Jenna Bush Hager has told how she 'won Christmas' after buying her mum a Dyson vacuum cleaner – to clean up after her own three children when they went to visit grandma.
The Today star traveled with her husband, Henry Hager, and their children, Mila, Poppy and Hal, to her home state of Texas to spend the holidays with her parents, former President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush.
Her twin sister, Barbara Pierce Bush, was also there with her husband, Craig Coyne, and their daughter, Cora Georgia, for the family festivities.
Bush Hager, 42, talked about their visit and her mother's surprise gift while catching up with her co-host Hoda Kotb, 59, during the morning show on Monday.
Jenna Bush Hager, 42, opened up about her family's holiday celebrations in Texas on the Today show on Monday
The host said she “won Christmas” after buying her mother, former First Lady Laura Bush, a Dyson cordless vacuum cleaner, which retails for around $1,000 depending on the model
Bush Hager admitted that the gift was to help clean up after her three children, Mila, Poppy and Hal, who always make a mess when they visit their grandparents.
“We had a really good holiday,” she said of her family's holiday. “It was just time to get out and get in.” Texas, which we love. It was good. It was relaxing.
'I gave my mother a Dyson, so I won Christmas,” she added. 'She was so happy with it.'
Bush Hager shared a photo of her smiling mother posing with her new cordless Dyson vacuum cleaner, which costs around $1,000 depending on the version.
“At first she was resistant because they always wiped, and that's the way we do things, but every year my kids spilled so much,” she explained.
“My dad was sweeping it on the ground and I thought, 'You know what they need? A Dyson.'
“To clean up after your own children,” Kotb chimed in.
Bush Hager said everywhere they went that week they saw someone using a Dyson, much to her mother's delight.
“She said, 'I've got a Dyson!'” she recalled. “And it turns out I won Christmas.”
Bush Hager traveled with her husband, Henry Hager, and their children to her home state of Texas to visit her parents, George W. and Laura Bush
Bush Hager's twin sister, Barbara Pierce Bush, was also there with her husband, Craig Coyne, and their daughter, Cora Georgia, for the family festivities
The former first daughter shared a photo of herself affectionately kissing her husband under a mistletoe in Texas
The former first daughter also shared how she got dressed and blow-dried her hair to go out on New Year's Eve with her husband and children.
“We went out, which we never do,” she told Kotb.
Producers pulled out photos of Bush Hager posing with her husband and their three children. In one of the images, she and Henry share a sweet New Year's kiss.
“If you look at that photo, Mila was absolutely disgusted with her parents,” she joked about her eldest daughter's reaction. “So that's how we started 2024.”
Another snapshot shows Bush Hager and Henry kissing under a mistletoe.
“I think I kissed a lot over New Year's,” she admitted. “There's mistletoe in Texas that grows on trees because it's a weed.
Bush Hager also shared how she got dressed and blow-dried her hair to go out with her family on New Year's Eve
Producers pulled out photos of Bush Hager posing with her husband and their three children on New Year's Eve, which she posted to her Instagram Stories
In one of the images, Bush Hager and Henry share a sweet New Year's kiss. “If you look at it in that photo, Mila was absolutely disgusted by her parents,” she joked
“So I cut it… I put it all over the table and my mom said, 'You know it's a little bit poisonous?' I just thought, 'Don't eat it.'
Kotb shared that she also had a “good Christmas” with her daughters, Haley and Hope, and said they spent the holidays at their beach house on Long Island.
One of the highlights was the blow-up snowman that they mounted on their back deck after arriving.
“We blew that bad boy up,” she explained. “When you plug it in, it explodes and at night it lights up, lighting up the entire bedroom.”
“Is he still there?” Bush Hager asked.
Kotb, 59, shared that she also had a “good Christmas” with her daughters, Haley and Hope, and said she gifted them necklaces that read “I love you to the moon and back.”
Kotb and her children spent the holidays at their beach house on Long Island
One of the highlights was the blow-up snowman that they mounted on their back deck after arriving
“He might be. Nobody knows,” Kotb joked.
“Let's be clear: I bet he'll be around until at least February. Bush Hager told her co-star, who laughed in agreement.
“He's celebrating Valentine's Day with all of you. There's no doubt about it – unless it blows away.'
Kotb added that she gifted her mother and daughter necklaces engraved with the words “I love you to the moon and back.”
The mother of two explained that the gifts were especially special because she writes them on her daughters' notes every morning.