Celebrity Celebrity Family Celebrity Kids Eva Mendes Returns to Fashion Week for the First Time Since Becoming a Mom: 'Time Flies When You're Mommying' The actress shares her two daughters with longtime partner Ryan Gosling By Hannah Sacks Hannah Sacks Hannah Sacks is a writer/reporter for the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since May 2023. Her work has previously appeared in The Toy Insider, The Toy Book, The Pop Insider, and Saratoga Living. People Editorial Guidelines Published on February 26, 2024 01:39PM EST Eva Mendes. Photo: eva mendes/instagram Eva Mendes is taking a quick break from mom life to enjoy fashion week in Milan. Over the weekend, the actress, 49, shared a series of photos on her Instagram as she attended her first fashion week since becoming a mom. In her caption, the star, who is mom to daughters Esmeralda Amada, 9, and Amada Lee, 7, took a minute to reflect on the momentous occasion. "Mami's first fashion week in over 10 years!" Mendes wrote, sharing photos of her look from her outing in Milan. "Yup, I haven’t gone to a fashion event since I’ve been a Mama. Time flies when you’re mommying. Thanks for getting me out of the house @dolcegabbana !" Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Eva Mendes Admits She's Changed Her Mind About Valentine's Day After Becoming a Mom: 'I'm All Soft and Stuff' Mendes, who shares her daughter with partner Ryan Gosling, recently shared that becoming a mom had changed her mind about Valentine's Day. The actress posted a Reel to her Instagram in celebration of the holiday, where she shared how her thoughts have changed since becoming a mom. "I don’t like love Valentine’s Day. I used to be a rebel and be like, ‘No, Valentine’s Day is bull,' " she said in the video. "But now I like it. I’m a mom now and I’m all like soft and stuff.” "Yup, I’m a softie now that I’m a Mami of two little girls! ♥️lotsa love out there today and always ♥️," she captioned the candid clip. In August, a source told PEOPLE that Gosling and Mendes "very much enjoy family time" with their daughters, adding that they're "hands-on parents and have little help." "When they are not working, they are all about their girls," the source continued. "Ryan is such a fun dad. He is goofy and his girls love it." "He takes them out by himself for various activities. As a family, they enjoy visiting the desert and the beach. They are a very active family. Eva and Ryan seem happy. They tend to be flirty and hold hands. It's cute." Close