Why Savannah Guthrie Visited Hoda Kotb's New Home in the Suburbs, but Left After 30 Minutes

"I have to say, Savannah understands," Kotb said of her TODAY co-star's short visit

Hoda Kotb recently welcomed a special visitor to her new suburban home!

On Monday, Sept. 16, the Today with Hoda and Jenna host, 60, spoke with co-host Jenna Bush Hager, 42, about hosting Today's Savannah Guthrie and her family at her new place in the suburbs of New York City.

"She was like, 'Hey, I might try to swing by on Sunday,' " Kotb said of Guthrie. "Now, I said, 'okay,' because she doesn't live near me, but she was going to be on her way through my town."

But when Guthrie confirmed the time in the very near future that she was going to be arriving, it put Kotb in a state of panic. "I go, 'Oh my God,' " she said, noting that she and her daughters — Hope, 4, and Haley, 7, — began to frantically search for snacks to serve.

"Hope initially got bowls and started putting in carrots and blueberries in just random bowls and was just going to leave them out. And Haley was like, 'No, that's not right.' So they put all that in the freezer for unknown reasons," Kotb said.

She soon realized that they had "a bunch of cupcakes" that a friendly neighbor had given them earlier. "We put them out . . . We made lemonade. Hope put mint in it and we had a little spread," Kotb shared.

Bush Hager then asked about the length of Guthrie's stay.

"I have to say Savannah understands and she was like, 'We're coming and going,'" Kotb recalled of her fellow busy mom. (Guthrie shares Vale, 10, and Charley, 7, with husband Michael Feldman.)

In order to not overstay their welcome during the last-minute drop-in, Kotb says, "They came in, they ate some cupcakes, they walked around, the kids were on the swings for like 10 minutes and she goes, 'All right, time to go, kids!' "

Bush Hager — who also has little ones Mila, 11, Poppy, 9, and Hal, 5, with husband Henry — chimed in, "I mean, I was there for about three minutes. So thirty is like, she might as well have spent the weekend."

Having friends and neighbors just drop by is a new experience for Kotb. She explained that when she lived in the city her doorbell typically only rang if someone was "delivering something" or if something unfortunate was happening.

"Now, our front door is already open. It's just the screen. Ding dong, a woman came over. She's like, 'We live across the street. Here's a pie and here's my daughter. She's in high school,' " Kotb shared. "You know what I said? 'Come inside!' "

On Sunday, Sept. 15, Kotb shared a few photos on her Instagram of her visit with Guthrie and her family. In one photo, the co-hosts smiled together while standing on Kotb's deck, while in another, their families are posed together as they sat on a couch inside.

"Home. @savannahguthrie," Kotb captioned the post.

Guthrie replied: "Where so much heart is ❤️❤️❤️."

Earlier this month, the NBC News alum opened up about her "awesome" experience walking her daughters to their new school, saying "everything changed like that."

"I have a whole new town and a whole new school, and all the new things. And we went for our first day of school,” she said.

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In August, Kotb opened up to PEOPLE in an exclusive interview about moving to the suburbs to create a new experience for her kids.

"I want my kids to feel grass on their feet, and play in the yard, and ride bikes down the street, and run up and down the stairs. I just see that life for them in this perfect house in this beautiful little town where I know they'll be able to blossom into beautiful, independent, strong women," she said.

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