The 33-year-old was left with her progeny's giant Olivia the Pig Ballerina toy while Suri walked hand-in-hand with Katie's mother Kathleen in New York.
Devoted mother Katie couldn't have looked happier, however, as she made way for the two most important women in her life to bond.
Baby's first entourage: Katie Holmes carries Suri's Olivia pig toy while her 5-year-old bonds with grandma Cruise in New York
She looked lovely, too, in a stunning frilly blue and lavender floral dress with a matching tailored jacket and silver pumps.
Kathleen was not to be outdone, and looked lovely in a cream suit offset with a fashionable bright pink shirt.
Pretty as a picture: Both grandma Holmes and Suri looked lovely in age-appropriate outfits
Katie looked casual but elegant, which continued her renaissance after her appearance on the streets of New York with scraggly wet hair.
The day afterwards she ensured her locks were on luscious form as she stepped out with a perfectly-coiffed mane.
That's better: Katie Holmes leaves her New York apartment yesterday with her hair looking in tip top condition
After initially wearing her hair loose, the former Dawson's Creek star then pulled her hair back into a tight ponytail.
Katie had enjoyed a late dinner with daughter Suri and her mother Kathleen Holmes earlier in the week - so perhaps the actress had simply slept in and was running late yesterday as she suffered a bad hair day.
Or it could have been that the Jack and Jill star was trying to let her hair dry naturally, avoiding the harsh impact of blow drying.
Time to shine: The 33-year-old actress also had her make-up in place as she left for the day
Either way Katie emerged from her building teasing her hair across her head with one hand and a large coffee in the other.
Katie had donned a chunky-knit cream jumper and a pair of dark trousers for a simply style statement.
No time to dry? Yesterday the actress stepped out with wet lank hair
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