Jennifer Garner 's family has had a rollercoaster of a year with her oldest daughter, Violet, leaving home for college, the death of her beloved dad, and Ben Affleck 's divorce from Jennifer Lopez . But throughout it all, the Yes Day star has maintained her positive and upbeat demeanor, regularly delighting fans with updates on their lives. On Wednesday, she delivered her latest message involving someone very special in her life.

Taking to Instagram Jennifer posted a photo of herself on her farm, alongside her uncle. They were beaming in the photo, wearing matching overalls and proudly displaying a huge pile of pumpkins. She wrote: "Happy Birthday to my mom’s baby brother and @onceuponafarm ’s favorite Uncle, Robert.

Robert lives on our family farm in Oklahoma where he and his wife, Janet, grow organic veggies for #OnceUponaFarm with love and care. "They may be the smallest supplier to O’Farm’s blends, but they over deliver on goodness and fun. "This season we grew pumpkins for you! They inspired our newest Farmer Jen blend, Pumpkin Apple Pie.

" She added: Happy birthday, Uncle Robert, I can’t wait to be on the farm with you again soon." Fans called the post "so sweet," and said they adored how she involved her family in her business. Jennifer also shared a video of her on the farm with her mom, Pat , who she has an incredibly close bond with.

Jennifer's update comes amid another big change for the family as her ex, Ben Affleck — who is the father of her three chil.