Racking Up The Views
The sisters were quite clever documenting their work in the house while their parents were away on vacation and with a little luck, their project took the internet by storm.
Their homemade YouTube video was watched by many, who were just as moved by the outcome as the Schoonover parents were when they returned from their trip. Viewers sent the video to their friends and so on, and it soon went viral, spreading the impact of the surprise far and wide.
Back To Her Roots
Hollie, Haley and Halice all still live in North Myrtle Beach, so they are slightly more invested in the Christmas surprise than their sister Heather who no longer resides in town.
She is still living in South Carolina but has moved with her husband to a more inland area, where she does marketing work for a real estate company. This did not deter her from coming home to help her sisters make one of their parents’ dreams a reality.
Making Big Moves
The Schoonovers are an essential part of the community in North Myrtle Beach and it seems like they’ve been there forever, but that is not really the case. The 4-H girls were actually born and spent most of their childhood in Seminole, Florida.
However, soon after the move to North Carolina, the entire family felt that they belonged in North Myrtle Beach and that it was meant to be their home. The love they felt for their community made the gift they were making even more special.
Starting From The Bottom
The sisters had decided that the best present they could give their parents while they were away was a makeover of their house. Although a lot of kids think that just cleaning the house is an amazing gift for busy parents, they decided they wanted to do so much more.
But they didn’t know what they were in for and how much work goes into a project like this. Also, none of them had ever done any renovation work before, meaning the present might not be ready by their deadline.
Out With The Old
The girls had decided that the first step in updating the house while their parents were away was cleaning things up. They soon realized that cleaning was only the beginning.
When the girls attacked the rooms with mops and brooms, they soon discovered piles of old junk that needed to be thrown out. Although the girls believed they could sort through everything in a few hours, the whole first day was taken up by step one.