There's no doubt that you'll tell your wife occasionally what you have planned for the kids. She'll be interested in what the kids are doing and you'll be interested in sharing and she'll help get them excited. But to tell her so she'll let you have the kids? You know the answer to that by now.
Me: 31, W: 29 T: 4 M: 2 Kids: 3 (SS: 7, SD: 4, D: 3) Separated, still living together: Nov 2013 Separate bedrooms: Feb 2014 W working away; kids with me: Nov 2014