Super-mom AND pet friendly! Nicole Richie walks her dog while taking son Sparrow to his soccer game 

Nicole Richie knows how to get stuff done.

The 35-year-old socialite on Saturday was snapped in the celeb hive of Calabasas as she walked her son Sparrow, 7, to his soccer game, while holding the leash of her giant black dog.

The Candidly Nicole beauty was dressed down for the outing, clad in a white hat with a black band, a blue button-up shirt and black leggings, with black Nike trainers. She kept a portable fold-up chair on her shoulder. 

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Soccer mom: Nicole Richie, 35, was snapped in Calabasas Saturday walking her son Sparrow to soccer practice while holding the leash of her giant black dog

Soccer mom: Nicole Richie, 35, was snapped in Calabasas Saturday walking her son Sparrow to soccer practice while holding the leash of her giant black dog

Don't mess with us: While the beauty Nicole stands 5 ft 1 in, her large canine looks imposing

Don't mess with us: While the beauty Nicole stands 5 ft 1 in, her large canine looks imposing

Focused: Nicole, in both her personal and professional life, has shown drive and maturity over the past few years, balancing parenthood with her thriving fashion and TV career

Focused: Nicole, in both her personal and professional life, has shown drive and maturity over the past few years, balancing parenthood with her thriving fashion and TV career

The gorgeous mother-of-two recently celebrated a huge milestone - her 35th birthday - with a disco-themed bash at The Standard Hollywood on September 23. There, she welcomed a number of her famous pals, including designer Rachel Zoe and actresses Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson and Cameron Diaz, who's related to Nicole by marriage.

The Empire beauty, who also has a daughter named Harlow with her husband Joel Madden, continues to thrive as a mom and businesswoman, consistently showing maturing and responsibility far removed from her fast-living persona of 10 years ago.

The daughter of music royalty Lionel Richie made headlines when she was infamously busted for a DUI December 11, 2006 while under the influence of both marijuana and the painkiller Vicodin, one in a string of celebrity bad girl busts in the time-frame that also saw her then-peers Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan wind up in police custody for comparable missteps.

One big happy family: Nicole was snapped with hubby Joel Madden, and their kids Sparrow and Harlow, at the pier in Santa Monica, California in May

One big happy family: Nicole was snapped with hubby Joel Madden, and their kids Sparrow and Harlow, at the pier in Santa Monica, California in May

Protective pops: Madden, seen here last month in Los Angeles with the kids, keeps a hand on both of his tots

Protective pops: Madden, seen here last month in Los Angeles with the kids, keeps a hand on both of his tots

She subsequently said in a 2007 20/20 interview that she'd also dabbled in illicit drugs including cocaine in her teens, and heroin in her early 20s.

Nicole - who shot to fame on The Simple Life with pal Paris - has already been advising her younger sister Sophia, as the 18-year-old model looks to be on the fast track to fame with her romantic link to pop star Justin Bieber.

Sofia in March told Evening Standard that the House of Harlow 1960 designer has stressed to her the pratfalls of peer pressure.

Daddy's girl: Nicole looks with awe at her father Lionel Richie at a June event she threw for her fashion line, House of Harlow 1960

Daddy's girl: Nicole looks with awe at her father Lionel Richie at a June event she threw for her fashion line, House of Harlow 1960

The fam: Nicole has cast a watchful eye over her younger sister, 18-year-old model Sofia, pictured here with Lionel last month in Los Angeles 

The fam: Nicole has cast a watchful eye over her younger sister, 18-year-old model Sofia, pictured here with Lionel last month in Los Angeles 

'People look at me thinking, "Oh, you are probably going to go through the same thing,"' the young model, who nabbed a spot in Kanye West's outdoor New York Fashion Week display last month, told the publication.

She said that Nicole has told her, 'Don't let people pressure you to do what they think is cool, like taking drugs,' and to 'be true to yourself.'

In the chat, Sofia shared warm memories of her older sister, who she described as 'crazy and fun,' adding, 'She would take me to places I wasn't supposed to go to, like fairs and she would let me have foods that I wasn't allowed to eat, like cotton candy.'

Birthday girl: Nicole was a vision of Studio 54 splendor at her recent 1970s-themed bash 

Birthday girl: Nicole was a vision of Studio 54 splendor at her recent 1970s-themed bash 

Knockout love: Unable to make the event, the young beauty took to Instagram to send her regards to her sibling 

Knockout love: Unable to make the event, the young beauty took to Instagram to send her regards to her sibling 

 

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