I'm sorry to hear you have been coerced to surrender
! It's going to be awhile for them to get their own personal lives, so be patient, 'cause they grow up too fast
! One word of advise you may want to mention to your wife, when things are stored away, they become an out of sight out of mind making you & your children's collection just a memory, & too difficult to assemble every time you or they want to play with it unlike now! It has proven to be a valuable bonding element in your relationship & your children, has it not
?