Reese Witherspoon spent the weekend celebrating her daughter Ava’s 18th birthday.
The actress shared photos of her teenager to Instagram, writing simply ‘#18’ on the first, before sharing a long, heartfelt message on a throwback photo of Ava when she was younger.
“Happy 18th Birthday to my sweet girl @avaphillippe!,” the actress wrote. “ 🎂Your kindness, grace, intelligence and humour never cease to amaze me. I love you and your HUGE ❤️ and I feel so lucky that I get to be your mum.”
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Ava also took to social media to celebrate her birthday, posting a photo of the amazing present her mum had given her: 18 letters which she had written each year to commemorate Ava’s birthday.
“18 letters that made me cry (hard) today, courtesy of my lovely mother,” she wrote.
Too adorable!
This article was published by the team at marie claire Australia.
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