Which area would you recommend for my family?
--I am not a beach fan, prefer swimming pools over the ocean. So being close to the beach isn't a priority.
--I do have three kids ages 12, 8, and 5 so I am looking for a family neighborhood. I am spoiled here where my kids go outside and there are kids outside playing up and down the street and throughout the neighborhood.
--I don't want to be close to the mall, but would like to be near a grocery store/Walmart...like 10-15 minutes away.
--We love nature trails, streams, great parks. I love the colors of autumn. I dislike the city life of skyscrapers and lots of traffic. Entertainment to me is craft fairs, a movie, parks, camping, ATVing, and bird watching.
DH will be working at Langley as a civilian and I am hoping to land a SPED teaching job. Everything I have read thus far indicates if you are under 30, you will hate it there. Well, I am 31 so I would like it??

I am assuming you are implying the single scene and night scene is tough. My night scene usually indicated baths, bedtime stories, and dishes so no worry there.