The schedule of a five year old is as hectic as my lunch break

My son had a friend over yesterday evening, which is fairly uncommon on a weeknight. Even more uncommon was the fact that his guest stayed until after 10:00PM.

The friend's family was in the process of moving, so the friend came to play while hubby helped them move.

What do two five year olds do for a five hour playdate, you might ask?

1. Make pretend meals while waiting for pizza to arrive
2. Eat pizza. Our guest did not eat apple peels, so his apple wedges all ended up with half circles of fruit missing from them, from the cautious bites he took, attempting to avoid the peel. He also did not eat peels from cucumbers, so I had to cut those off. My son decided that was a good idea, so I cut his off, too.
3. Make Play-Doh cheeseburgers
4. Put on a presentation of Star Wars for me, including integrated pretend karate kicks
5. Play something in the basement (I didn't get a report on that)
6. Take about a mile and a half walk (During which a neighbor asked "When did you get another kid?" I laughed, then realized he was looking at me expectantly for an answer. He's just visiting, yo. Although adopting a child my son's age for a built-in playmate? Brilliant idea.)
7. Play a game of Uno
8. Play upstairs
9. Watch a show
10. Have me read 12 books to them (An hour of reading. wow. It was 9:00 by then, and I think they were happy to be relaxing)
11. Play happy meal video games

All the time I could tell my son was exhausted, but everytime I suggested they go lay down, neither would admit they were tired.

The second the friend's dad arrived? "I'm tired. Can we go home?"

My son was asleep practically before they pulled out of the driveway.