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November is a time for us to reflect on all that’s good and our reasons to be thankful. Here are some photos from the past month showing why we’re so grateful.

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Our family just got a little bigger: Dominic Thomas DeFrancesco was born at 8:05 p.m., Oct. 19, weighing in at 7 lbs 2 oz.

Find photos from the big event here.

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…And other delicious photos from September.

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Birthday party photos and more from this past August.

Max on his first day of preschool, originally uploaded by robdefran.

The first day of preschool earns a big thumbs up from Max.

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Max turns 3 in just over a week and we’re celebrating with a party.

Just a quick little video from the Fourth of July fireworks show out at Schnepf Farms.

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May was an exciting month, punctuated by a trip to Southern California. While I was in Anaheim attending the recent Catholic Media Convention, we took advantage of the opportunity for a short family vacation and our first trip to Disneyland.

Here are photos from our trip and the rest of the month of May.

Max takes care of washing the cars. More vidoes here.

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Don’t miss the latest photos from April.

Rob