Vanessa Bryant Uncovering Letter From Kobe Bryant May Just Be the Best Birthday Gift

Keeping his memory alive. Vanessa Bryant announced the arrival of late husband Kobe Bryant‘s new novel, Geese Are Never Swans, out later this summer.

Vanessa Bryant was floored to find a lost love letter from her late husband Kobe on the eve of her birthday on Tuesday.

Seeing double. Vanessa Bryant sees her late husband Kobe Bryant’s features in their 10-month-old daughter, Capri.

Vanessa Bryant had her three daughters (Natalia, 17, Bianka, 3, and Capri, 10 months) by her side as she rang in her 38th birthday on May 5. She took to Instagram to share a family photo of the celebration, which doubled as a Cinco de Mayo party. In the pic, the gorgeous mama is carrying Capri, while receiving a hug from Natalia, with Bianka standing by her legs. The whole family is all smiles while surrounded by flowers and pinatas, which Vanessa noted were gifts from the girls.

 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.

Vanessa Bryant received an unexpected gift from Kobe Bryant for her birthday.

Vanessa Bryant was floored to find a lost love letter from her late husband Kobe on the eve of her birthday on Tuesday.

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

It has been nearly four months since Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant passed away in a tragic helicopter accident, and his wife Vanessa Bryant just shared a heartbreaking new story.

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  remembered her and  Kobe Bryant ’s late teenage daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant on what would have been her 14th birthday. On Friday, May 1, the 37-year-old took to her social media to share a picture of her smiling daughter sporting Mickey Mouse ears. “Happy 14th Birthday to my sweet baby girl, Gianna. Mommy loves you more than I can ever show you,” she wrote. “You are part of MY SOUL forever. I wish I could wake up and have you here with me.”

Feeling sentimental. Vanessa Bryant honored her late daughter, Gianna, with a special tribute on what would have been her 14th birthday.

Vanessa Bryant is sharing some emotional words on the birthday of her late daughter Gianna, who tragically died in a helicopter crash with father Kobe Bryant in February.