The Wahls: A Military Family Focused on Togetherness

Posted on August 27, 2012

by Linda Frabl | photos by Spark Photography

Lights, camera, action … show time! The Wahls are no strangers to great productions. Dad, Evan, as a military pilot and Director of Operations for the Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, helps direct, coordinate and execute the annual Miramar Air show. Mom, Tammy, in addition to producing a full-time educational curriculum for her home-schooled children, helps build props for her daughter’s Christian Youth Theater (CYT) musicals. Daughter, Lauren, age nine, performs in at least three of these shows a year, utilizing her acting, singing, and jazz and tap dancing skills. And son, Tiernan, six, “is constantly entertaining and socializing with the CYT cast and crew” Tammy said.

Can you tell this military family is focused on togetherness? “As a family we rarely are apart on almost all activities; all kinds of shopping, events, you name it. Because we are so close, military deployments have always been exceptionally hard,” Evan revealed. To counteract this, the Wahls take advantage of Evan’s time at home by enjoying San Diego’s locales, such as the symphony, the Zoo, the Safari Park, Julian during apple-picking season, and perhaps most importantly, the local library.

“Books are a huge part of our life; we are practically drowning in them! We have found the 4S library to be one of the best we’ve ever used. Because we are there about 3-4 times a week, we’ve made good friendships with the librarians, and are thankful for such a wonderful resource,” Tammy exclaimed.

“We love the quiet nature of being able to play outside safely. This is a fantastic family-friendly community” –Tammy Wahl

It’s not just the library that the Wahls love about living in 4S ranch. “We love the quiet nature of being able to play outside safely. This is a fantastic family-friendly community,” Tammy raved. She has even taken up photography to document her own family-friendly moments.

Evan, a Denver, Colorado native, met Tammy, from Alberta, Canada, online. “We joke that we were the pioneers of internet dating, as it was fairly uncommon at that time,” Tammy laughed. Married for 13 years, the Wahls were glad to return to San Diego after having lived in North Carolina for four years, and Hawaii for three years due to Evan’s military career.

As for the Wahl children, when they’re not reading or working on musicals, they keep busy with piano, Spanish lessons, martial arts, and swimming. They also love playing with Jasmine, “the perfect hypo-allergenic, non-shedding Cornish Rex cat,” Tammy boasted.

At A Glance

Parents: Evan Wahl, 40 & Tammy Wahl, 40
Year moved to community: 2010
Parents Hometown: Tammy from Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Evan from Denver,
Children: Lauren, age 9, private homeschool, Grade 4; Tiernan, age 6, private homeschool, Grade 1
Pet: Cornish Rex cat – Jasmine, the greatest cat ever!!