Reese Witherspoon Wishes Daughter Ava a Happy Birthday With Gorgeous Photos

Updated on Sep 10, 2015 at 4:35 PM

A photo posted by Reese Witherspoon (@reesewitherspoon) on Sep 9, 2015 at 10:56am PDT

Ava Phillippe turned 16 on Wednesday, and in honor of her special day, Reese Witherspoon gave her a special shout-out on Instagram. The actress posted adorable side-by-side photos of her daughter to show just how much she's grown up. On the left, Ava is seen as a smiley little girl with a clip in her hair. On the right, she's seen as a stunning young woman who looks almost identical to her famous mom. "Wow! My sweet girl turns 16 today!" Reese captioned the photo. "I am so blessed to have such a kind, compassionate, brilliant, artistic, all-around wonderful daughter who makes me a better person every day. I love you @avaphillippe."

The mother-daughter duo has had many cute outings this Summer. In addition to their fun vacation in Italy in June, Ava has stepped out with Reese for fashionable strolls in LA and family outings with her dad, Ryan Phillippe. See Reese's cute birthday message above, and then check out why Ava is already making a name for herself on Instagram.