Happy birthday times two! TODAY hosts Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager both had reason to cheer as their daughters took another trip around the sun. That's right, turns 10 and turns 9 on the very same day: Aug. 13.
Savannah celebrated Vale's entrance into the world of double digits with a series of adorable images on . "Ten years of this magical girl — my whole heart and soul. Happy birthday dearest Vale!" she wrote.
In the photos, Vale is enjoying a delicious looking Belgian waffle, showing off pierced ears, twinning with her mom, enjoying an Olympic-themed treat, getting glammed up, relaxing in her jammies, hugging her dad and more. Vale has had quite the summer — just before she turned 10, with a trip to France to see the Olympics. Savannah posted a video of her delivering the news to her kids on along with the caption, "Just one thing to do when you miss them this much!!" Jenna was also feeling all the feels on her daughter's birthday.
"Can I just say happy 9th birthday to Poppy Louise Hager?" . "You know Poppy," she said to Hoda Kotb. "She's the most original, spirited, free babe, and she's so hilarious.
" Jenna said that she looked back through photos of Poppy's childhood, "feeling weepy as a mother does," and in half of the pictures Poppy is making funny faces. "She's just so awesome." Jenna posted a handful of those images on , writing, "Nine years with this beauty: and my world is more fun, more dazzling and definitely filled with more laughter! We love you!" Savannah commented on the post: "Poppy Louise you are the very best and we all love you so much!! And Vale just loves being bday twins with you!!!" "She's exactly who she is," said Hoda.
"She always has been." Jenna is celebrating her daughter with a special hibachi dinner, as planned by big sister Mila Hager. "The theme is pink," Jenna said, adding, "She's so excited for it.
" Rosie Colosi lives in New Jersey and is a reporter for TODAY Parents. She has bylines in The Atlantic, The Week, MSNBC, and PureWow, and she has written 33 nonfiction children's books for Scholastic, Klutz, and Nat Geo Kids. Once upon a time, she played Mrs.
Claus in "The Rockettes' Radio City Christmas Spectacular," but now she mostly sings songs from "Annie" to her two daughters ...
while they beg her to play Kidz Bop..
