Nicole emphasized early on that she planned to spend most of her time close to home for her kids’ sake, remembering what it was like to grow up with a dad constantly traveling. But when given the option in 2016, the whole Madden-Richie family hit the road. 

“It’s fun,” Nicole told People of being on tour with Joel. “It’s a very cool experience, especially for the kids.” And even thought they were “waking up in a different city every day,” she added, “they get to hang out with us all the time.”

She described then-6-year-old Sparrow (who had already been putting on shows for the family for years) as Joel’s mini-me—”My son likes to dress like his dad”—while 8-year-old Kate was “a little more reserved” and sometimes preferred to just stay aboard their “awesome” tour bus doing art.

Considering Dad’s a musician and Mom’s a designer who named her jewelry (then sunglasses, bags, etc.) brand after her firstborn, Kate being a creative kid certainly comes as no surprise. And the interest in fashion also came early, hence Nicole letting her daughter run amok—for the most part—in her closet.