.JennaBushHager's late grandmother, former First Lady Barbara Bush, left Jenna a Christmas surprise that moved her to tears.
"He's a lovely, thoughtful grandfather and dad,'' she told People.
Jenna also opened up about sharing parenting duties with husband Henry Hager, who is a director at a private-equity firm, and what she tells herself when life with three children and her job at TODAY gets overwhelming. "Somebody said you should think about what your dreams were as a little girl,'' she said."I always wanted to be a mom and now I get to be the mom to these three people. And it's been 10 years that I've been on the TODAY show, and 10 years ago I could never have dreamed of sitting next to somebody I admire and love so much as Hoda.
"So in the moments of complete chaos, which there are, when there's slime in my carpet and I'm dirty and messy and exhausted, I just try to think, 'This is the life that you've always dreamed of — and now you're living it.'"Scott Stump is a New Jersey-based freelancer who has been a regular contributor for TODAY.com since 2011, producing news stories and features across the trending, pop culture, sports, parents, pets, health, style, food and TMRW verticals.
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