About Us
Who We Are
We are Mike and Jen Smith.
We are high school sweethearts from Maine, married 27 years with eight children. Yes, they are all ours!
Our 8 children are:
Brandon
Jacob
Connor
Madeline
Isabella
Wyatt
Julia
Lillianna
Why “The Second Chance Clan”?
Mike survived a terrible car crash in the line of duty in January of 2006. We believe God gave us a second chance to grow our family after having three boys, (all by c-section).
Just prior to Mike’s crash, Jen had had a tubal reversal surgery in 2005 hoping and praying for another child. After the crash, and one miscarriage, God blessed us with FIVE additional children, all by c-section. So yes, Jen actually had EIGHT c-sections AND a tubal reversal. We aren’t sure if she’s brave or crazy but she’s healthy and loving life, so we’ll go with brave! ;)
Why sell everything and buy a 5th wheel?
Ok, maybe this is where the “crazy” part comes...
After serving in police work for nearly 30 years, Jen being beside Mike through four years in the Marines and 24 + years in local and state police world, we were READY FOR CHANGE!
Jen’s father passed away unexpectedly at the age of 66 while she was pregnant with our 8th child. It was a devastating time for us all. It reminded us though that none of us is guaranteed retirement and planted a seed for full time RVing!
Mike retired on April 30, 2020 in the middle of COVID pandemic and we moved out of our house the next day! We settled the kids in with Granny in New Hampshire while we sold the house and found our RV.
We purchased a Grand Design 5th Wheel from Vermont Country Campers and have been transitioning to full time RVing since August of 2020.
Thanks for stopping by and learning a little bit about us!
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