Joel Madden was being honored last night at the Nobel Awards for his work with The Art of Elysium. Although he humbly accepted the award, which was presented to him by Nicole Richie and her father, Lionel, he had this to say about it:

"They are just as much a part of it," he said. "Nicole does just as much as I do with Art of Elysium and all the charities we work with. And so does Benj – Benj actually does more then I do, and he plays the guitar better then I do, so he is a little more entertaining for the kids."

Joel also discussed his love of kids:

"I love kids, I love working with kids, I love being around kids," he said at the Noble Awards in Beverly Hills on Sunday.

When asked how Harlow was enjoying being a big sister to new brother Sparrow, Joel said she's doing great.

"She loves it. She's so happy, she's just psyched," he said. "She totally gets it. It fit in perfectly there – hasn't been a hitch."

Awww. There's something so great about a guy who openly gushes about enjoying charity work with kids and his love of his family. :)

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