Denise Richards On Spending Time With Charlie Sheen For Their Children: Weve Become Very, Very Good Friends

First Published: January 17, 2012 1:19 PM EST Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Denise Richards visits Access Hollywood Live, Burbank, January 17, 2012LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Denise Richards spent some of the holidays with ex-husband Charlie Sheen and their two children together Lola, 6, and Sam, 7 and she said things are going well. Its our Modern Family, I suppose, Denise told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover as she promoted her Eloise ShoeDazzle.com pump for charity on Access Hollywood Live on Tuesday. Things are good. It was for the kids and it was a nice trip for all of us. Although Charlies behavior made headlines last year, things between the former couple are in a good place, the actress said. Weve actually become like brother and sister, we really have, Denise added. Weve become very, very good friends and we wanted to have a trip with our daughters and its Christmas for them, so its good. When we all spend time together, its great for the kids and for us too. We actually get along. The mom, who will appear on 30 Rock in two episodes this season, said the way she and Charlie get along is by focusing on their family. I think [the key is] making it about the kids. The stuff between the couple if youre divorced its no longer about you anymore, she said. You have to be the bigger person and make it about the kids and so thats what were doing. Denises ShoeDazzle pump, which retails for $39.95, and 100% of the proceeds go to the Kidney Cancer Association, is actually called the Eloise, and is named in honor of the newest addition to her family Eloise, who she adopted last year. I love being a mom more than anything and I just knew that I wasnt done and Eloise found me another way. Shes just such a blessing to me and my family, Denise said. And the actress said her oldest daughters are delighted to have another sibling in the fold. They actually fight over feeding her and picking out her outfits and all of that, Denise said. My daughters are very nurturing and theyre so in love with her and shes just been such a wonderful blessing. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.