Hoda Kotb is soaking up time with her two daughters amid her retirement from Today. The longtime anchor, who left the gig ...

Plus, some awesome celebrity guests like Maria Shriver, Simone Biles, Kermit the Frog, Oprah Winfrey, Jimmy Fallon, Kathie Lee Gifford and Gayle King helped her celebrate on Today. Of course, after ...

And journalists Maria Shriver and Gayle King — the "CBS Mornings" host ... "Wicked" star Kristin Chenoweth, gymnast Simone Biles and Oprah Winfrey wishing Kotb well in her next chapter. "Hoda's ...

Gayle King and Maria Shriver also dropped in for the celebration ... appearance from Olympic gold-medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles. “I don’t have a gold medal, but this feels pretty doggone ...

"So probably that," Kotb added, "and I think when Simone [Biles] and Maria [Shriver] came out, and just looking in Savannah [Guthrie]'s eyes, I mean it's all...I feel like I have a blender of emotions ...

Earlier in the morning, Kotb received special messages from Oprah Winfrey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Maria Shriver and Simone Biles. The long-time host announced in September that she would be leaving bot ...

From Simone Biles to Jamie Lee Curtis ... "I'm so proud of you," Kotb told Biles. "I love you." Maria Shriver, who Kotb credited as helping her find a new chapter, also stopped by the show.

In a look back through Kotb's own "eras," the broadcast featured an interview with gymnastics legend Simone Biles and a surprise appearance by Biles herself which brought Kotb to tears. "I'm so proud ...