Reese Witherspoon and daughter Ava Phillippe are on vacation in Rome, Italy. Phillippe took to Instagram posting photos of the two in landmarks like the Vatican Museums and Piazza Navona.
The lucky 15 year old was even taken to meet Valentino. Witherspoon said on Twitter,
“What an honor to see Mr. Valentino at dinner last night in Rome @maisonvalentino #legend”
– Reese Witherspoon (@Rwitherspoon) June 19th, 2015
In an interview with Glamour Magazine a few months back, Witherspoon talked about her life as a mom, even comparing herself to her own mother. She said,
“I’ll always remember these platitudes my mother said to me, like, ‘Your job is your life insurance. Don’t ever let anybody take it away from you. This is so dumb, but the other day Ava said, ‘Well, mom, you said that drinking water with lemon is good for my body.’ I burst into tears going, ‘Oh my God, you listen to me!’ Parenting triumph.”
When talking about having daughter Ava at just 23 years old, Witherspoon said,
“I didn’t know what I was doing. I was young. It was shocking. When people ask, ‘When’s the best time to get pregnant?’ I say, ‘Pick the best day for when your entire life is gonna change.’ There’s no good time to have your world turned upside down. Seeing my kids for the first time was primal. The ferocity of love you feel for your children when you see them for the first time—but you’ve known them inside you—is phenomenal.”
She went on to explain how being a mom has taken over her thoughts at all times,
“I don’t think there’s been an hour of my life since Ava was born that I don’t think of my kids. I call it my CNN ticker tape: Is Ava OK? Yes. Is [Deacon Phillippe] OK? Yes. Is [Tennessee Toth] OK? Yes. Back to Ava.”
Witherspoon wants to teach her children,
“To live life fully, with curiosity and love, and to be brave.”
These are strong words we should all live by.
See more of Witherspoon and her daughters trip to Italy on Ava’s Instagram @avaphillippe.
Image: Via Flickr/Red Carpet Report on Min
