“For me it’s exciting, but it’s kind of sad,” he said, bouncing his son on his lap in front of a twinkling Christmas tree. “Sad because of how my father would have looked at it, how proud he would have been. But I’m hopeful too. I know what it was for me as a kid. I know how exciting Christmas morning was. … I hope that he will be excited to be a part of that. And then who knows? One day when he’s willing and able, he’ll be able to do the same and fill those shoes. I hope I live to see that too.”