In the middle of night, the very early hours of September 9, 2009
Sparrow James Midnight Madden was born to Nicole Richie and Joel Madden.
He weighs 7lbs 14oz. Nicole, Joel, Harlow and Sparrow are all doing
well. Thank you for all of your good wishes.
I have to say, I love Miami! Never has work been this much fun. This morning I was on the Regis & Kelly Show promoting my jewelry line. They are in Miami this week shooting at the pool of the Fontainebleau Resort. I managed to appear on their show, and get a tan at the same time!
I had the afternoon off & spent the rest of the day with my family just relaxing by the pool and then we had an early dinner out. It’s 90 degrees here and beautiful!
Tomorrow I’ll be doing a signing for my jewelry line and hopefully, if you live here in Miami, I’ll see you 
Harlow gives Joel a music lesson.
Hey guys, check out this Funny or Die video with Zac Efron. It’s hysterical! They were able to get some really great cameos… Vanessa Hudgens, Queen Latifah, and since Kate Winslet was busy, they called me 
.
On a serious note, I had a fun time. It was my first time meeting Zac and he is every bit the gentlemen, far beyond his years. So watch the video, and let me know what you think.
Hey Everyone! Esprit will be donating 10% of all sales on April 2nd at their newly opened 3rd Street Promenade store (Santa Monica, CA) to The Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation. Hope you can find the time to swing by! Joel and I will be attending their opening night event as well that evening benefiting the Foundation so check back in with the site to see the fun!
Joel, Benji, and I along with UNICEF held a fundraiser for the Tap Project at MyHouse in Hollywood. It was such an amazing evening. Earlier that evening, Joel and Benji appeared on Larry King Live to talk about TAP. The rest of our family watched from home and I took some pictures of them on TV.
Once we all arrived at MyHouse we were met by friends and people who wanted to learn about The Richie-Madden Foundation. The night was intimate, informative and fun.
Joel and Benji gave a very moving speech, and shared their personal photos of their trip to Central African Republic (CAR). The night ended with an auction, and people were bidding on trips to Hawaii and Aspen. But then we decided to auction off Benji . The women were bidding left and right, and a very lucky lady won a trip to Las Vegas with him.
The best part of the night was at the end of the auction when we told people about the opportunity to purchase actual hand water pumps (or “well hand pumps”) to bring water directly to the villages. I was so excited and humbled when our friends, one-by-one, started jumping up and offering to buy pumps!! That was the highlight of the evening, it literally brought tears to my eyes. We were able to sell 143 pumps and raised $100,000 among just a small group of friends! That alone is going to change children’s entire lives!
We had the best night, and I am so thankful for everyone who was willling to help. It really is crucial right now that we step in and help with the global water crisis. Please go here to donate. And learn MORE about the Richie-Madden Foundation.
Joel and I always say we feel so blessed to live the life we live. We also realize that Harlow is blessed to get to live a life about one percent of all the children in the world get to live.
We think it’s so important that every child has the opportunity to experience the absolute best in health care and education. And that’s why we started Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation.
We got to thinking about all of these issues when I was pregnant with Harlow, when we launched the foundation.
Joel travels all over the world, including Africa, for the organization. For the past two years, I have been either pregnant or breastfeeding, so I tend to stay closer to home. However, I did take a magical and moving trip to Moscow, Russia, about which I will write more soon!
Whenever we decide on a new project or endeavor, Joel and I pick the things that are closest to our hearts.
Keep checking back here to stay updated on how we are helping children all over the world and how you can get involved!
