Please give opinions on lowering the breakfast bar. I don’t really want it for eating space but mainly to just have an island so kids can help with cooking and baking. Right now have small sections of counter to use. Having people being able to sit and eat there would be fine - especially during parties.

I will not be removing the posts. Some of our neighbors have been lowering the bar to counter height but just wondering what thoughts are.
Also considering moving fridge to are where the desk is and moving wall oven to area where fridge currently is. That may give me for continuous counter space.