See photos of the former president — who turns 80 on July 6, 2026 — and first lady with their five grandchildren
Credit: Jenna Bush Hager/Instagram
Former President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush enjoy their roles as grandparents to their five grandchildren: Mila, Poppy and Hal from daughter Jenna Bush Hager and her husband Henry Hager, and Cora and Edward from daughter Barbara Pierce Bush and her husband Craig Coyne.
The Bush family has shared personal photos from the hospital welcoming new arrivals, holidays together and family weddings. On George’s 80th birthday, July 6, 2026, see photos of the Bushes with their grandchildren.
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Laura’s 79th Birthday
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Celebrating her mom’s birthday in November 2025, Jenna shared a rare photo of George and Laura with three of their grandkids.
“Happy birthday to my precious mama @laurawbush,” wrote the Today co-host. “I love you now and I loved you then. Love you always!”
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Holidays 2023
“Bad selfie, wonderful Christmas. 🎄🎄🎄❤️❤️,” Jenna Bush Hager captioned this 2023 holiday photo, which included the senior Bushes, both daughters, their husbands and all the grandkids. The following August, Barbara would welcome her second child, a son.
“Welcome to the world, Edward Finn Coyne. @laurawbush and I are proud grandparents of our newest blessing, born on August 4 and lovingly named in honor of his great-grandfathers,” George W. Bush wrote on Instagram.
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Mother’s Day 2020
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For Mother’s Day in 2020, George paid tribute to his wife and his daughter, as well as his late mother Barbara, with a multi-generational photo.
“I’m thankful for these two – and all the strong moms who help us get through tough times with love, laughter, joy, and grace,” wrote the former president.
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Halloween 2013
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“Only Treats with baby astronaut Mila! #trickortreat #1stHalloween @jennabhager“ Laura wrote about this costumed moment for Mila.
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Holidays 2019
“Merry Christmas to all, and Joy to the World!” the former president captioned this 2019 photo that included both his daughters, their husbands and Jenna Bush Hager’s three children.
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Welcoming Cora
The two were overjoyed to meet their fourth grandchild in 2021.
“With full hearts, @laurawbush and I are delighted to announce the birth of our new granddaughter,” George captioned the shot on Instagram. “Barbara gave birth to Cora Georgia Coyne on September 27, 2021, in Maine – not far from our family home where Barbara and Craig were married. Cora is healthy and adorable, and we are proud and grateful.”
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Barbara’s Wedding
At Barbara Pierce Bush’s 2018 wedding to Craig Coyne, Mila and Poppy served as flower girls. Barbara would go on to give her daughter a middle name, Georgia, in honor of her father George, and joked that he has nicknamed her C. George.
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Summer Vactaion
The Bush Hagers (with, from left, Mila, Poppy and Hal) joined the Bushes for a summer birthday celebration for baby Hal with “the ones who love [him] most,” as Jenna wrote.
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Valentine’s Day
“My funny Valentines,” Laura captioned this photo with her eldest granddaughters.
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Family Photo
“Sunrise on 2016,” Laura wrote about this photo, taken when Poppy was a baby.
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Holidays 2016
Another photo from that same year showed the family gathered at the same place as other holiday selfies, Prairie Chapel Ranch. “Merry Christmas to all!” Laura wrote.
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Hal’s Arrival
“We are overjoyed by the birth of our darling grandson. Welcome to our family, Henry Harold ‘Hal’ Hager!,” Laura wrote in 2019 on a photo of the family meetingHal.
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Laura’s Grandma Name
In 2016, Laura was honored at the Women Making History Awards, where Page Six said she revealed her grandkids call her “Mimi Maxwell.” George, for his part, is called “Jefe.”
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Family Birthdays
“#happy family times! @jennabhager @georgewbush We’re gathered for President Bush 41’s 90th birthday,” Laura wrote on this shot of George in “Jefe” mode to baby Mila.
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With Great-Grandma Welch
Laura shared a look at “four generations” of her family, posing with her mother Jenna Welch, daughters Jenna and Barbara and a somewhat-less-enthused Mila.
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Christmas 2013
“Mila loved meeting Santa today @thebushcenter Oval Office! #merrychristmas #hohoho,” Laura captioned a photo of Mila’s first time with the big guy.
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With Great-Grandma Bush
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On what would have been the elder Barbara Bush’s birthday, Laura posted a throwback photo that featured her late mother- and father-in-law with their grandchildren and great-grandchildren in Maine.
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