• Jenna Bush Hager wants her kids to know a lesson
• That not every Christmas they won’t get everything they desire.
• Jenna Bush Hager didn’t want her children to write christmas wishlist this year.

Jenna Bush Hager, 41, said she didn’t want her kids to make a list of gifts for Santa Claus during a talk with her Today with Hoda & Jenna cohost Hoda Kotb on Thursday about helping kids control their expectations for the holidays.

In an interview with Kotb, 58, she stated, “We got to go visit Santa and sit on his lap and meet Mrs. Claus, and [husband Henry Hager] said Well, should the kids create a list?

Bush Hager said, “And I said no because I don’t want kids to assume that Santa is absolutely going to bring all ten things. “We’ve dropped [expectations] a bit if you start getting into the lists and it’s numerous things.”

The Hagers Are Home for the Holidays! is the message on Jenna Bush Hager’s family’s holiday card.
Bush Hager wants to teach her kids that they can’t always get what they want, but it’s not like her kids, who include son Henry “Hal” Harold, 3, and daughters Mila, 9, and Poppy Louise, 7, aren’t getting any exciting Christmas gifts this year.

The morning talk show host told Kotb later in the interview that her family will adopt a kitten as a special gift for her oldest daughter, Mila.

Bush Hager said of the Christmas gift categories she prefers most, “I’m more towards experiences. “We’re interested in the experiences, whether it’s a fun trip, a concert, or something else. Don’t let anyone know, but I believe we’re going to adopt a kitten.”

She said, “[Mila] wants to name her Hollywood Hager and call her Holly,” saying her daughter “sort of knows” because she has been “pray[ing], writing, and hoping,” and when I responded, “Well, I hope Santa…” she replied, “Oh no Mom, this is a gift from you.”

Hager said of the choice to acquire a cat, “There’s only so far you can push,” adding that Maya has been requesting to adopt a cat for “years.”