Why Jenna Bush Hager Is "Emotional” Over Malia, Sasha Obama Growing Up

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Jenna Bush Hager knows a happening oregon 2 astir increasing up arsenic the girl of a U.S. President.
 
In fact, this period marked 14 years since Jenna—daughter of George W. Bush and erstwhile First Lady Laura Bush—drove from her teaching occupation successful Maryland to springiness the daughters of the adjacent sitting President, Barack Obama, a circuit of their caller location astatine the White House successful 2008. Now, looking backmost connected that infinitesimal of herself alongside a past 10-year-old Sasha Obama and a 7-year-old Malia Obama, Jenna can't assistance gush implicit however acold they've come.
 
"I can't judge it," the Today With Jenna & Hoda co-host exclusively told E! News. "You know, they were the aforesaid property that we were erstwhile my gramps [George H. W. Bush] became president. They were archetypal and 4th graders." It's a recollection that serves arsenic a afloat ellipse infinitesimal for Jenna, who shares kids Mila, 9, Poppy, 7, and Hal, 3, with hubby Henry Chase Hager.
 
"I person archetypal and 4th graders," she shared. "Fourteen years ago, those small babies were conscionable twinkles successful my eyes erstwhile I was a teacher successful Baltimore, Maryland." Referring to Today, she added, "I did not person this occupation rather yet."

It's simply a infinitesimal successful clip that Jenna volition ne'er forget. In fact, conscionable 2 years ago, the writer reflected connected that precise aforesaid tour, sharing connected Instagram that she and her duplicate sister Barbara Bush "taught the girls however to descent down the banister and each the secrets of the White House we loved arsenic small girls—the champion hiding spots, the movie theatre, and bowling alley."

And arsenic Jenna told E! News, watching the daughters of Barack and Michelle Obama becoming adults with their ain lives has been a joyousness to witness.
 
"To spot them turn up to beryllium unthinkable women, autarkic women—I mean, I deliberation we knew they would be," she added. "We saw those agleam lights adjacent then. But to deliberation astir however overmuch their lives—and excavation person changed successful fourteen years, makes maine truthful proud, somewhat emotional. I can't judge it's been fourteen years."

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