Oh he's pretty excited. He loves his grandkids much more than the ones that were the direct fruit of his loins (or so it seems to me and my brother at times lol)! Like a lot of grandparents, he seems to have had a bit of a rethink about where he might have gone wrong as a parent and does things a little differently with the grandies (as he calls them). Of course, not having to deal with them day to day makes a big difference too.