Julie helping with new addition

Landa Street house addition on July 30, 1953

Julie playing by pool as house addition progresses

House viewed from Hanna's house

Bob assisting on construction of 3 story fireplace/incinerator chimney, Landa Street, November 1953

Landa Street house at end of this year

Ruth's only son, Jef, was born this year. While pregnant, Elsa recalls Ruth telling her that this was the easiest delivery, because Ruth fell down on the driveway while pregnant with Jef, and altho injuring her back, it pushed him into the birth canal.

This is also the year a 3 story addition to the original house was completed. Ruth did most of the work on this. Bob, who was apprenticing to a mason at the time, arranged to have him help build the couple's fireplace.