Vanessa Bryant Celebrates ''Little Girl'' Gigi Bryant as She's Honored During WNBA Draft

 Vanessa Bryant is still finding remembrances of  Kobe Bryant ’s love even after his death. The mother-of-four took to her social media to share a special gift that her husband left behind before his untimely passing. “Yesterday I found an envelope labeled: To: The Love of my Life. From, Tu Papi. I waited to open one more letter on my birthday. It gave me something to look forward to today,” she wrote next to a picture of her hand holding onto the letter.

The greatest gifts always come from the heart. In the middle of celebrating her birthday today, Vanessa Bryant took to Instagram and revealed one of the unexpected presents she uncovered.

Vanessa Bryant got a special gift from her late husband, Kobe Bryant, on her birthday.

Not the birthday she imagined. Vanessa Bryant turned 38 on Tuesday, May 5, and celebrated by reading a letter from her late husband, Kobe Bryant.

Vanessa Bryant got a special gift from her late husband, Kobe Bryant, on her birthday.

There is absolutely no denying the resilience that Vanessa Bryant has shown in the four months since she lost her husband, Kobe Bryant, and the couple’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna ‘Gigi’ Bryant. But on Vanessa’s 38th birthday, we’re honoring her and the woman she has become in the public eye by looking back on the memories she has shared with her loved ones. And there are so many beautiful moments to reflect on.

Vanessa Bryant celebrated another sweet milestone. The lat Kobe Bryant’s wife took to her social media to share a photo of their youngest daughter.

Vanessa Bryant is paying tribute to late-husband Kobe Bryant on their 19th wedding anniversary. Vanessa took to Instagram on Saturday (April 18) to share a throwback photo with Kobe giving her a kiss on the cheek.

It's a special day for Vanessa Bryant. On Saturday, Vanessa celebrated her first wedding anniversary without her husband, Kobe Bryant, who tragically died in a helicopter crash, along with their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, in January.

Vanessa Bryant is honoring a bittersweet milestone.

Vanessa Bryant wished her late husband, Kobe Bryant, a happy 19th wedding anniversary in an emotional tribute.

It's a special day for Vanessa Bryant. On Saturday, Vanessa celebrated her first wedding anniversary without her husband, Kobe Bryant, who tragically died in a helicopter crash, along with their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, in January.

 Kobe  and  Gianna Bryant ’s legacy is reaching new heights. The WNBA immortalized the father-daughter pair along with fellow helicopter crash victims Alyssa Altobelli and Payton Chester on Friday, April 17. During the WNBA’s draft “The Kobe & Gigi Bryant Advocacy Award” was announced, along with Gigi being named an “honorary draft pick.” Mom and wife  Vanessa Bryant  dedicated several heartfelt posts to the moving tribute on social media, including an emotional video message.

Vanessa Bryant, 37, was missing her daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant on Apr. 18 when she posted a message expressing her pride over the late basketball player after she was honored by the Women’s National Basketball Association. The doting mom shared a smiling photo of her “baby girl”, who died in a helicopter crash in Jan. at the age of 13, in her white and black basketball jersey and shorts after it was announced that she was chosen to be the WNBA’s youngest honorary draft pick.

Kobe and Gianna Bryant are being immortalized by the WNBA in a big way.

Vanessa Bryant is thanking the WNBA for honouring her late daughter, Gianna Bryant, and two other young female victims from the tragic January helicopter crash that took their lives and the life of Kobe Bryant.