Taylor: There’s times where I like forget
that there's anything different about her.
She just happens to not have arms.
I won't lie it makes me jealous because she's
amazing at sports that I can't even do.
Zoe: My name is Zoe [Inaudible] and I was born with no arms.
I’m musical, sassy and determined.
Karrie: We weren't planning on adopting any more kids.
They sent us pictures of her holding a bottle between her feet
and drinking it and blowing her nose with her foot.
And I just fell in love with her.
When we first brought her home, we really didn't know what to expect.
She was falling a lot because she didn't have good balance.
She would land right smack on her forehead.
My original thought was okay, I've got to teach this kid how to fall.
So I took her to gymnastics.
And that was, that was her very first sport.
And she did that for a while, just working on balance coordination.
From there we went to dance and soccer and eventually karate.
Zoe: I usually get treated the same except for when I’m at places in public.
Some people yell what’s wrong with her?
But I usually ignore them.
Taylor: I’ll notice like people are staring
or pointing.
We've even had people just like come up and like touch her.
It's strange. Karrie: If we go to the grocery store,
there's inevitably one little kid they point and and say,
"Mom, look at that little girl. She doesn't have any arms."
She doesn't worry too much about what other people think.
She's always really taken everything in her stride.
Taylor: I don't think I've ever like actually heard her say
that she couldn't do something. She can do anything she wants to do.
Ty: Sometimes I would just see her just standing on the counter,
trying to get something and I go, "do you need help?"
And she's like, "no, I got it."
Seeing her being able to do things that me and Taylor can do …
Taylor: Or that we can't do.
Ty: Yes, some things that we can’t do you know using her feet.
It's really impressive. Taylor: I won't lie.
It makes me jealous a little bit because she's amazing at sports
that I can't even do.
Zoe: I play four sports;
karate, dance, baseball and soccer.
I usually put stuff between my cheek and shoulder.
So I decided to put the bat between my cheek and shoulder
and I just swung.
Karrie: We thought well she can't throw and how is she going to bat?
And we, we figured we'd give it a shot,
and we just handed Zoe the bat and
she took it under her chin and that's how she's batted ever since,
her first baseball game was incredibly inspiring.
There were a lot of people in the audience
that were teary eyed watching her play.
She was so little, and just so amazing.
Taylor: She's so driven.
She's definitely got the personality type to be so good at
like everything she does.
Ty: She pushes herself and keeps on working at it and like,
never gives up on herself.
Zoe: I've been playing soccer for seven years and it's
perfect for me because I don’t have to use my hands.
Brian: It kind of humbles you to you know, watch her,
do things that you sit there, you know, you don't
know how she's going to do it but she finds a way to do it.
So I don't see anything really holding her back.
Whatever she wants to do, she'll find a way to do it,
and just watching her and stuff makes you proud of what she does and who she is.
Taylor: Not a day goes by where I'm not super proud of her.
There's times where I like forget, that there's anything different about her.
Zoe: To the people that who feel different,
Just know that you are not alone and people support you.
And know you’re awesome just the way you are.