Charming and always young “legally Blonde” Reese Witherspoon on Friday congratulated his oldest daughter happy birthday. The girl was 17 years old and she turned into a real beautiful flower.

A new photo of his only daughter (Reese has two younger sons), the actress shared with fans on the social network Instagram, where he left a touching message: “I can’t believe my baby is 17 years old. Love you, Ava Phillippe! Your beautiful heart and loving soul will never cease to amaze me. I’m so happy the universe allowed me to be your mother.”

In turn, Ava congratulated the parents with their holiday, noting that she is grateful for all that she has in this life: “Today is my birthday? Well..thanks to the amazing people who have been through this journey with me. Today is “my day”, but you are the people who accompanied me since birth 9/9/99. I believe that in this day you also deserve congratulations for your energy, wisdom and support”, — wrote in his microblog birthday girl.