Some of the adventurous Novices went up to the mountains to cut some Christmas trees to decorate the novitiate. Their inspiration came from Charlie Brown and from Clark Griswold in "Christmas Vacation". The results were nearly the same!
Brothers Nathaniel, Shane and Daniel work on their manliness while trying to cut down the beast of a tree. We can see how far they got.
The lumberjacks pose with one of their trophied trees.
Br. Shane and the Dougherty sisters secure the tree to the van.
Smokey the Bear congratulates the group for helping to clear out the trees and doing what they can to prevent forest fires.