Is there a way i can make the images in my site load first before anything else? i mean i dont want the text showing while the images like the banners are all still loading..

Not that i know of in PHP. I think JavaScript is probably your best best, i think that has a function for it - look for image rollover tutorials.

It might not be a good idea to postpone the loading of the site for images, as many people have different loading times, internet speeds, some firewalls block images not from the actual site domain itself and if for some reason the image does not load (it not on the server, its broken or it just doesn't load) then the rest of the page won't load either.

Just a thought!