Mine WERE asleep, until I came in from work just now - well they needed their rest, having been galumphing up and down the stairs sounding like a herd of baby hippos from 5am this morning! They are now sitting in the hallway starting accusingly at me because having spoken to them, stroked them & given them treats I have the audacity to suit in the study where my PC is rather than in the living room watching them crash out again.
Once I go in there, they will probably sleep until about 8:30 and supper time, then demand fussing for an hour, whereupon they will start to charge around the house again to see how long they can keep me awake for tonight.