Lesley Panettiere, Mom of Hayden, Spotted With Mario Lopez?

Plenty of young guys at home are counting the days Hayden Panettiere turns 18 (four to go!) but Mario Lopez has decided to go for the original.

We’re talking about Hayden’s mom, Lesley Panettiere!

Okay, we’re being misleading here. But cameras spotted them together outside of Ivy last night in L.A. - plus Hayden’s dad and brother, Jansen Panettiere.

Photographers jokingly asked Mario about their “date” and he played it off, saying, “My first date with Lesley… and her son and her husband.”

Hayden Panettiere was nowhere in sight, but the paparazzi asked Mario if he had any birthday wishes for her, reminding him that, you know, she’s turning legal next week.

He just laughed and said, “You guys are too funny.”

In a related note, Mario Lopez will be hosting the Miss Teen USA pageant August 24. Hayden Panettiere is not competing - she would dominate it, why not let someone else take a shot?!