The fruitcake, it was a-flying at the Morton Arboretum

It was a yule log hunt with a fruity twist.

Hundreds of families endured chilly winds Sunday to take part in the annual yule log hunt at the Morton Arboretum.

Before Sunday's hunt, organizers had those in attendance chucking pieces of fruitcake. There were stations judging people on distance, accuracy and style.

Seven-year-old Jesse Lantz of Lisle got into the spirit by chucking his piece of cake into the crowd.

"Please toss it behind you, away from the crowd," volunteer referee Linda Dwyer informed her audience.

Carolyn Finzer performed a short "dance to the fruitcake gods" before whipping her cake toward a tree.

"I swear the squirrels are staring down and just waiting to scoop up the clumps after we leave," she said.

The yule log hunt is an annual tradition for Luke Sanna and his family.

The Glen Ellyn man and his 11-year-old son Brendan took turns flinging cakes as Luke Sanna's 8-year-old daughter Gabriela inserted her own play-by-play from the sidelines.

"You people are weird," Gabriela chimed in as she walked away from the contestants, half-disgusted with the display.

The increasingly chilly weather forced many of the families indoors to the visitor center during the yule log hunt.

It took about 45 minutes, but Lisa and Mike Todd of Naperville were able track down the chunk of timber from the top of a hill. A team of Huskies then hauled the log in.

"The clues they gave us definitely helped a lot," 9-year-old Tara Todd said, shortly after getting a chance to saw the log in half with her 6-year-old brother Cade. "These wooden medallions they gave us were a pretty neat reward, too."