The celebration was a great success at first.

“It was wonderful until we lost one child,” Bush Hager revealed.

“I took 24 kids on a subway in Washington, D.C. by myself.

Jenna Bush Hager on a red carpet

I got this,” she initially thought.

Bush Hager told Kotb that she had established two rules for daughters Mila and Poppy and their friends.

“Well, nobody turned up at 2:15,” Bush Hager relayed.

Jenna Bush Hager on a red carpet

When Kotb asked Bush Hager what her reaction was, Bush Hager answered, “Absolute panic.”

Thankfully, Poppy was able to lead the group back to her missing friend.

It’s safe to say Bush Hager’s heart was still racing when they found her.

Jenna Bush Hager on a red carpet

“I am retiring from big parties,” she quipped to Kotb.

Big parties Mama is done!"

Her number one tip?

Put your phone away to create a sharp distinction between work time and bonding time.

But you just can’t do it all at the same time.

So when I’m with her, work is somewhere else."