Early Morning on a snowy day

We all got up early this morning and had a nice chunk of family time before I had to leave for work (at 6:30)...we made coffee (and herbal tea for Ben) and started a fire in the upstairs fireplace, and sat listening to Gail read a cool Ben-book that we're all enjoying...


Gail and Ben and Moe (the rat) on the couch...


When I joined the couch-crew, Cedar also decided to pile on...he is getting more and more cuddly the older that he gets...and he was still a bit wet and cold from the new-fallen snow outside (we got about 4" overnight)...

It was a really nice morning, and it was tough to hit the road when it was time for work...