You helped me remember another favorite of my own...

My cat Guinness who loves to help me wake up to my alarm in the morning. He lays on me, paws at my face (no claws), puts his face right next to mine and meows, licks my hands, play-bites my fingers when I hit the snooze button on the alarm, and just generally works very hard to wake me up and be cute and adorable.

Of course he does it because he gets fed as soon as I wake up but it's so nice to wake up with a smile or a laugh every morning.