Hilary Duff smiles from ear-to-ear as she holds an iced coffee while with her two daughters

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Hilary Duff had a blast with her two daughters and a friend at farmers' market in Los Angeles on Sunday.The 34-year-old actress, her daughters and her friend took their time as they grab iced coffee and shopped for flowers in the sunny Los Angeles weather.The Lizzie McGuire star was seen swinging her oldest daughter, Banks, three, with her friend as they laughed their way through the vendors.

Banks stopped and had her face painted with a beautiful, purple butterfly design. Mom duty:Hilary Duff had a blast with her two daughters and a friend at the farmers market in Los Angeles on SundayDuff's appearance out with her daughters came nearly a week after she defended herself for allowing Banks to ride in the car without a car seat.The mother of three addressed the controversy, snapping back at haters who had 'no context' when they came for her over a seemingly unsafe video, in a new interview withRomper.

Shortly after the New Year, social media erupted in fury at the actress when a video was posted by Duff's former co-star, actress Molly Bernard, showing three-year-old Banks talking to the camera in a moving vehicle while not being fully strapped in.'There was this huge story that came out because my friend Molly [Bernard] was in the backseat of our car with Banks without her car seat,' Hilary recalled.

Having a blast:The Lizzie McGuire star was seen swinging her oldest daughter, Banks, three, with her friend as they laughed their way through the vendors Out with a friend:The 34-year-old actress, her daughters and her friend took their time as they grab iced coffee and shopped for flowers in the sunny Los Angeles weather 'It's not like I'm driving on the 405 with my kids in the backseat without a car seat.