function preload(arrayOfImages) {
    $(arrayOfImages).each(function(){
        $('<img/>')[0].src = this;
        // Alternatively you could use:
        // (new Image()).src = this;
    });
}

// Usage:

preload([
    'images/logo3.png',
    'images/tag.png',
    'images/gallery/beach/beach8.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/beach1.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/beach14.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/beach7.jpg',
    'images/bg.jpg',
    'images/family.jpg',
    'images/child.jpg',
    'images/beach.jpg',
    'images/occasion.jpg',
    'images/star.png',
    'images/mm-logo.png',
    'images/rebecca-sher-photography.jpg',
    'images/view-gallery.png',
    'images/prev.png',
    'images/next.png',
    'images/pause.png',
    'images/play.png',
    'images/family-title.png',
    'images/child-title.png',
    'images/beach-title.png',
    'images/occasion-title.png',
    'images/fine-art-title.png',
    'images/gallery/family/family1.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/family2.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/family3.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/family4.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/family5.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/family6.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/family7.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/family8.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/beach8.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/family9.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/family10.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/family11.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/beach11.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/family12.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/family13.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/family14.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/family15.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/family16.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/family17.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/family18.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/family19.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/thumb/family1-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/thumb/family2-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/thumb/family3-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/thumb/family4-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/thumb/family5-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/thumb/family6-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/thumb/family7-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/thumb/family8-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/thumb/beach8-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/thumb/family9-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/thumb/family10-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/thumb/family11-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/thumb/beach11-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/thumb/family12-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/thumb/family13-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/thumb/family14-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/thumb/family15-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/thumb/family16-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/thumb/family17-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/thumb/family18-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/family/thumb/family19-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child3.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child1.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child2.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child4.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child5.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child6.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child7.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child8.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child9.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child10.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child11.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child12.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child13.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child14.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child15.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child16.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child17.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child18.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child19.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child21.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child23.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child24.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child25.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child26.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child27.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/child28.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child1-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child2-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child3-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child4-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child5-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child6-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child7-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child8-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child9-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child10-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child11-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child12-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child13-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child14-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child15-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child16-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child17-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child18-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child19-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child21-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child23-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child24-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child25-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child26-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child27-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/child/thumb/child28-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/beach2.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/beach3.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/beach4.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/beach5.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/beach6.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/beach9.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/beach10.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/beach12.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/beach13.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/beach15.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/beach16.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/beach17.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/thumb/beach1-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/thumb/beach2-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/thumb/beach3-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/thumb/beach4-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/thumb/beach5-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/thumb/beach6-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/thumb/beach7-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/thumb/beach9-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/thumb/beach10-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/thumb/beach11-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/thumb/beach12-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/thumb/beach13-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/thumb/beach14-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/thumb/beach15-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/thumb/beach16-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/beach/thumb/beach17-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion1.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion2.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion3.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion4.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion5.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion6.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion7.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion8.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion9.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion10.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion11.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion12.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion13.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion14.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion15.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion16.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion17.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion18.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion19.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion20.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion21.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion22.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/occasion23.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion1-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion2-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion3-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion4-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion5-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion6-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion7-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion8-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion9-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion10-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion11-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion12-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion13-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion14-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion15-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion16-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion17-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion18-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion19-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion20-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion21-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion22-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/occasion/thumb/occasion23-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/art/art1.jpg',
    'images/gallery/art/art2.jpg',
    'images/gallery/art/art3.jpg',
    'images/gallery/art/art4.jpg',
    'images/gallery/art/art5.jpg',
    'images/gallery/art/art6.jpg',
    'images/gallery/art/art7.jpg',
    'images/gallery/art/art8.jpg',
    'images/gallery/art/art9.jpg',
    'images/gallery/art/thumb/art1-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/art/thumb/art2-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/art/thumb/art3-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/art/thumb/art4-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/art/thumb/art5-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/art/thumb/art6-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/art/thumb/art7-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/art/thumb/art8-th.jpg',
    'images/gallery/art/thumb/art9-th.jpg',
    'images/contact-sher-photography.jpg',
    'images/book.png'
]);
$(function() {
    $('.pause').click(function() { $('#slides').cycle('pause'); return false; });
    $('.play').click(function() { $('#slides').cycle('resume'); return false; });
    $('#slideshow').hover(
        function() { $('.next').fadeIn(); },
        function() { $('.next').fadeOut(); }
    );
    $('#slideshow').hover(
        function() { $('.prev').fadeIn(); },
        function() { $('.prev').fadeOut(); }
    );
    $('#slides').cycle({
        fx:     'fade',
        speed:   400,
        timeout: 4000,
        next:   '.next',
        prev:   '.prev',
   		pager:  '#thumbs', 
    	pagerAnchorBuilder: function(idx, slide) { 
        // return selector string for existing anchor 
        return '#thumbs li:eq(' + idx + ') a'; 
    	} 
    });
	
});