Happy New Year!

We wanted to wish our readers (made up of friends and family who can't get enough of Gabriela) a very Happy New Year! Mommy and Papa Sousa have been rather delinquent in keeping up with their posts this year. For that, we apologize. Somewhere in between balancing our two careers and raising this ever more amazing little girl, we forgot to share more of her with all of you. Check back regularly for updates!
We hope that 2009 brings you all peace, love and prosperity. The Sousas eagerly await the return of Maria's brother, Captain Joseph Kilner in a few weeks from his second tour of duty in Iraq and thank God for keeping him safe while he was in service to our country. We hopefully look forward to a year of fewer (if any) government bailouts. Papa Sousa hopes the Mets won't choke and miss the playoffs for the third year in a row. Mommy Sousa looks forward to the many laughs that our soon-to-be two year old will provide us with on a daily basis. Gabriela hopes that 2009 brings her enough time in the day to play with all of her toys and read the New York Times cover to cover daily. (Isn't that a pre-requisite for getting into Princeton?)

Thanks for your comments, for taking an interest in our little girl and for sharing in her 17 1/2 months via this blog!

Happy New Year, Feliz Ano Novo, Feliz Año Nuevo, Felice Anno Nuovo and Ath Bhliain Faoi Mhaise!

-The Sousa Family