and Garner, 45, have made cooperative co-parenting a priority since they separated in 2015 and officially filed for divorce this past April. ?They are working hard to continue to build a world that is right for their children,? a source previously told PEOPLE. ?They spend quite a bit of time on this. They continue to co-parent and respect each other. I think some would be surprised to see how close their relationship remains.? This article was originally published on PEOPLE.com