Category Archives: Colorado
Paddling in Olaf
We’re all familiar with Frozen’s silly snowman, Olaf, by now, and his great dreams of relaxing in the summer sun…..
I’ll finally see
a summer breeze
Blow away a winter storm
And find out what happens to solid water
When it gets warm 
Unfortunately, for him, it is not a reality, but for Nick and his Awesome team…. well…
last week, they got to go to Horsetooth Reservoir in order to kayak with Adaptive Recreation Opportunities.
At the reservoir, Nick got to celebrate all things summer; relaxation, sunshine, and friends!
Nick spent time with C.A.S.T. for Kids event planner, Bill, one of his favorite fishing buddies!
Here he is with 2 of his favorite longtime friends, who love water sports just as much as he does!: Dolan and Hannah Williams-Doss.
Nick loved having another adventure on the reservoir with his newest friend, Taben Winter. They explored the whole cove, while successfully avoiding all of the dangers of the water (beavers, man-eating catfish, and killer snails!) Nick says “Taben is great at paddling!”
A thank you to great folks at Adaptive Adventures- here is Chris…and his make-up guy!
It is important to remember to enjoy the seasons, and take advantage of what your surroundings have to offer. This kind of thinking helps Nick and his team stay positive and work hard (when they are not playing!)
Below is Nick’s bucket list for the summer.
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Go to 6 flags amusement park. Make my brother scream!!
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Play in the yard
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Swim at the beach
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Attend summer concerts
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Remain excited, happy, and cheerful
Don’t spend the summer melting away…take a few minutes to decide:
What’s on your summer bucket list?
2017 For Auld Lange Syne (loosely translated to “Awesome Days Past!”)
Please join us as we review the year in song, to the tune of Auld Lang Syne!….Get ready, it’s a long one!!
First, the Chorus:
Should Awesome people be forgot
And all the awesome times?
Should Awesome in Action be forgot
An Auld lang syne?
And now, the song:
We got a new illu-stra-tor
His name be Darby boy
Senora Urban, with husband, Leonard, marches with on the 4th
Darby Sample shaking hands to seal the deal
Senora Urban’s Helping out
Translating to Spanish joy
Surely the Nemesis video will rock
And surely the Peaks do, Right?
Jamie Peak films at Inspiration Park
Cindy Peak directs child actress, Alayna Roussos
Let’s not forget fun times at Monroe
With Author visits and Literacy Night!
Judy Tessier, teacher at Monroe Early Childhood
Nick Shares book with student, Porfirio
Preschoolers at Literacy Night
Author visit with Monroe Early Childhood
REPEAT CHORUS
We made new friends; great advocates
The Flet-cher Fam-i-ly 
Have brought us in to Community Pre-K
And High Plains school with glee
REPEAT CHORUS
We twer lu-ck-y to watch th-e burn
Ripple Effect’s black belt tests
And made a great new film with Alayna,
& Ninja Nate; our filming bests
Jamie and Nate supervising the filming process
Ninja Nate and Nick
goofy Alayna trying to match her “nerdy” dad
REPEAT CHORUS
In Estes Park we met a gal
We had a blast in a parade
With our Friends who didn’t shove
And here’s a hand to C.A.S.T for Kids 
And help from What if? -Ideation
We went all the way to Boulder Rainbow Childcare
To spread our ins-pira-tion.
REPEAT CHORUS
18a
10a
3 Austin Powers Group!
Foco Comic Con, a great success-
Anyone can be a hero, we say
We made costumes, and made some friends
A grand and funny day!
REPEAT CHORUS
The librarians in Love-land
At the Author Showcase gave us Love
And at Crossroads Church, with Dream Catcher
We saw Loveland from above.
Nick poses with lower grade classes
The year came to an Awesome End
With a visit to Prairie School–
A friend from Ability-Fest came through
And the students were so cool!
The Cub Scout Troop Nin-ty-one
Met and drew some pictures, too
And now we’re fundraising for an adaptive zipline
With a girl scout troop so true.
A non-profit, AiA now be
And we vow to see it through
We’d love to have your continued support
Please let us come to you!
Who knew this song could be so long?
Who knew the many verse?
At least we got a chance to say
All we’ve done, for better or worse
Have a Safe and Happy New Year!!!
Awesome in Action, Co 