Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. celebrated their daughter Charlotte’s sweet 16 with a traditional birthday present of a car.

The longtime Hollywood couple have been married since 2002 and in addition to their daughter they share a 13-year-old son called Rocky.

Their two children’s birthdays are just one day apart – while Charlotte hit her `new milestone age on Friday, Rocky became a teenager on Saturday.

At the start of the family’s festive weekend, Sarah fired up her Instagram to shower praise on her daughter and share a few glimpses into the celebration. 

Some of her pictures showed a shiny Jeep Rubicon parked in their driveway, with a large red bow on the hood indicating it was Charlotte’s gift.

A 2025 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon has a starting price of $47,550 for a two-door and $52,050 for a four-door, the carmaker’s official website reveals.

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. celebrated their daughter Charlotte’s sweet 16 with a traditional birthday present of a car; Sarah and Charlotte are pictured in 2022 

In her caption, Sarah wrote: ’16 years ago today, you made me a mom. I believe the quote is … a daughter is just a little girl who grows up to be your best friend.’ 

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer star continued: ‘Charlotte, you are that and so much more. You are strong, you are inspiring, you are kind, you are funny (almost as funny as me) and most importantly you are one of a kind, the best kind.’

Wrapping up her message, she gushed: ‘Im so lucky to call you my best friend. And I’m equally excited to finally be your passenger PRINZEss.’

Last year Sarah candidly discussed the ‘change in mindset’ that she experienced when she entered the motherhood stage of her life, via SheKnows.

‘Because even though I was married for 10 years [before Rocky was born], my husband was an adult, and I knew he could take care of himself,’ she said. 

‘But all of a sudden, in your mind, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, you’re worried about these little beings in an incredibly all consuming, beautiful but stressful way.’

She added: ‘That’s what’s funny about the challenges of being a parent … it always seems like the hardest part. And then you get to the next part, and you’re like: “Oh, this is harder.” I don’t think it ever changes.’

Parenthood is particularly complicated now, given the new leaps and bounds in technology that have changed the environment from when her parents raised her.

Some of her pictures showed a shiny Jeep Rubicon parked in their driveway, with a large red bow on the hood indicating it was Charlotte’s gift

A 2025 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon has a starting price of $47,550 for a two-door and $52,050 for a four-door, the carmaker’s official website reveals

The longtime Hollywood couple have been married since 2002 and in addition to their daughter they share a 13-year-old son called Rocky 

Over the past 23 years, Sarah and Freddie have emerged as a rare example of a lasting celebrity marriage – and earlier this year she shared their secret: ‘Separate bathrooms’ 

Sarah observed that she and Freddie ‘have no roadmap,’ in the sense: ‘There are certain things where we can ask people that have been through it: “How did you handle this when I was a kid?” But this is a new frontier. And so we’re really sort of learning as we go, and I think that’s always incredibly challenging.’

Over the past 23 years, Sarah and Freddie have emerged as a rare example of a lasting celebrity marriage – and earlier this year she shared their secret.

‘Separate bathrooms,’ the Cruel Intentions star told Jenna Bush Hager on an episode of Today with Jenna and Friends this April. ‘It’s really that simple.’

Sarah previous extolled the virtues of having a different bathroom from Freddie in 2017, on an episode of Harry Connick Jr’s short-lived talk-show Harry.

‘I feel like there are certain things that should just be kept your own and they never need to know,’ Sarah explained to the crooner. 

‘Also, maybe, possibly, a separate shopping credit card; or if you are a guy, maybe a separate gaming card so I don’t have to see how much video games cost.’