Peabody Ducks

The Peabody Hotel is the nicest hotel in Little Rock. And just like in Memphis at the Peabody, they have the marching ducks. It is quite the southern tradition apparently. Every day at 11am they march in to John Phillips Sousa and stay in the fountain all day. And every day at 5pm they march back out lead by the "Duckmaster" (I think that's what he's called anyway)

Here's the Duckmaster - he came out and told us the story of how it all began.

Then we went back into the elevator to go up to the next level to bring them back down in the elevator. It was cute, because it is a glass elevator you can see their little heads as they're coming down to the lobby. (It's hard to see their little heads in this picture but they're there!)

Now the music starts and they come in on their little red carpet.

Up the stairs

And into the fountain

Brady LOVED the ducks and cried when we told him it was time to leave.

But we gave him a ride in the elevator and that cheered him up a bit!

So if you're ever in Little Rock or Memphis (and I think Orlando now too) you have to go to the Peabody and see the ducks! :) But don't blink or you might miss it. I think the little story the Duckmaster told was actually about 5 times longer than the marching of the ducks! Oh well, it was still fun to see.